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• First time Cowichan River float inspires Mobile Gaming App

  31-08-2026 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Floating, an idea.
  It was never in the game plan to create the mobile gaming app, but Tiffany Cruz’s recent family trip to Lake Cowichan with her partner, two daughters, and their dog Hot Dog, not only inspired her to return to one of Cowichan’s hidden gems as soon as possible but to create her first gaming app titled Cowichan River Float that launched on Google Play earlier this month.
  “We arrived at the end of June and stayed over the Canada Day holiday week, and even got to
  
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• North Vancouver voters head to the polls for 1 of 3 federal byelections

  31-08-2026 23:48 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  North Vancouver residents are headed to the polls today for a federal byelection.The North Vancouver-Capilano byelection is one of three happening Monday (Aug. 31) across Canada. The two others are Beaches—East York in Ontario and Chicoutimi—Le Fjord in Quebec.
  Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the byelections July 26.
  Polls are open until 7 p.m., local time.In North Vancouver, there are six candidates running to be the riding’s next MP: Stephen Curran for the Conservative P
  
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• North Cowichan councillor seeks to prohibit data centres across municipality

  31-08-2026 22:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A North Cowichan councillor is asking the municipality to get ahead of potential developments of data centres by prohibiting them as a land use throughout the municipality.
  Coun. Christ Istace will bring a motion to council Sept. 2 directing staff to prepare a zoning bylaw amendment that would define and prohibit data centres as a permitted land use.
  Istace said the move is entirely proactive and was not prompted by a current data centre proposal or inquiry in North Cowichan.
  “That’s
  
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• B.C. couple take care of business, reunite rock icon Bachman with guitar

  31-08-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A glow-in-the-dark guitar with a mysterious past has led two Langford music store owners straight into the orbit of a Canadian rock legend.
  Alloy Music owners and married couple Geoff Round and Laurie Zarr bought the electric guitar from a man in his 80s who was downsizing. Almost immediately, its unusual appearance piqued their curiosity.
  “It had all these glow-in-the-dark stickers around the body of the guitar and up on the headstock, so it was very distinct looking,” said Round.
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• Okanagan Forest Task Force asking province for help keeping backcountry safe

  31-08-2026 20:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Amid preparations to clean up an abandoned camp in the Lumby area, the Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) is urging the province to aid its mission to make the backcountry safer.Ryan Hirschmiller, with OFTF, told The Morning Star the now-unused camp consists of an abandoned motor home and multiple truck boxes worth of garbage, as well as deer remains that likely indicate illegal poaching.The concerns about these illegal camp sites are numerous for the group of backcountry stewards. Chief among th
  
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• Vancouver Island break-and-enter, theft investigations send 3 to jail: RCMP

  31-08-2026 19:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Three people have been given jail time following a number of West Shore RCMP investigations.
  Incidents took place across Langford, Colwood and View Royal involving theft and break-and-enter“These outcomes reflect the continued work of our officers and partners in holding offenders accountable and keeping our communities safe,” said a West Shore RCMP news release.
  Truck theft
  After stealing a truck with a boat trailer attached, 63-year-old Blake Smith was sentenced to 195 days in jail
  
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• Missing pigeon returns to Saanich home after dayslong flyabout

  31-08-2026 19:32 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Turkish tumbling pigeon is back home after a dayslong tour of the Swan Lake area in Saanich.One-year-old Wilson took off while staying with a friend of the owner, prompting a plea for folks to be on the lookout.“He’ll usually come to you if you shake a bag or if you say ‏’dahh’,” Audrina Hackett asked. “He’s extremely friendly and probably will sit on your shoulder.”
  That’s exactly what happened, according to an Aug. 30 update, noting W
  
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• Land and sea: Rescue teams coordinate hiker extrication from Juan de Fuca Trail

