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• “Caring to make it nice”

  14-07-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Recently rebranded Juniper and Sage Decor is all part of the Ladysmith experience
  
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• Nanaimo News Bulletin’s Beefs of the Year 2025

  01-01-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Nanaimo News Bulletin continues a tradition with its annual Beefs of the Year on New Year’s Eve. Here are 10 of the most outrageous beefs submitted by readers during 2025.
  To start sending in beefs and bouquets for publication in 2026, e-mail [email protected].
  Happy New Year to all readers.
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  To the person who wanted to act a fool at the fest.9.
  I was crossing Townsite and you blasted me with your car’s horn. I am 82 and unwell.8.
  I think it’s possible someone j
  
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• From Ottawa to ostriches, Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP reflects on 2025

  01-01-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  This past year as the Member of Parliament for Vernon–Lake Country–Monashee has felt like a decade packed into 12 months: exhausting, eye-opening, and one of the greatest honours of my life.
  I’ve spent it bouncing between Ottawa and the grounded, everyday reality of people back home in the riding who don’t care about the political circus—they just want someone to fix problems and tell them the truth.
  First and foremost, I have to give kudos to a rockstar staff. Jasm
  
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• Langley Rottweiler gifts $10K in groceries to complete strangers

  31-12-2025 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Buttercup the dog and her human, Nick Catroppa, stood outside the Murrayville IGA on the afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 23, with grocery store patrons stopping to meet their four-legged benefactor.
  His Rottweiler had paid for their groceries as a Christmas gift to complete strangers, Catroppa told them. The total amount came to almost $10,000 with many benefiting.
  “It would have been in the 100 plus [range],” noted Palle Knudsen, the vice president of operations for Georgia Main Food Gro
  
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• Nanaimo News Bulletin’s stories of the year 2025

  31-12-2025 22:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  On the last day of the year, Dec. 31, it’s fitting to look back on 2025 and take time to remember and reflect what happened in Nanaimo.
  There were plenty of highlights and headlines – too many to choose just a single story of the year. Instead, we went with 10 stories that seemed to generate the most ink: the resumption of public works yard planning after a change to AAP rules, hospital improvements and shortcomings, a federal election that brought change to local representation, inc
  
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• 1 taken into custody, 1 assaulted in Fort St. John home invasion

  31-12-2025 21:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A suspect remains in custody after a home invasion in Fort St. John where one person was assaulted.
  Fort St. John RCMP Sgt. Dwayne Croll said it was an “isolated, targeted incident” and both the suspect and the victim are known to police, according to a news release from police Wednesday (Dec. 31).
  RCMP was called to a home in the area of Peace River Road and 111th Avenue on Tuesday for a report of an unknown male holding a gun and trying to get into the home.
  Officers responded imme
  
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• Identity crisis: Independents wary as B.C. Conservatives try to figure out party’s path

  31-12-2025 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It was meant to be a political party where people could speak and vote freely.
  The “big tent” B.C. Conservatives began 2025 ready to check the power of the governing NDP. The party held 44 seats to the NDP’s 47. The B.C. Greens held two.
  Then personalities and politics collided.
  Conflict burst into the B.C. legislature hallways and onto news headlines. By the end of the year, the Conservatives tenuously held onto 39 seats, and the leader who grew the party from an electoral has
  
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• Coroners Service investigating death in Silver Star Provincial Park

  31-12-2025 21:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a death in Silver Star Provincial Park.
  The death stems from an incident that occurred around noon on Sunday, Dec. 28, involving a snowmobiler, a spokesperson for the Coroners Service confirmed to The Morning Star Wednesday, Dec. 31.
  Because the investigation is ongoing, the Coroners Service said it couldn’t provide any further information.
  The Morning Star has reached out to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP for more information.
  
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• Herbert Harrington

  31-12-2025 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Herbert Thomas Harrington, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away at NRGH on December 17th, 2025 with his family by his side.
  Please see the full obituary at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/nanaimo-bc/herbert-harrington-12672791
  Dad was born in Princeton BC to Herbert and May Harrington on March 28th, 1940 . He was predeceased by his dear sisters (Ann, Lorraine) and their spouses, as well as his beloved niece (Rene) and nephews (Glen, Brian). Loving
  
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• Beefs & Bouquets, Dec. 31

  31-12-2025 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  BOUQUET To Jeff, owner of West Temp Heating and Cooling, for the excellent service, communication and going above and beyond to keep our home nice and warm again for the winter season.
  BEEF To the beefer who complained about “putting money into a cushy waiting room for senior citizens instead of focusing on waiting times,” the waiting room for senior citizens is designed to do exactly what you’re complaining about. It was addressed in several news articles as a direct solution
  
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• Quartet of B.C. products named to Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team

  31-12-2025 20:24 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A quartet of B.C. athletes will don Canadian colours for the men’s hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
  Abbotsford’s Devon Toews, Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore, Vancouver’s Macklin Celebrini and West Vancouver’s Sam Reinhart were all named to the team during a press conference on Wednesday (Dec. 31).Here are the 2⃣5⃣ players who will wear theat #MilanoCortina2026!Voici les 2⃣5⃣ joueurs qui porteront laà Milan-Cortina!ROSTER:
  
