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• Final sailings between Crofton, Vesuvius Bay cancelled 5 nights per week until mid December

  17-09-2026 20:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The final round-trip ferry sailing between Crofton and Vesuvius Bay will be cancelled five nights a week for nearly two months this fall as construction continues at the Crofton terminal.
  BC Ferries says the last round-trip sailing on the route will be cancelled Sunday through Thursday from Oct. 18 to Dec. 10 to allow crews additional time to work on the terminal’s lay-by berth and trestle life extension project.
  A passenger-only water taxi will operate during the affected period to mainta
  
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• Okanagan curling club to welcome the world

  18-09-2026 00:43 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Part of the world curling spotlight will shine on Vernon.
  Twice.
  The Vernon Curling Club has been named the hosts for the 2027 and 2029 World Mixed Fours Curling Championships.
  Matches will be played at the club, with dates to be finalized.
  “This is going to bring all kinds of people here to Vernon,” said curling club manager Kevin Geistlinger. “We’re hoping the events will help expose curling, especially to those in our city who have never played the sport before.”
  
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• Vancouver Island First Nation artist transforms bus into inspiring message

  18-09-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Songhees First Nation Elder has transformed a BC Transit bus into a moving expression of culture, identity, resilience and community connection.
  The artwork, which is centred around a traditional Lekwengen origin story, has been created by internationally renowned carver, artist, educator and knowledge sharer Clarence “Butch” Dick (Yux’wey’lupton).“Lekwengen Peoples are wolf people, and most Coast Salish people are wolf people,” said Dick in a news release.
  
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• No time for ‘dithering’: B.C. mayors renew call for help with social disorder, street crime

  17-09-2026 23:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Following a recent province-wide Save Our Streets (SOS) survey showing continued public dissatisfaction with provincial inaction on crime, public safety, addiction and mental illness and the justice system, community leaders at the Union of BC Municipalities convention in Vancouver signed a “Contract with Communities” on Sept. 17, calling for more from the province.“Our role is to see senior governments develop, implement and properly resource and manage initiatives that correc
  
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• ‘We are completely unique’: Everyone welcome at Greenwood’s Route 3 Racing Club

  17-09-2026 21:56 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Rain did not stop the racers from putting on a riveting show at the Motard event in Greenwood.
  Hosted by the Route 3 Racing Club, the annual motard event celebrated its fifth edition this year with live music, karaoke, a food truck, and a series of races that left the crowd in awe.
  The event began with practice races all day on Saturday, Sept. 12, leading up to the main races on Sunday, Sept. 13, where almost 30 riders aged 7 to 64 took part.
  Running the club out of passion
  Angus MacNeil, the cl
  
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• NOTICE OF FIRST READING / NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

  17-09-2026 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  NOTICE OF FIRST READING
  September 21st, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
  Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 464(4) and 467 of the Local Government Act that a public hearing is prohibited for a proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw that is consistent with the Official Community Plan (City Plan) and the sole purpose of the bylaw is to permit a development that is, in whole or in part, a residential development. Council will consider first reading of the proposed bylaw on Monday, September 21st, 2026, starting
  
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• Timber-cutting licence issued for proposed magnesium mine near Rossland

  17-09-2026 21:23 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  As a Nov. 16 court date approaches over the Mines Act permit for the proposed Record Ridge magnesium mine near Rossland, West High Yield Resources announced this week that it has received a provincial licence allowing it to cut and remove Crown timber from the project area.
  The Occupant Licence to Cut and Remove, issued by the B.C. Ministry of Forests, covers approximately 50 hectares associated with the project and allows West High Yield to cut, deck and remove Crown timber.
  The licence does no
  
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• Webinar series to explore big topics in B.C.’s forestry sector

  17-09-2026 21:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Anyone with an interest in the forestry sector may be intrigued to learn that a free webinar series is coming up that will take a deep dive into the subject.The FESBC said in a press release that it is teaming up with the BC Rural Centre to launch a new four-part webinar series this fall, running from September to December. The series will be bringing together voices from across the province for practical, community-focused conversations about forestry and its connection to the communities direc
  
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• Structurally unsafe Vancouver Island highrise slated to be demolished

  17-09-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  After looming over downtown Langford for several years, the doomed 11-storey highrise development Ridgeview Place (also known as Danbrook One) is to be demolished.
  The building’s owner, Centurion Properties, said Sept. 15 it had made the decision to tear down the building after “an extensive review of the available options.”
  Because of “dangerous defects,” the 11-storey, 90-unit building has stood empty on Claude Road for over three years, after tenants were told to
  
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• New Chemainus art installation to honour Japanese Canadian legacy

  17-09-2026 20:21 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A new art installation in Chemainus is nearing completion, bringing a piece of the community’s Japanese Canadian history into focus.
  The installation, funded by the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society and managed by the Chemainus Festival of Murals Society, is scheduled to be completed Sept. 19.
  Testing is currently underway on the installation’s nighttime lighting to ensure it provides the intended effect without creating excessive light spill into the surrounding area.
  “We don
  