  31-08-2026 19:28 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Juan de Fuca SAR team tackled a portion of the trail with the same name near Botanical Beach to help a hiker Thursday (Aug. 27) afternoon.The team was called out after someone injured themselves falling on the “slippery coastal rocks,” according to an online update.“Thanks to RCMSAR 37, our initial response team was able to reach the hiker quickly to assess and provide first aid, with the rest of the team coming in on foot. With the tide rising, it became urgent to evacuate
  
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• Land and sea: Rescue teams co-ordinate hiker extrication from Juan de Fuca Trail

  31-08-2026 19:28 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Juan de Fuca SAR team tackled a portion of the trail with the same name near Botanical Beach to help a hiker Thursday (Aug. 27) afternoon.The team was called out after someone injured themselves falling on the “slippery coastal rocks,” according to an online update.“Thanks to RCMSAR 37, our initial response team was able to reach the hiker quickly to assess and provide first aid, with the rest of the team coming in on foot. With the tide rising, it became urgent to evacuate
  
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• WOLF: Foods we love but somehow don’t eat very often

  31-08-2026 19:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  “That sure was good,” I said to no one in particular after polishing off the second of two corn cobs I made everyone for dinner the other night.
  And, as I do the other two or three times a year we have corn on the cob, I followed that up with “we should have this more often.”
  Yet, we never do.It’s delicious. It’s not expensive. Available all year. It’s reasonably good for you, unless you drown it in butter (sheepishly looks at feet). It’s absurdly
  
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• Vancouver Island residents bilked out of nearly $170K via phone, online scams

  31-08-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Scammers continue to target residents in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area.
  During a recent one-week period, residents reported being bilked out of close to $170,000 by fraudsters.
  A resident reported losing $120,000 in a cryptocurrency scam offering high returns seen on a social media platform on July 24. One day later, another resident reported losing $20,000 investing in an unregistered investment company. On July 22, a business reported losing $16,500, responding to an email request to make
  
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• Nanaimo Clippers transitioning its ownership

  31-08-2026 18:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Nanaimo Clippers hockey club is going through an ownership transition.
  Roman Tkachenko and Oleg Tverdovsky are new investors and members of the club’s ownership group.
  Brad Kwong, who has led the organization since Northern Lights Hockey Canada acquired the Clippers in 2022, will remain managing partner and will continue to guide the franchise’s strategic direction, league relationships, and community partnerships, the hockey club said in a release.
  “The addition of Tkachen
  
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• 2-time Stanley Cup champ added to Nanaimo Clippers ownership group

  31-08-2026 18:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Nanaimo Clippers hockey club is going through an ownership transition.
  Roman Tkachenko and Oleg Tverdovsky are new investors and members of the club’s ownership group.
  Brad Kwong, who has led the organization since Northern Lights Hockey Canada acquired the Clippers in 2022, will remain managing partner and will continue to guide the franchise’s strategic direction, league relationships, and community partnerships, the hockey club said in a release.
  “The addition of Tkachen
  
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• Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus latest to quit Findlay’s B.C. Conservatives

  31-08-2026 18:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Á’a:líya Warbus announced Monday morning she is leaving the B.C. Conservative caucus, posting a scathing letter to social media detailing why she won’t work with new Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
  The final straw was Findlay’s cancellation of a planned caucus meeting scheduled for Monday in Richmond. Warbus said the decision reflected the “lack of value” Findlay placed on caucus members’ opinions.
  “It is one thing to
  
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• Why wasn’t B.C. killer Vitali Stefanski charged with 1st-degree murder?