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• What’s On, Dec. 31

  31-12-2025 20:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  MUSIC
  Eras: A tribute to Taylor Swift plays New Year’s Eve at the Queen’s Hotel on Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $35 or $55 for both that night’s shows at www.showpass.com/nye2026thequeens.
  Vault New Year’s Eve party at the Vault Café with Mood:Lite, Numbia, Void DJs, MC Eye Labia and more on Dec. 31 starting at 8 p.m. Admission $15-20.
  New Year’s Eve Party with Big Daddy Band happening at the Moose Lodge on Dec. 31 from 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tickets $40 at the do
  
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• Penticton turns 117: Municipality celebrates New Year’s Eve birthday

  31-12-2025 20:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  When New Year’s Eve comes, so does another birthday for Penticton.
  Dec. 31, 2025, marks 117 years since the community was incorporated as a municipality.
  Penticton later became a city in 1948, seven years before the Vees defeated the Soviet Union 5-0 to win the World Cup in Krefeld, Germany, a moment that helped the community achieve international fame.
  At the time of its first incorporation in 1908, Penticton had a population of around 600.
  Two years later, in 1910, it was announced that
  
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• Northwest B.C. congregation prays for youth who allegedly burned down church

  31-12-2025 19:32 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The congregation of Burns Lake’s Island Gospel Fellowship is praying for the young person who allegedly burned down their church.
  On Dec. 22, Burns Lake Fire Rescue responded to the call of a fire at the church on Hwy 35. When firefighters arrived, the sanctuary was fully engulfed, but they were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to the attached gymnasium, which, on initial assessment, only suffered smoke and water damage.
  The fire was immediately deemed suspicious, and shortly after
  
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• 14 vehicles impounded after BC Highway Patrol catches speeders on Sea to Sky

  31-12-2025 19:31 via nanaimobulletin.com
  On Christmas Day, one BC Highway Patrol officer removed 14 “excessive speeders” from the Sea to Sky Highway.
  A news release from BC Highway Patrol Wednesday (Dec. 31) says the stretch of Highway 99 has become “notorious for speeding,” and the agency is the one that “must deal with the deadly crashes that result.”
  It adds that every driver who had their vehicle impounded on Christmas was at least 40 km/h over the speed limit, and two were caught doing 145 km/h
  
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• District of Lantzville Notice of Public Hearing: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 6:00pm

  31-12-2025 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  District of Lantzville Council will hold a public hearing as part of the regular Council meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 6:00pm, and livestreamed at lantzville.ca to receive and consider input from all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the following proposed bylaws:
  “District of Lantzville Official Community Plan Bylaw No.150,2019,Amendment (6910 Lantzville Road) Bylaw No.424,2025”
  “District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No.180,2020,Amen
  
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• Committee Regular Meeting Dates

  31-12-2025 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Meeting Location: RDN Board Chambers, 6300 Hammond
  Bay Rd., Nanaimo
  Electoral Area Services Committee (EASC) Meeting 1 p.m. Board Meeting 1 p.m.For more information, visit the RDN meeting calendar at www.rdn.bc.ca/agendas-minutes-videos.
  For more information, please contact:
  250-390-4111 or toll free at 1-877-607-4111
  [email protected]
  Disclaimer: The 2026 Board and Electorel Area Services Regular Meeting Schedule is subject to change. To verify the accuracy of this information, please contact
  
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• Mill Bay farm warning of fearless cougar

  31-12-2025 19:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A family in Mill Bay is looking for solutions and safety after their pet cat was killed by a cougar on Dec. 28.
  Danya Hillyard and her family operate an organic hobby farm near the Brentwood Bay ferry terminal that has goats, ducks and other animals, and she said the cougar had been seen stalking the farm’s animals for several days before it boldly tried to snatch the cat from the deck.
  Hillyard said her mother-in-law interrupted the attack and the cougar released the cat, but the beloved
  
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• Skyrocketing heat highlights risks facing B.C. in first disaster report in 28 years

  31-12-2025 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A recent report highlights the importance of understanding and reducing disaster and climate risks in B.C.
  The B.C. Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (DCRRA), the first in-depth update on provincial risk since 1997, flags rising temperatures and sea levels, and the potential implications of earthquakes, including a megathrust with a magnitude of 9.0 should it strike off Vancouver Island.
  Notably, the report warns that the annual average surface temperature in B.C. is rising muc
  
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• $40M in motorcycles seized as part of FBI pursuit of fugitive B.C. ex-Olympian

  31-12-2025 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Motorcycles valued at $40 million USD, two Canadian National Snowboarding Series medals, and some interesting artwork were some of the items police in Mexico seized after executing multiple search warrants in December in relation to FBI fugitive Ryan Wedding.
  Photos of the items believed to be owned by the former Canadian Olympic athlete, who is now one of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives, were released by the Los Angeles FBI division, on Monday, Dec. 29, and on Tuesday, Dec. 30, noting
  
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• Nanaimo News Bulletin editor sends his final issue to the printing press

