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• Embattled B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay says she’s ‘not going anywhere’

  17-09-2026 19:33 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Embattled B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay told local government leaders Thursday she is staying on as leader, and doubled down on that shortly after.“I’m not going anywhere,” Findlay told media during a scrum following her address to the Union of B.C. Municipalities in Vancouver on Sept. 17.
  “As I said in my speech just now, we have a young party. We’re still in growing pains. There were a number of MLAs who left under the original acclaimed leader John
  
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• Canadian play focusing on farms and bees will be performed at Nanaimo’s Bailey Studio

  20-09-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A widely-performed Canadian play is set to be the season opener for the Nanaimo Theatre Group’s season.The Canadian comedy The Birds and the Bees will be played at Bailey Studio from Sept. 20 to Oct. 10.
  The play, according to the theatre group’s website, has its action centre around Gail’s farm, her failing beehives as well as her neighbour Earl who wants some companionship.
  Complications arise when Sarah, Gail’s daughter, a turkey farmer separated from her husband, move
  
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• Organizers expanding Go By Bike Week area beyond Nanaimo

  19-09-2026 23:13 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The call for people to use active transportation next week is going past Nanaimo boundaries.
  During Go By Bike Week, on until Saturday, Sept. 26, people are asked to choose bicycles as a travel method, and unlike past years, Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition is organizing and encouraging people in Parksville, Qualicum, Gabriola Island and Ladysmith to join their Nanaimo counterparts.
  People that are interested are asked to register at https://logmyride.gobybikebc.ca/register, with opportunities to
  
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• B.C. government partners with UBC, McGill to develop life-saving gene therapy for Surrey boy

  19-09-2026 22:19 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Ministry of Health annouced Saturday (Sept. 19) that it would work with two Canadian universities to create a personalized gene-editing therapy for a young Surrey boy battling a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease.
  Gurmoh is a joyful three-year-old boy from Surrey who dreams of becoming a firefighter one day and drives his toy truck around the house while “proudly wearing his fire hat,” but his parents say time is not on his side.
  Gurmoh was diagnosed with spastic paraple
  
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• B.C. arrest involving less-lethal weapons, police dog sparks IIO probe

  19-09-2026 21:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An arrest in Saanich involving the deployment of “less-lethal use of force weapons and a police service dog” has sparked an investigation from the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO).
  The police watchdog is appealing for witnesses to the arrest which took place outside a Saanich home on Woodhall Drive Sept. 18.
  The IIO says Saanich Police Department responded to a call shortly after 10 p.m., about a man involved in a possible assault at the home. Members of the Greater Vict
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel

  19-09-2026 20:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  To the editor,
  On September 8, Canada’s government implemented retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.
  Since the trade talks in Washington failed a couple of weeks ago, there have been many heated exchanges between the White House and elected officials in Canada, with each side blaming the other for their last-minute breakdown. After negotiating for three weeks, the trade agreement was supposedly settled and almost ready to be signed, when suddenly it wasn’t; that’s when the poop reall
  
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• Duck Paterson bids farewell to Ladysmith council after 38 years of service

  19-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  After more than 38 years at the council table, Duck Paterson is officially saying goodbye to municipal politics in Ladysmith.
  Paterson attended his final in person meeting as a councillor on Sept. 8, using his last opportunity at the Committee of the Whole table to reflect on what he hopes will continue long after his departure.
  In particular, Paterson spoke about the relationship between the Town of Ladysmith and Stz’uminus First Nation, saying he hopes the two communities will continue w
  
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• COLUMN: No shortage of council contenders

  19-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  I’m always amazed at how many people want to throw their hats in the ring to sit at Nanaimo’s council table each municipal election.
  Mind you, I think it’s great that so many citizens in the city are civic-minded enough to want to dedicate their time and effort to the betterment of their community (at least I hope that’s the motivation), but I’ve covered municipal politics for most of my writing career, and I know what’s involved.
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• Headline history: $175K loan to help boost Nanaimo hospital’s efficiency in ’95

  19-09-2026 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Much like officials from contemporary Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, peers from days gone by sought efficiency.
  A story from the Dec. 21, 1995 issue of the Nanaimo News Bulletin stated that the B.C. Ministry of Health of the day provided NRGH with a $175,500 loan through the Health Innovation Incentive program to “improve efficiencies.” The money went towards the purchase of “an automated carousel inventory system to replace the fixed racking system for storage and retrieva
  
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• Golf rivalry returns to Langford for Indigenous Challenge Cup

  19-09-2026 00:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A cross-country golf battle is returning to Bear Mountain.
  The 2026 Indigenous Challenge Cup runs from Sept. 22 to 24, pitting eight of British Columbia’s top Indigenous golfers against a squad of Ontario’s best.
  The match play showdown features four men and four women on each side.
  In the first three editions, the home team has won all three occasions. B.C. captured the first two events at Bear Mountain in 2023 and 2024, before Ontario snagged the 2025 title at Taboo Muskoka.
  The ac
  
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• Arrest made after stabbing in downtown Nanaimo

