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• Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan

  08-07-2023 21:48 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The council says it’s pleased the 4.4 % target for francophone immigration outside Quebec was achieved in 2022
  
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• Bankrupt B.C. bus and truck maker’s U.S. plant sold by receiver

  07-01-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Three years after Aldergrove-based Vicinity Motor Corp opened a brand-new factory in Ferndale, Washington, the facility has been sold to regain some of the money the bankrupt firm owes creditors.
  A Dec. 19 order filed in B.C. Supreme Court approves the sale of the 62,000 sq. ft. plant and 148 all-electric VMC 1200 trucks for $10.5 million U.S. to C & Y Investment LLC, a California company.
  Vicinity had opened its new “Buy America compliant” vehicle assembly facility in 2023, inte
  
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• Woman who ignored traffic controls and killed road crew worker near Nanaimo awaits fate

  07-01-2026 14:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A B.C. Supreme Court justice will ponder whether a non-jail sentence is viable for a woman who killed a man helping to pave the Trans-Canada Highway near Nanaimo over four years ago.
  B.C. Supreme Court justice Douglas Thompson previously found Christianne Marie Boufford, 53, guilty of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the incident where Raymond Ferguson was killed. Nick Barber, Crown counsel, and Jerry Steele, defence counsel, made submissions at the Na
  
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• Snowmobiler died after collision with parked vehicle in B.C. park: RCMP

  07-01-2026 14:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Police have confirmed a few more details surrounding the death of a snowmobiler in Silver Star Provincial Park.
  The B.C. Coroners Service said last week it was investigating a death that occurred on Sunday Dec. 28.
  Around 12:45 p.m. that day, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP officers responded to the parking lot at Aberdeen Summit Road and Sovereign Lake Road for a report of a collision between a snowmobile and a parked vehicle, an RCMP spokesperson told The Morning Star.
  The driver and lone occupant
  
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• Vancouver Island 2026 Property Assessments show small change in property values

  07-01-2026 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C.’s property assessors are reporting a “fairly flat” market with the release of the 2026 property assessments.
  The assessments, released Friday, Jan. 2, reflect property market values as of July 1, and listed values for about 400,000 properties across the Vancouver Island region, and assessors are reporting little overall change in property values compared to figures from 2025.
  “It’s been a pretty flat year,” said Maurice Primeau, B.C. Assessments deputy as
  
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• Nanaimo has 12th most donors per capita in Canada for GoFundMe

  07-01-2026 05:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo had the 12th most donors per capita on GoFundMe in 2025 compared with other Canadian communities.
  In a GoFundMe press release issued last month, B.C. communities held the top three spots, Victoria holding the lead, with an average of one in five Victorians contributing to a GoFundMe campaign last year, followed by North Vancouver in second and Vancouver in third. Also ranking high was New Westminster in fifth, Kamloops in sixth, Port Coquitlam in ninth and Kelowna in 10th.
  GoFundMe is a
  
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• Buffalo Sabres fend off late comeback effort, dump Canucks 5-3

  07-01-2026 03:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Zach Metsa’s first career goal stood up as the winner, helping the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Tuesday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
  Tage Thompson, Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabres (22-15-4), while Bowen Byram had a pair of assists. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves to pick up the win in goal.
  Jake DeBrusk, forward Elias Pettersson and Liam Öhgren scored for the Canucks during a furious third-period
  
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• Yuri Fulmer seeking to lead B.C. Conservatives past old divisions

  07-01-2026 02:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Yuri Fulmer is running for the B.C. Conservative Party leadership because he wants to fix what he called a “province in crisis.”
  He says British Columbians face a broken healthcare system, unsafe streets, unaffordable living costs, and worries about private property rights due to recent Indigenous rights court decisions.
  “I share their concerns on all of these, and I’m running to make sure that there’s a government that can fix it,” Fulmer told Black Press Med
  
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• Dump truck rollover at Nanoose Flats backs up traffic

  07-01-2026 01:32 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Traffic on the highway, between Parksville and Nanaimo, has been affected by a motor vehicle incident.
  The accident is in the Nanoose flats area and according to Oceanside RCMP, there are few details currently, but members are on scene and portions of the highway are closed.
  As of 4:30 p.m., traffic appears to be backed up past Ware Road in Lantzville.
  According to Drive B.C., the northbound lane is closed and the southbound left lane is blocked – delays are expected.
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP looking for missing construction worker

  07-01-2026 01:01 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Police in Nanaimo hope the public can help find a 36-year-old man who came to the city for work, but has not been seen or heard from in over a week.
  Teddy Archibald, who was reported missing to the Nanaimo RCMP Dec. 29, was last seen in the vicinity of Carlos O’Bryans pub on Stewart Avenue. Investigators have learned that Archibald came to Nanaimo for a construction job and is not familiar with the area, so there is concern for his safety and overall well-being, a Nanaimo RCMP press releas
  
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• The Bad Apples bring Indigenous voices to comedy

