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• B.C.’s Pivetta strikes out 13 in historic relief pitching performance

  18-07-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Pitcher matched his career high while doing something that has not been done in more than a century
  
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• Taking a musical trip to Cuba – without leaving Nanaimo

  04-01-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  When Cuban-born conductor and artistic director of Vancouver Island Symphony Cosette Justo Valdes put together the three-day Cuban Vibes: A Symphonic Festival coming up Feb. 12-14 in Nanaimo, she put her whole heart into it.
  “It’s been a dream of mine to do such a thing – a festival hosted by a symphony orchestra,” she said.
  Honorary director of the prestigious Orquesta Sinfonica de Oriente in Santiago, Valdes has curated a world-class festival that includes stage dancers
  
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• Island Health report shows Alberni-Clayoquot area has health challenges

  04-01-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Residents in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) have a much higher mortality rate than the provincial and Island Health averages.
  An annual report by Island Health shows a breakdown of information on local health authorities across Vancouver Island. It shows the ACRD has a 97.6 per 10,000 mortality rate compared to its previous higher-than-average number 78.1 per 10,000. Provincially that number is 66.8 per 10,000 while the Island Health average is 69.6 per 10,000.
  The report says a
  
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• Victoria Hand Project’s latest prosthetic clinic grows in Gaza

  04-01-2026 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The latest installation by a Greater Victoria-based charity means four Palestinian patients who lost limbs to war are living fuller lives.
  The Victoria Hand Project, run from a small space at the University of Victoria in Saanich, harnesses 3D printing technology to create life-altering prosthetics to empower individuals worldwide, particularly where accessing prosthetics is challenging.
  By offering affordable and sustainable solutions, they restore independence, hope, and dignity to those who h
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Workers must stand up for themselves at the ballot box

  04-01-2026 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  To the editor,
  Working people power Canada’s economy. But despite our hard work, workers and our families are struggling to get ahead.
  Our paycheques are stretched thin. Grocery prices are sky-high, interest rates are crushing us, and the cost of a home is through the roof – all while the wealthiest corporations keep taking bigger profits.
  Corporations won’t keep themselves in check – so we need our governments to step up.
  Recent provincial election results show that vote
  
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• QUIZ: Exploring visions of the future

  04-01-2026 13:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The future is here.
  In the opening days of 2026, we are closer to the year 2150 than to 1900.
  In recent decades, many scientific and technological developments have occurred, and the world today is much different than that of just a few years ago.
  Some have attempted to predict what the world could become as scientific progress continues and as societies and cultures evolve.
  And others have embraced nostalgia and the values of earlier generations.
  How much do you know about the changing world in
  
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• Minten scores 2, including OT winner, as Bruins down Canucks 3-2

  04-01-2026 07:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Fraser Minten scored twice, including the overtime winner, leading the visiting Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Saturday at Rogers Arena.
  Elias Lindholm also scored for the Bruins (22-18-2), with Jeremy Swayman making 31 saves for the netminding win.
  Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist for Vancouver, with forward Elias Pettersson adding a single goal. Kevin Lankinen took the loss in goal, stopping 18 of 21 shots.
  The Bruins opened the scoring on the powe
  
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• Canadian snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking wins World Cup gold in Calgary - NanaimoNewsNOW

  04-01-2026 03:58 via news.google.com
  Canadian snowboarder Elizabeth Hosking wins World Cup gold in Calgary  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Conservative Party of B.C. forms leadership election committee - NanaimoNewsNOW

  04-01-2026 03:04 via news.google.com
  Conservative Party of B.C. forms leadership election committee  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Port Alberni mourns BCHL broadcaster Evan Hammond - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  04-01-2026 01:56 via news.google.com
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• Port Alberni mourns BCHL broadcaster Evan Hammond

  04-01-2026 01:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Evan Hammond, the voice of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for more than 20 years, has died.
  Hammond suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and died in hospital on Jan. 2. He was 45.
  Hammond’s death has reverberated around the hockey community, as many teams with the B.C. Hockey League have posted their condolences to family, friends and “Hammer’s” hockey family.
  Hammond was the morning show announcer with 93.3 PEAK FM. “Evan personified being the ‘Sou
  
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• Clark feeding off of improved Charge’s extra energy - NanaimoNewsNOW

  04-01-2026 01:26 via news.google.com
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• Loud parties, assaults, fireworks all part of dozens of New Years Eve calls for Nanaimo RCMP

  03-01-2026 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo RCMP responded to a mix of more than 80 calls to deal with loud parties, fireworks, assaults and possible impaired drivers on New Year’s Eve.
  Nevertheless, according to a Nanaimo RCMP press release, New Year’s Eve 2025 celebrations were relatively tame with police responding to a steady flow of calls dealt with by front line officers with additional help from the Nanaimo RCMP Youth Team, special investigations and targeted enforcement team members, Nanaimo RCMP Bike Patrol, a
  
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• The art of the Vancouver Island soup party: where comfort and connection meet

  03-01-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  On a chilled, late November night, Susan Wetmore’s Oak Bay apartment was anything but frigid.
  Candles glowed around the art-filled room as four various soups simmered on the stovetop. Wine glasses were soon filled, warm yellow bowls found hands, and everyone filed into line, chattering as ladles clinked against tureens.
  One beautiful fact was, despite most of the eight guests knowing only the host, conversation flowed over compelling topics: family and cultural traditions. Recent travels.
  