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• Earthquakes, even small ones, unusual in the Kootenays

  17-09-2026 20:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Kootenay community woke up to the rumblings of an earthquake in the early morning of Sep. 17.
  At around 5:30 a.m. PT on the east shore of Kootenay Lake near Grey Creek, a 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck, as reported by Earthquakes Canada.
  People reported feeling the earthquake in Nelson and throughout the Kootenays, including in Cranbrook and Trail. As of now, no damages or injuries have been reported.
  This came after a 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck the south of Ucluelet on Sep. 15.Camille
  
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• THE MOJ: B.C. Lions set up nicely for CFL’s stretch drive

  17-09-2026 20:06 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  CONTROLLING THEIR OWN DESTINY: The 49-28 win over the Montreal Alouettes last Saturday at BC Place was a big one for the Lions and sets them up nicely for the stretch drive. Their remaining games include Saskatchewan (home), Toronto (away), Ottawa (home), Calgary (away) and Winnipeg (home). Run the table and the Lions finish in second place in Western Division. It’s not going to be easy but it is possible. The key game is the one against the Riders which will probably determine whether or
  
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• ‘Never seen anything like it’: Boaters rescue bear cub from middle of Okanagan Lake

  17-09-2026 20:03 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Christina Zamniuk could hardly believe what was happening when a small bear cub climbed exhausted and shivering onto her boat in the middle of Okanagan Lake over the weekend.Zamniuk, who lives in Abbotsford but spends time in the summer with her husband at their Vernon lake house, said they were out on the water heading towards Adventure Bay Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, when they noticed something black in the water.“I think he thought it was a dog,” she said of her husband after th
  
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• Need for fundraising climbs as United Way BC hosts annual kick-off breakfast in Kelowna

  17-09-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The United Way BC kick-off breakfast took place at the Laurel Packinghouse in downtown Kelowna on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 17, welcoming a variety of businesses and supporters to begin fundraising for the 2026-27 year.
  The non-profit organization focuses on strengthening community connections to support people in need across the province, with fundraising for several causes run by business partners in their local community.
  Ahead of the panel discussion on children, youth and exploring fam
  
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• 3 Okanagan governments have water protection work recognized at UBCM

  17-09-2026 19:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The work being done to protect the primary water source in Lake Country and Vernon was recognized at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Community Excellence Awards ceremony on Sept. 15.
  The North Aberdeen Plateau Wildfire and Watershed Resilience Initiative, which is a collaborative effort between The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) and District of Lake Country, received the Presidents Committee Choice Award at UBCM.
  “This work is the result of pe
  
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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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• Land acquisition increases area of Westwood Lake Park in Nanaimo

  17-09-2026 18:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  With Westwood Lake Tennis Club closing, there will be an addition of 1.15 hectares of land at Westwood Lake Park.
  In a press release, City of Nanaimo said it has purchased land at 2367 Arbot Rd., where the club is currently located, for close to $3 million.
  The club will close on Nov. 1 with a covering over tennis courts to be removed and the city to take ownership on Dec. 18. The expectation is to open “the site to the public shortly thereafter” and while the city won’t operat
  
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• Alberta man, 29, charged with arson in B.C. hospital fire in 2020

  17-09-2026 18:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nearly six years after an alleged arson at Burnaby Hospital, a 29-year-old Alberta man has been charged.
  The B.C. Prosecution Service approved a charge of arson, disregard for human life, against Yu Yun Wang on Sept. 8, according to a news release from Burnaby RCMP Thursday (Sept. 17).
  Wang is currently in custody in Alberta on unrelated charges, police said.
  Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a fire at Burnaby Hospital just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2020. However, police said the fire happen
  
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• Grandma, 93, keeps Trail connected to Terry Fox’s dream from Vancouver

  17-09-2026 18:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Forty-five years after Terry Fox inspired a nation with his determination to find a cure for cancer, Joyce Cook is still walking for his dream.
  Only now she’s doing it 628 kilometres from her hometown of Trail.
  Cook, 93, who now resides in Vancouver, recently received a plaque from the Terry Fox Foundation recognizing 45 years of participation in the annual run inspired by Fox’s Marathon of Hope.
  For Cook, however, the plaque is less about recognition and more a reminder of why she s
  
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• Earthquake near Kootenay Lake rumbles region

  17-09-2026 16:44 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An earthquake rumbled the Kootenays early Thursday morning, Sept. 17.
  Earthquakes Canada reported the 3.7 magnitude quake struck about 5:30 am PT on the east shore of Kootenay Lake near Grey Creek (at 49.64°N, 116.78°W), at a depth of about four kilometres.
  People reported feeling the earthquake in Nelson all over the Kootenays, as far away as Cranbrook and Trail.No damage or injuries were reported.
  