  06-01-2026 23:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Bad Apples began as an Indigenous comedy duo formed by Nelson Mayer and Clayton Stewart.
  This Winnipeg-based team has been bringing raw, honest and deeply human stand-up comedy to audiences across Canada for several years. Their performances have graced renowned platforms like Disney+, HBO, Prime Video, Crave TV, APTN, CBC, Sirius XM, iTunes, and TUBI. They are bringing their most recent comedy tour to several communities throughout the Mainland and Vancouver Island from Jan. 13-27. But this
  
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• Jason McDaniel officially named ICBC CEO after interim term

  06-01-2026 23:26 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Jason McDaniel has been confirmed as ICBC’s president and CEO following an interim term.
  ICBC announced Tuesday (Jan. 6) that McDaniel is now officially in the role. He’d been serving as interim president and CEO since June 2025.
  McDaniel first joined ICBC in 2006 and has held several senior leadership roles, including vice-president of operations, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
  ICBC board chair Catherine Holt said this was a unanimous decision by the board.
  “We h
  
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• Premier David Eby embarking on trade mission to India

  06-01-2026 23:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby is heading to India on Friday with the province’s jobs minister, saying trade tensions with the U.S. have created a “window of opportunity” to expand bilateral trade ties with other nations.
  “By expanding our trade with India, we’re able to provide support to communities across the country that have been particularly impacted by [U.S. President Donald] Trump’s tariffs, especially in the forestry sector, which is the big focus of this mis
  
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• Former Canucks defenceman’s son joins Vernon Vipers

  06-01-2026 22:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Look for the Vernon Vipers to potentially get a little air time on Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC).
  The Vipers have acquired forward Cole Bieksa – son of HNIC panelist, former Vancouver Canucks blueliner Kevin Bieksa – from the B.C. Hockey League’s Coquitlam Express for a player development fee.
  Bieksa, 18, from Vancouver, has recorded three goals and six assists with the Express this season. He also finished his high school career at Fairmont Prep in Anaheim, Cal., on a high not
  
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• Homicide investigation launched after man’s body found in Kamloops home

  06-01-2026 22:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Kamloops RCMP is investigating the sudden death of a man in the city’s West End, and police are treating the death as a homicide.
  Muhammad “Ash” Zafar was located in the West End neighbourhood on Monday, Jan. 6. Police responded to a home on Dalgleish Drive for a well-being call and located Zafar deceased inside the residence, according to Kamloops and District Crime Stoppers.
  The area remains secured while investigators continue to examine the scene.
  Police are treating th
  
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• Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre asks for tips to fight fraud during Crime Stoppers Month

  06-01-2026 21:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has kicked off Crime Stoppers Month 2026 by recognizing how that organization helps prevent and solve crime across Canada.
  January is Crime Stoppers Month and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and its partners nation-wide are marking the occasion by emphasizing how crucial reporting tips is in the fight against fraud networks that are often sophisticated, far-reaching and, while some operate internationally, many criminal groups have strong ties within Canada that rec
  
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• Yuri Fulmer’s B.C. Conservative leadership candidacy revealed by website

  06-01-2026 20:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  According to a website that went live this week, Capilano University chancellor Yuri Fulmer will bid to become the next B.C. Conservative Party leader.
  “I’m running to be the next Conservative Party of British Columbia Leader because our province deserves principled leadership that puts people first, protects our freedoms, and builds a prosperous future for all,” the website says.
  Beyond the website, which includes his bio and a donation button, Fulmer has yet to publicly decla
  
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• RCMP arrest suspect after masked man breaks into woman’s Courtenay home

  06-01-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An arrest has been made in relation a break-and-enter at the residence of an 83-year-old woman in Courtenay.
  Comox Valley RCMP arrested Matthew Russell McCharles-Carter in connection with an incident that occurred in Courtenay on Dec. 28 at 7:30 a.m.
  “That morning, Comox Valley RCMP frontline members responded to a report of a break-and-enter at the residence. The woman was home at the time and described the suspect as a masked man wearing dark clothing and sunglasses,” said Const. M
  
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• Kelowna Rocket named World Juniors MVP, earns silver medal

  06-01-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The newest Kelowna Rocket made a name for himself over the holidays representing his country.
  Vojtech Cihar was named MVP of the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championships on Monday night (Jan. 5), after he and Czechia lost 4-2 to Sweden in the gold medal game.
  The Los Angeles Kings prospect dominated the tournament, scoring four goals and adding eight assists in seven games played, finishing fourth in points.
  He was also named to the World Junior All-Star team, which is voted on by the media.
  Cihar
  
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• ‘Record-breaking’ holiday season at Big White Ski Resort

  06-01-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Big White has had its busiest holiday season on record.
  The 2025 record-breaking season surpassed accommodation numbers of the previous year – which was also record-breaking according to the ski resort.
  The resort’s accommodation sector reported a 9.5 per cent increase in total bookings during Dec. 20 to Jan. 4 compared to last year from the same time period. It attributed the successful season to the mountain’s good powder from consistent snowfall, leading to a high of an aver
  
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• One seriously injured in New Year’s fire in Cowichan