  31-08-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Few North Okanagan criminal trials in recent memory have captured the attention of the public more than the case of Vitali Stefanski.On June 26, a judge and jury found the 49-year-old guilty of fatally stabbing his ex-wife and mother of his two children, Tatjana Stefanski, after he’d pushed her into his sports car outside her Lumby home and drove away with her on April 13, 2024.A sprawling month-long trial received widespread media and public attention earlier this year, and saw Vitali tak
  
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• Nanaimo-Ladysmith students reminded of e-scooter rules with school starting

  31-08-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  With the start of the 2026/27 school year approaching, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools officials are reminding students of the rules of e-scooter and e-bike usage.
  The first day of school is Sept. 8 and as per B.C. government regulations, e-scooter riders must be 16 years old and older, while e-bike riders must be older than 14 years. As such, elementary school students are asked to not bring either to school, School District 68 stated in a note to families.
  Should e-scooters or e-bikes be brou
  
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• Horvath runs wild with 4 TDs as B.C. Lions thump winless Redblacks 45-24

  31-08-2026 04:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Zander Horvath rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns, leading the streaking B.C. Lions to a 45-24 win over the host Ottawa Redblacks in CFL action Sunday at TD Place.
  B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke was 22-for-25 for 355 yards and two touchdowns for the victors (6-5) who have won five games in a row. James Butler and Jevon Cottoy also had TDs for B.C., while Sean Whyte kicked a field goal and had six extra points.
  Jake Maier threw for 291 yards and and two touchdowns for winless Ottawa (0-11).
  
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• CentreBC announces candidate for Abbotsford-Mission byelection

  31-08-2026 01:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Another candidate has entered the fray in the Abbotsford-Mission byelection.
  CentreBC announced Lakhwinder Jhaj as its candidate for the Sept. 26 byelection, joining Conservative Party of B.C. leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and NDP candidate/former MLA Pam Alexis in the race.
  Premier David Eby called the byelection on Saturday (Aug. 29), one week after outgoing Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper resigned to make way for Findlay.
  According to a news release on Sunday (Aug. 30), Jhaj is stepping forw
  
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• ‘Nothing like being home’: Evacuated Summerland seniors return from Osoyoos

  31-08-2026 00:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A group of seniors finally got to come home to Summerland after being evacuated for almost three weeks.
  On Friday afternoon, Aug. 28, the group of 30 seniors were able to step back home at the Summerland Seniors Village after being bussed from their accommodations in the South Okanagan.
  The seniors had been staying temporarily at the Mariposa Gardens Community and Retirement Living in Osoyoos since the Bald Range wildfire forced them to evacuate in the middle of night.
  “I wasn’t too
  
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• QUIZ: In celebration of dogs

  30-08-2026 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The hottest days of the year are known as the Dog Days of Summer, but for many Canadians, every day is a time to enjoy some canine companionship.These fine furry friends are a part of many households. They have also been featured in stories and popular culture.
  How much do you know about dogs and how they’ve been depicted over the years?
  Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions.
  Good luck.Loading…
  
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• Jumpin’ Jack Flash: Orca makes movie-myth-busting leap in B.C. waters

  30-08-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The recent sound of cannon fire echoing across the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the Canada-U.S. border was not a sign of the times, but the thunderous breach of a 12,000-pound apex predator.
  South of Victoria, a Bigg’s killer whale known as Jack (T137A) was caught on camera Aug. 20 launching himself repeatedly from the water, leaving boaters in the area speechless.
  “It sounded like a cannon had gone off when he hit the water,” said Alex McIntire, a research and education assista
  
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• Nanaimo Fruit & Vegetable Co. is full of fresh local produce

  30-08-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  It’s the busiest time of the year at Nanaimo Fruit & Vegetable Company.
  Trucks are arriving daily carrying the freshest produce that Vancouver Island and B.C. has to offer, including blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, peppers, yellow corn, melons, carrots, potatoes, onions and much, much more.
  Manager Bill Wakely said it’s a break-out year for the business, which has been operating at 211 Nicol St. for five months of the year from May through to October, since 202
  
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• Business Notes: Nanaimo Fruit & Vegetable Co. is full of fresh local produce