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• Port Alberni filmmaker wins award for motorsport media excellence - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-01-2026 21:06 via news.google.com
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• Port Alberni filmmaker wins award for motorsport media excellence

  03-01-2026 21:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Port Alberni’s Warwick Patterson and his production company, Formula Photographic Inc., based in the city have earned the RACER Creator Award for their work on Subaru Launch Control, a long-running documentary series produced for Subaru Motorsports.
  The award recognizes excellence in storytelling and production in motorsport media.
  Subaru Launch Control is on its 13th season and takes a behind-the-scenes look at Subaru’s factory racing efforts, following drivers Travis Pastrana, Bran
  
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• Nominal change in 2026 property assessments for Nanaimo & Oceanside properties - NanaimoNewsNOW

  03-01-2026 18:21 via news.google.com
  Nominal change in 2026 property assessments for Nanaimo & Oceanside properties  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• ‘Flying the coop’ to Victoria: emerging filmmaker captures Pagliacci’s heart - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-01-2026 17:01 via news.google.com
  ‘Flying the coop’ to Victoria: emerging filmmaker captures Pagliacci’s heart  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• ‘Flying the coop’ to Victoria: emerging filmmaker captures Pagliacci’s heart

  03-01-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The smell of garlic bread filled the air, and over the sound of clinking plates, chatter from tables all close together, and jazzy sounds from a live band, Michael “Ozzie” Osbourne felt like he was in New York. Except, he was at a little (and famous) Victoria joint named Pagliacci’s and it was about to change the trajectory of his career.
  His wife and creative partner Skyla had planted the seed. Osbourne was inspired, and after a few drinks with owner Howie Siegel, the next thi
  
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• New program aims to create a safe space for Vancouver Island’s 2SLGBTQIA+ youth

  03-01-2026 15:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria (BBBSV) is offering a dedicated group mentoring program for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in Greater Victoria.
  The program, named PRISM, supports youths aged 14-18 by creating a consistent and affirming space where they can connect with peers and trusted adult mentors who understand their lived experiences. The free program is designed to reduce isolation and strengthen mental well-being for the youth who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
  Under the mentorsh
  
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• Grand Forks man loses appeal over Highway 3 drug dog delay - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-01-2026 14:30 via news.google.com
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• Grand Forks man loses appeal over Highway 3 drug dog delay

  03-01-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Grand Forks man has lost his appeal of a trafficking conviction over a claim his Charter rights were violated by an unreasonable detention when he was forced to wait almost two hours for a drug sniffing dog to arrive at the scene of the incident.
  Jessie Adam Makortoff had initially filed the Charter of Rights and Freedoms claim during his 2023 trial, alleging that he had been subject to an unlawful stop on Highway 3 in 2020 while returning to Grand Forks and that the officer had held him for a
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Heart and stroke patients understand need for cath lab

  03-01-2026 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  To the editor,
  Re: Nanaimo hospital district offering loan to expedite cardiac cath lab at NRGH, Dec. 12.
  I’m a co-founder of the Nanaimo Heart Sisters, an advocacy and support group for women in central Vancouver Island who’ve experienced heart or stroke health issues.
  We’re survivors who’ve experienced the life-threatening wait at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital after suffering a traumatic cardiac event. We’ve gone to NRGH after feeling tightness in our chest, h
  
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• Online exhibit celebrates B.C. Interior town’s long Japanese-Canadian legacy - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-01-2026 14:03 via news.google.com
  Online exhibit celebrates B.C. Interior town’s long Japanese-Canadian legacy  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Online exhibit celebrates B.C. Interior town’s long Japanese-Canadian legacy

  03-01-2026 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A new online exhibit is celebrating more than a century of Japanese-Canadian history in Revelstoke.
  Supported by funding from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society, Revelstoke Museum and Archives has added a page on its website dedicated to the stories of dozens of labourers and families with Japanese background who called the city home in the 20th century.
  The exhibit, titled Japanese Legacies, comes thanks to hours of research by project manager Harumi Sakiyama into archives for Revelstoke an
  
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• Beniers nets shootout winner as Seattle Kraken edge Canucks 4-3

  03-01-2026 07:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Matty Beniers scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the visiting Seattle Kraken to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Friday at Rogers Arena.
  Cale Fleury, Chandler Stephenson and Ben Meyers scored for the Kraken (18-14-7) in regulation time, with Joey Daccord earning the netminding win, making 20 saves.
  Kiefer Sherwood, Jake DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson replied for the Canucks (16-20-4), with Thatcher Demko stopping 25 of 28 shots. DeBrusk also had two assists.
  Fleury open
  
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• Nanaimo community service providers collecting donations for Value Lodge fire victims - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-01-2026 02:02 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo community service providers collecting donations for Value Lodge fire victims

  03-01-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Two Nanaimo service providers are accepting monetary donations to support victims of the fire that destroyed the Value Lodge Motel on Boxing Day.
  Nanaimo Family Life Association and Connective Society are working directly with residents displaced by the fire, which occured at 3 a.m. on Dec. 26.
  A City of Nanaimo press release noted that all funds will be used to help cover costs associated with securing new accommodations.
  Donations can be made by calling Nanaimo Family Life Association at 250-7
  
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• Coastal flooding possible this weekend across Vancouver Island - NanaimoNewsNOW

  03-01-2026 01:40 via news.google.com
  Coastal flooding possible this weekend across Vancouver Island  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Police watchdog investigating incidents in Abbotsford and Victoria - NanaimoNewsNOW

  03-01-2026 01:35 via news.google.com
  Police watchdog investigating incidents in Abbotsford and Victoria  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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