  06-01-2026 19:49 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A fire in an apartment building near Cowichan District Hospital has sent one person to hospital in Victoria with serious injuries.
  North Cowichan fire chief Ron French said fire crews were called to a four-storey apartment building at 3048 Cowichan Lake Rd., located near the roundabout in front of the hospital, at approximately 2 a.m. on Jan. 1.
  He said a fire had started in an apartment on the second floor and fire crews were successful in containing it to the residence and the adjacent hallway
  
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• Record cacophony of 500 sea lions barking up a storm near Oak Bay

  06-01-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A record-breaking number of sea lions gathering off the shores of Oak Bay ensures, “you cannot not hear them,” according to one nearby resident.
  Each winter, Jacques Sirois documents the influx of sea lions gathering at Trial Islands.“The numbers vary a lot from day to day, from week to week,” the avid bird watcher and former warden for the ecological reserve told the Oak Bay News.
  Sirois circles the islands regularly – 40 times in 2025 – in search of interest
  
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• Island Health sees 2025 staffing gains pitted against rising demand

  06-01-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Demand for Vancouver Island health services grew in 2025, and as the population continues to age, that trend is expected to continue.
  Island Health board chair Leah Hollins said in an end-of-year message that significant progress has been made by the health authority in various areas despite human resource challenges, the unrelenting toxic-drug crisis, and a growing and aging population.
  “As our population continues to age, demand for surgical and diagnostic services is expected to grow,&r
  
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• Comedian Phil Hanley aims to make Vancouver Islanders see life differently

  06-01-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Let’s face it, Vancouver Island winters can be pretty dreary – warmer than the rest of Canada, but dreary all the same.
  Perhaps that’s why we tend to love our comedy shows in the dead of winter, and this year’s offerings are enough to chase those drizzly dearies away.
  And nobody does that better than Phil Hanley, coming to Victoria’s McPherson Theatre for one night only on Jan. 10.
  You might know this Canadian phenomenon from his social media presence (he has 600,00
  
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• Hungry hound, father flips about flapjacks highlight unusual 911 calls in Kelowna

  06-01-2026 17:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Making pancakes late at night is apparently a problem for one Kelowna parent.
  On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Kelowna RCMP released a list on social media of unusual 911 calls the department received in 2025.
  Included in the list was a father who called 911 because his son was making pancakes at 11 p.m. It’s unknown if police attended or got any pancakes.
  The RCMP also received a call who reported a woman screaming in distress.
  “Upon police arriving, the ‘screaming’ was a family
  
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• Liberal offer offends Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Conservative

  06-01-2026 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Scott Anderson says the Liberals have tried to lure him across the floor, but he isn’t biting.
  “It’s important for my constituents to know that I, like others, have been approached by the Liberals and asked to cross the floor to join them,” the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP said in a social media post Monday, Jan. 5.
  But Anderson isn’t interested in joining the party that has “done nothing but make empty promises, increase taxation, and throw billions away t
  
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• 10-15 cm of snow predicted for Malahat during Tuesday morning commute

  06-01-2026 16:26 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Commuters could see 10 to 15 centimetres of snow piling up on the Malahat early Tuesday (Jan. 6).
  Environment Canada issued a “yellow” or high confidence alert for snow specifically for the Malahat Drive section of Highway 1 for the morning commute.
  “Travel will likely be challenging. There may be a significant impact on rush-hour traffic. Visibility will likely be reduced at times,” the alert reads.A frontal system crosses the south coast, bringing heavy precipitation al
  
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• B.C. neighbour climbs out of bed in dark of night to clear storm-blocked street

  06-01-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The noise from mid-December’s strong winds and heavy rains was enough to wake Alan and Jill Hamilton from their sleep.
  “I was awoken by some loud crashing sounds and jumped up out of bed,” said Alan. “The sky was lit up from transformers blowing.”
  After checking on the animals in the barn at his family farm, Alan realized several large trees had fallen across 248 Street near 50 Avenue, a busy route used by commuters and first responders.
  Even though it was early mor
  
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• B.C. family continues to battle ‘heartbreaking’ online defamation campaign

  06-01-2026 15:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A victim of an unfounded defamation campaign targeting a family of Okanagan fruit packers has spoken out on how the accusations have impacted their lives.
  Speaking on Kelowna City Councillor Mohini Singh’s podcast, Chai and Chat with Mohini, president of Sandher Fruit Packers, Prabhtaj Sandher said online posts and comments made by blogger Daryl Grant MacAskill – also known by his online alias “Ace Ventura” – have affected the lives of himself and his family on a da
  
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• Fiddelium featured at upcoming Nanaimo dance

  06-01-2026 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo’s fiddle sensation Fiddelium will bring live fiddle music and a chance to dance.
  Fiddelium performs for a dance at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256 Mount Benson on Jan. 10 from 7-9 p.m.
  “The event is primarily a community dance, so what that means is these are dances that would have been really familiar to Canadians across Canada throughout the 20th century- late 19th century,” said Trish Horrocks, Fiddelium director. “These are dances people would do at commu
  
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