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• Alberta boy back home, doing well after near-fatal drowning incident in B.C. river

  17-09-2026 16:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Maria Warren calls her son, “a fighter and a warrior.”So do the doctors who looked after him as he recovered from a harrowing Aug. 3 incident in the Shuswap River in Enderby, she told The Morning Star Tuesday, Sept. 15, two weeks after nine-year-old Paul-Angelo returned home from hospital in remarkable condition.
  Remarkable because Paul-Angelo had nearly fatally drowned, having been trapped underwater by driftwood for five to 10 minutes, according to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, a
  
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• Alberta boy back home, doing well after near fatal drowning incident in B.C. river

  17-09-2026 16:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Maria Warren calls her son, “a fighter and a warrior.”So do the doctors who looked after him as he recovered from a harrowing Aug. 3 incident in the Shuswap River in Enderby, she told The Morning Star Tuesday, Sept. 15, two weeks after nine-year-old Paul-Angelo returned home from hospital in remarkable condition.
  Remarkable because Paul-Angelo had nearly fatally drowned, having been trapped underwater by driftwood for five to 10 minutes, according to the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP, a
  
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• Run in Nanaimo honouring Terry Fox set for this weekend

  17-09-2026 14:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Legacy of Terry Fox will live on this weekend with a cancer research fundraising walk in Nanaimo.
  Terry Fox, an 18-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C. embarked on his Marathon of Hope on the other side of the country (Newfoundland) in April 1980, but it was cut short due to a recurrence of cancer in Sept. 1980 – he died on June, 28, 1981.
  The Terry Fox Run in Nanaimo will take place Sunday, Sept. 20 at Bowen Park (500 Bowen Rd.) hosted by City of Nanaimo, with a goal of raising $28,400 and a
  
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• Witnesses sought regarding incident between police and man on Bastion Street

  17-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Independent Investigations Office of BC is seeking witnesses to the arrest of a man in Nanaimo.
  Initial information provided by the RCMP states that around 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 12, police received a call about a man refusing to leave a bar on Bastion Street near the intersection with Commercial Street.
  Upon arrival, officers located the man and then attempted to arrest him on the sidewalk outside the bar.
  During the interaction with police, the man suffered an injury related to a broken glass
  
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• Why does your sweet puppy suddenly become a land shark?

  17-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  If I had a dollar for every message I receive from a puppy guardian saying, “My puppy is attacking me!” or “My puppy is completely out of control,” I’d have an impressive collection of dog toys by now.
  The good news? Your puppy isn’t trying to attack you, dominate you, or make your life miserable.Puppies are still developing the cognitive and emotional skills they need to navigate the world. Their brains are nowhere near mature, and their ability to regulate t
  
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• Complainant recounts alleged attack in Kelowna sexual assault trial

  17-09-2026 03:03 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a criminal sexual assault trial and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society at (250) 763-4613 or the RCMP.
  The trial for a Kelowna man charged with one count of sexual assault stemming from a reported incident in 2021 began in a Supreme Court in Kelowna on Sept. 15.
  Brandon Hildebrand Acosta is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her h
  
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• Federal Conservatives raise affordability, spectre of EU taxation ahead of B.C. caucus retreat

  17-09-2026 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A pitch for affordability was at the centre of the Conservative Party of Canada message ahead of the party’s caucus retreat in Penticton.
  A brief press conference by Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman on Sept. 16 was followed by an address by Party Leader Pierre Poilievre.Lantsman’s portion was focused on responding to recent reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney had approached the European Union about Canada becoming an association member, news that was first shared by the Wall Street
  
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• Injured cat back with family following Summerland wildfire

  17-09-2026 01:21 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A black cat, found alone and injured during the Bald Range wildfire, has been treated and is now reunited with his family.
  The injured cat was discovered by someone working behind the fire line. The rescuer scooped up the cat and rushed him to a veterinary hospital.
  Examination there revealed severe burns on the bottom of the cat’s feet, along with dehydration and a painful ear mite infestation.
  The veterinary team began treatment, providing pain medication, fluids, wound care and regular
  
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• Nanaimo accepting applications for social development grants program

  17-09-2026 00:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo is now accepting applications for the 2027 social development grants program.
  The program strives to support initiatives that enhance social cohesion, address the root causes and effects of poverty, contribute to the vitality of the community, and foster social inclusion and social equity.
  A total of $85,000 is available under the grant program.
  Eligible organizations include non-profit societies, recognized religious groups and/or neighbourhood associations recognized by the city that p
  
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• Nanaimo accepting applications for social development grants program.

  17-09-2026 00:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo is now accepting applications for the 2027 social development grants program.
  The program strives to support initiatives that enhance social cohesion, address the root causes and effects of poverty, contribute to the vitality of the community, and foster social inclusion and social equity.
  A total of $85,000 is available under the grant program.
  Eligible organizations include non-profit societies, recognized religious groups and/or neighbourhood associations recognized by the city that p
  
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