  18-09-2026 23:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo RCMP arrested a man in connection to a stabbing near an overdose prevention site in downtown Nanaimo Friday afternoon.
  B.C. Ambulance Service, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Nanaimo RCMP were called to the 200 block of Albert Street just before 12:30 p.m.
  Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, media liaison with the RCMP, said the victim of the stabbing suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital as a result of the incident.
  He said staff at the OPS didn’t see what happen
  
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• Arrest made after stabbing at Nanaimo overdose prevention site

  18-09-2026 23:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo RCMP arrested a man in connection to a stabbing at an overdose prevention site in downtown Nanaimo Friday afternoon.
  B.C. Ambulance Service, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Nanaimo RCMP were called to the 200 block of Albert St. just before 12:30 p.m.
  Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, media liaison with the RCMP, said the victim of the stabbing suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital as a result of the incident.
  He said staff at the OPS didn’t see what happened, o
  
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• Okanagan councillor guilty: ‘Used coach position to find boys for companionship’

  18-09-2026 23:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Penticton City Coun. James Miller was found guilty of multiple charges of sexual interference and one count of invitation to sexual touching for incidents taking place in Ontario decades prior.
  Ontario Superior Court Justice Russell Raikes delivered his verdict on Sept. 18 as Miller appeared in person in Sarnia, where the offences largely took place.
  Miller was charged in two separate cases involving three complainants of allegations dating back to the 90s, while he was a coach of the Sarnia Min
  
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• B.C. player makes first CFL start

  18-09-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Third game, first start.
  Vernon’s Brady Szeman of the Hamilton Tiger Cats will make his first-ever Canadian Football League (CFL) start Friday, Sept. 18, when the Ti-Cats host the Montreal Alouettes (4:30 p.m., TSN 1/3) in the league’s annual Hall of Fame game.
  It’s one of multiple moves made by Hamilton prior to the contest.
  Offensive lineman Liam Dobson shifts from centre to guard, paving the way for Szeman to start under quarterback Harrison Frost. The move came after Jonath
  
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• World figure skaters land in Vernon

  18-09-2026 22:53 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Toe jumps. Edge jumps.Solo efforts. Team work makes the dream work.
  Fantastic outfits.
  And an abundance of smiles.Close to 300 skaters from a dozen countries lutzed and salchowed their way to Vernon for Skate Canada’s International Adult Figure Skating Competition.
  The four-day event began Wednesday, Sept. 16, and wraps up Saturday, Sept. 19, at Kal Tire Place.
  “We worked on a bid together with the City of Vernon and we were selected to host this event,” said Danielle Williams,
  
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• Break-in at Nanaimo hobby shop nets thief almost $6,000 in Pokémon cards

  18-09-2026 22:38 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Allan Mah hasn’t left his shop on Bowen Road since it was broken into in the early morning hours of Thursday.
  At 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, someone smashed through the glass of the front door of All Elite Cards & Games, entered the store and stole eight sealed boxes of Pokémon box sets and some other items that were worth up to $6,000.
  The culprit was in and out in exactly one minute and 37 seconds, according to the store’s security cameras, and was gone before Mah a
  
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• Golden retriever stolen from secure backyard on Vancouver Island

  18-09-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The owner of a four-year-old purebred golden retriever named Ginger is praying for her safe return after the dog was stolen from her secure backyard in North Cowichan.
  Ginger was last seen in her fully fenced backyard on Deborah Drive around 7:15 p.m. on Sept. 14.“The neighbour stopped hearing her collar around 8:30 p.m.,” explained Julie Dann. Dann had been out of the house at the time.“She was in a seven-foot-tall, fully enclosed yard with a latched gate,” said Dann.
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• Milobar taking over Centre B.C., 8 MLAs ready to run as election call looms

  18-09-2026 22:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar is taking over as leader of the Centre B.C. party.Milobar and Mike Bernier, a former MLA, held a joint press conference in Vancouver Friday to announce that the Milobar and the six MLAs announced as part of his yet-to-be-named party would instead be joining Centre B.C.
  Bernier, the former leader of the party, announced he would step down from the role to allow Milobar to be leader.More to come.
  
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• RCMP continue search for Duncan’s Rosmarie Harry

  18-09-2026 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Last seen on Jan. 28, Duncan’s Rosemarie Harry remains missing, and North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are renewing their request for the public’s help in finding her.
  Harry, a 34-year-old Indigenous woman with black hair and brown eyes, stands five feet tall. She was reported missing on Feb. 4.Investigators have followed up on numerous leads since she was reported missing, and while they continue to seek out information as to her whereabouts, they haven’t been able to make progress.
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• PHOTOS: Cabot Revelstoke deciding golf rates, mosquito management ahead of July 2027 opening

  18-09-2026 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Tahlon Sweenie is hardly phased when a black bear sow and cub emerge onto the distant golf green.
  After 15 years running golf operations for Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, he’s more accustomed to seeing elk and grizzlies on the fairway.
  Just weeks into his new job as golf operations director for Cabot Revelstoke, with the course set to open July 2, 2027, Sweenie met with Black Press Media to discuss where things stand.
  The rolling 18-hole course at the base of Revelstoke Mountain
  