  31-12-2025 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Today’s paper is my final edition.
  After more than 20 years at the Nanaimo News Bulletin, the past eight and a half years as editor, it’s going to be a change for me, but pretty much everything changes.
  Certainly the newspaper business is different now than it used to be. I started with Black Press Media nearly 22 years ago, at the 100 Mile House Free Press. Back then, page layout was called ‘paste-up,’ because that’s literally how it was done – the articles a
  
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• Holiday emergency room closures spark concern in 100 Mile House

  31-12-2025 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Following multiple emergency room closures over the Christmas holidays, both local politicians and Interior Health agree that there needs to be a change.
  The 100 Mile District General Hospital’s Emergency Room has been no stranger to frequent temporary service interruptions over the last few years. In the last few months, however, these closures have increased in length and frequency, with the most recent taking place for 25 hours on Christmas Eve and for 13 hours from Dec. 26 to Dec. 27.
  
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• Yukon firm to build Canada’s first welded‑plastic all‑terrain landing craft

  31-12-2025 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Yukon Expedition Sleds is preparing to introduce what it says will be Canada’s first welded‑plastic all‑terrain landing craft, a project founder Ryan McGillivray described as a northern‑built response to shrinking ice seasons and changing access needs across remote regions.
  “So, right now, with climate change, the amount of time that people could drive their vehicles on ice roads is decreasing,” McGillivray said.
  He told the News the concept has been in develo
  
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• Regional initiative hopes to bring blood donations back to northern B.C.

  31-12-2025 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A community-led initiative is calling on Canadian Blood Services to establish a blood plasma centre in northern B.C.
  Our Blood Counts is addressing the urgent need for blood products, as the North is the only region in the province that does not have a blood donor centre. The group is also calling for more support from northern communities and residents to help grow its cause, as it looks to bring a permanent centre to Prince George.
  Founder Mark Karjaluoto said the need for blood does not take
  
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• 2025 IN REVIEW: Presenting Black Press Media’s most-read stories of the year

  31-12-2025 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Most-read stories across Canada
  1. Driver fined $4,500, banned after twice ignoring Rogers Pass closure
  The provincial court hearing only happened toward the end of 2025, but the most-read story across Black Press Media sites was about a driver receiving a fine and getting banned after ignoring a B.C. highway closure – twice.
  2. Victoria grocery store vows to keep U.S. produce off its shelves
  By July, Urban Grocer in Victoria, B.C. had managed to keep American fruits and veggies off its sh
  
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• PHOTOS: hometown rivals collide as curling B.C.’s underway on Vancouver Island

  31-12-2025 13:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The stones were barely settled on the ice before the drama arrived at the Archie Browning Centre.
  The 2026 B.C. Curling Championships got underway Tuesday in Esquimalt with a five-game opening draw that delivered tight finishes on the women’s side, decisive results in the men’s field and a particularly familiar showdown for two Victoria-based rinks playing just five kilometres away from their home arena.
  The closest games of the morning both came in the women’s championship, wh
  
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• Canucks continue to struggle at home, fall 6-3 to Philadelphia Flyers

  31-12-2025 06:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Five players had two points apiece, helping the visiting Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Tuesday at Rogers Arena.
  Bobby Brink, Noah Cates and Travis Konecny each had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia (20-11-7). Carl Grundstrom and Owen Tippett added single goals and Matvei Michkov and Trevor Zegras had two helpers apiece for the winners, with goalie Dan Vladar stopping 31 of 34 shots.
  David Kampf and Drew O’Connor scored for Vancouver (16-2
  
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• Canadian Forces SAR TECHs assist in technical rescue of Cariboo suspect

  31-12-2025 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Comox-based Search and Rescue Technicians (SAR TECH) were called in for their technical support after a suspect is said to have fled from an attempted traffic stop in Williams Lake.
  On Dec. 28, local RCMP were responding to multiple complaints of a suspected drunk driver in and around the city.
  When RCMP officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, police said the suspect vehicle fled.
  They said the man later crashed the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. In the process of attempting to ev
  
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• Nanaimo News Bulletin’s most-clicked news stories of 2025

  31-12-2025 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  1. Both Nanaimo sailors who were missing have now been found safe, Aug. 15.
  Nanaimo RCMP reported that both of the sailors who had been reported missing the previous week had been located and both were safe.
  “The Nanaimo RCMP would like to thank the public for the outpouring of tips that assisted in finding both persons in a timely manner,” noted a police press release.
  Police said that numerous tips helped them first locate the 33-year-old woman who had been reported missing, as wel
  
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• ‘Fellow in yellow’ arrives at Mile 0 in Victoria, heads up Island

  31-12-2025 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  For many, Mile 0 in Victoria is a start, and for some it’s an end.The marker near Dallas Road identifies the western end of more than 8,000 kilometres of Trans-Canada Highway that crosses the nation.For Trevor Redmond – who paused at the Terry Fox statue and dipped a toe in the nearby Salish Sea on Monday (Dec. 29) – it’s a kind of restart.“It’s a different meaning here to me. I think it is everyone else’s mile zero, it isn’t mine,” Redmond t
  
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