  30-08-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  It’s the busiest time of the year at Nanaimo Fruit & Vegetable Company.
  Trucks are arriving daily carrying the freshest produce that Vancouver Island and B.C. has to offer, including blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, peppers, yellow corn, melons, carrots, potatoes, onions and much, much more.
  Manager Bill Wakely said it’s a break-out year for the business, which has been operating at 211 Nicol St. for five months of the year from May through to October, since 202
  
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• More properties downgraded to all clear as Pear Lake fire near Clinton shows minimal growth

  30-08-2026 00:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Two properties that were on evacuation alert in Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Area “E” are part of an area that has been downgraded to all clear, and more of Area “E” has been downgraded from evacuation order to alert, as of 2 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 29).
  The orders and alerts were issued in response to the Pear Lake wildfire, which has shown minimal growth over the past 24 hours. It is now estimated at 165,929 hectares, an increase of only 82 hectares since Fri
  
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• Evacuation orders, alerts downgraded in response to Ainslie Creek fire between Highways 1 and 5

  29-08-2026 22:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has downgraded an evacuation order to evacuation alert for 58 properties impacted by the Ainslie Creek wildfire, burning out of control between Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon, Highway 8, and Highway 5.
  The downgrade came at noon on Saturday (Aug. 29), and applies to properties in the Coldwater Road/Patchett Road area. At the same time, the TNRD downgraded an evacuation alert to all clear for 94 addressed properties in the Brookemere and Kane Valley Ro
  
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• Nanaimo Habitat for Humanity running inaugural local building material drive

  29-08-2026 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A summer initiative inviting contractors, developers, suppliers, manufacturers, and trades across the mid-Vancouver Island area to donate reusable building materials instead of sending them to landfill is in its final days.
  The Habitat for Humanity and BMEx Building Material Drive, which began six weeks ago, ends on Sept. 5 and organizers are giving a final push to contact people and collect as much used material as they can to be sold at Habitat ReStores in Nanaimo and Duncan where they can be
  
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• Premier calls byelection for electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission

  29-08-2026 21:09 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A byelection has been called for the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission.
  Final voting day is set for Saturday, Sept. 26.
  Premier David Eby made the announcement on Saturday (Aug. 29), in a press release.
  The seat became vacant when Reann Gasper resigned as MLA for the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission a week ago.
  The Conservative Party announced Gasper’s resignation and leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay Findlay’s intention to run for the seat on Aug. 22. Gasper was elected in 2
  
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• Grand Forks Fire Rescue snuffs out suspicious string of fires on Hardy Mountain

  29-08-2026 20:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A trio of wildfires sparked on Hardy Mountain late Friday night and early Saturday morning have been deemed suspicious.Grand Forks Fire Rescue responded to the three separate fires within a five-hour span. The first two blazes were reported through 911 around 9 p.m. Aug. 28, and the third around 2 a.m. Aug. 29.The first two fires were relatively small and dealt with quickly. The third fire was reported at five-by-five metres in size, and had grown to 30-by-100 metres by the time the first office
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Surprise by the permissive tax exemption

  29-08-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Re: Concerns raised over permissive tax exemptions at Nanaimo council table, Aug. 12
  To the editor,
  I was surprised that the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board office on Metral Drive was successful in their application to Nanaimo council for a permissive tax exemption, saving them $27,000 in property taxes per year.
  Checking out the criteria for this significant award I found it difficult to see how VIREB met the qualifications.
  I do not see how it contributes to the “social, cultural, edu
  
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• Sooke man reaches 100 Mt. Quimper summits by 65

  29-08-2026 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  For Jon Erzinger, reaching his 65th birthday came with a milestone measured not in candles, but in summits.
  On Saturday, Aug. 22, Erzinger celebrated his birthday by completing his 100th climb of Mt. Quimper, joined by 13 hikers and two dogs.
  The Sooke resident first climbed the mountain in 2022, shortly after moving to the community. What began as a way to stay active in retirement eventually became an ambitious personal goal: the goal of reaching the summit 100 times before turning 65.
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