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• Eby suspends planned B.C. PST expansion, pledges future ferries to be built locally

  18-09-2026 21:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Premier David Eby used his annual speech at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention to announce that his government plans to put off a planned expansion of the provincial sales tax and instruct BC Ferries to build future vessels within the province.
  PST taxes were to be added to services such as engineering and accounting. These changes were deeply unpopular in the business community.
  The premier said he is reconsidering in response to the trade war with the United States, and the impact tar
  
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• Skeena MLA Rattée says she’s ‘not going anywhere,’ slams Conservative leader

  18-09-2026 20:42 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Skeena MLA Claire Rattée claimes B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is trying to further shrink the party by attempting to oust members from caucus.Rattée issued a lengthy statement on social media Friday (Sept. 18), saying that she is “not going anywhere.”
  “I was elected as a BC Conservative MLA and that’s not going to change. I’m not going anywhere. I will continue to fight for the people of Skeena and British Columbia.”
  In the statem
  
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• 3 more MLAs out from B.C. Conservatives

  18-09-2026 20:42 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The B.C. legislature clerk’s office has confirmed three more MLAs are out from the B.C. Conservative Party.
  The clerk office confirmed to Today In BC that the Office of the Speaker received notification Friday (Sept. 18) that Skeena MLA Claire Rattée, Nechako-Lakes MLA John Rustad and Surrey – White Rock Trevor Halford are no longer affiliated with the B.C. Conservative caucus.Skeena MLA Claire Rattée claims B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is trying to furt
  
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• Suspect located after unsuccessful manhunt on Mount Tzouhalem

  18-09-2026 19:56 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The woman at the centre of a Sept. 9 manhunt on Mount Tzouhalem and in the Maple Bay area has been located by police.
  The 36-year-old was found on Sept. 15 and was arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation, confirmed North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokesperson Const. Tessa McDonald.
  After her arrest, the woman was held in custody and appeared in court. She was subsequently released on court-imposed conditions and is scheduled to return to court at a future date.
  The search prompted the cl
  
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• UPDATE: Motorcyclist dies in collision that closed Harvey Avenue in Kelowna

  18-09-2026 19:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  UPDATE: 10:10 a.m.
  The RCMP confirmed Friday morning (Sept. 18) that the two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and sedan resulted in death.
  According to police, the crash took place at the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Ethel Street.Upon police arrival, RCMP learned that the motorcycle rider was deceased.“The driver of the sedan remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation,” said Media Relations Officer Cpl. Steven Lang.“The circumstances of the collisi
  
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• Allen Henry Hamilton

  18-09-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  May 21, 1957 – August 2, 2026
  Allen Henry Hamilton, 69, of Cedar, passed away on August 2, 2026, with family at his side. Al moved his family from Surrey in 1985 and started his business, A & B Alternators & Starters, in Chase River. The shop was a gathering place, and he met many lifelong friends through its association. He later moved the business to Cassidy and eventually sold it to Steve and Dena. Al loved the outdoors: family camping trips, fishing, boating,
  
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• Firefighters tackling wildfire near Cowichan Lake

  18-09-2026 18:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The BC Wildfire Service says a fire discovered Thursday, Sept. 17 on the west side of Bald Mountain at Cowichan Lake is in steep, challenging terrain.
  The wildfire, which was estimated at 0.57 hectares in size as of Friday morning, was classified as out of control. This refers to a fire that is spreading or is anticipated to spread beyond the current perimeter or control line.
  The fire is believed to be human-caused.
  “Wildfire investigations often take time and can be very complex,”
  
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• ‘Harm reduction has not failed’: Coalition calls on province for comprehensive response to drug crisis

  18-09-2026 18:02 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Drug user groups and supporters of harm reduction plan to gather for a die-in and speak-out outside the 2026 Union of B.C. Municipalities annual general meeting Friday (Sept. 18) at noon.The goal is to highlight the ongoing public health crisis posed by the toxic drug supply and to call for harm reduction, evidence-based treatment options, and a comprehensive, rational and compassionate drug policy.“We’re here today to remind Premier Eby and the municipal politicians that we are stil
  
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• UBCM endorses Nanaimo call to ban raw log exports

  18-09-2026 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Union of British Columbia Municipalities have endorsed Nanaimo’s request that the province ban raw log exports out of B.C.
  UBCM met from Sept. 16-18, voting on a range of resolutions that the union will use when advocating to the province on changes to policy and law, including the banning of all raw logs and lumber from B.C.
  Originally coming from the City of Nanaimo, the resolution argues that “the lack of adequate and affordable fibre supply has been identified as a key factor
  
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• HOME ENERGY FINANCING PROGRAM: Applications Open

  18-09-2026 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Are you looking to retrofit your home with more energy-efficient options such as heat pumps, solar panels, new windows and more, but don’t have the needed funds?
  The City of Nanaimo’s Home Energy Retrofit Financing Program may be the perfect fit for you! Eligible homeowners can apply for an interest-free loan up to $15,000, which is then paid off over 10 years through your property taxes.
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