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• HelloFresh Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreak

  15-09-2022 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Six people have been hospitalized so far after eating contaminated beef provided by HelloFresh. If you received ground beef from the food delivery service between July 2-21, throw it away. The contaminated meat is labeled “ground beef 85% lean/15% fat” with an “EST.46841” USDA inspection mark. On the side of the packaging, identification numbers read “EST#46841 L1 22 155” or “EST#46841 L5 22 155.”.
  
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• NOTICE OF FIRST READING: BYLAW NO. 4500.248

  18-02-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 464(4) and 467 of the Local Government Act that a public hearing is prohibited for proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw 4500.248 as the bylaw 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 where the residential component of the development accounts for at least half of the gross floor area of all buildings and other structures pro
  
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• Business Licence Amendment Bylaw 2026 No. 7318.03

  18-02-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  “Business Licence Amendment Bylaw 2026 No. 7318.03” received first three readings at the Regular Meeting of Council on February 2, 2026. The proposed amendment, if adopted, updates sections pertaining to mobile food vending regulations and processes in addition to other minor housekeeping amendments.
  The proposed bylaw amendment is scheduled to proceed to Council for adoption at its Regular Meeting on Monday, March 2 at 7:00 pm in the Shaw Auditorium of the Vancouver Island Conferenc
  
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• Online crime report links stolen tools to rightful owner in Nanaimo

  18-02-2026 14:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A set of stolen Makita tools has been returned to their owner, thanks to the owner’s online report of the theft.
  According to a Nanaimo RCMP press release, the tools were found Feb. 11, at the scene of a break and enter to a business on Selby Street.
  Photos of the cordless tools were circulated internally through the Nanaimo detachment. They were also posted on social media sites and nearby construction sites were checked for a possible owner.
  The next day, Feb. 12, investigators linked th
  
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• Wounded Warriors team readying for eight-day Port Hardy to Victoria run

  18-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Eight runners will cover much of the length of Vancouver Island when the Wounded Warriors Run B.C. 2026 sets out to support Canadian veterans, first responders and their families.
  The run, which starts in Port Hardy, Feb. 22, and finishes in Victoria, March 1, raises money and awareness for mental health programs from Wounded Warriors Canada for veterans and first responders living with post trauma injury and illness.
  The team will cover the distance with a relay-style run that will stop at 28 c
  
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• Okanagan trivia company parts with founder over child sexual abuse material case

  18-02-2026 03:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Tremendous Trivia has parted ways with its founder after learning about criminal charges he’s facing in Kelowna.
  Jayson John Davey is facing charges of possessing child sex abuse/exploitation material from an offence dated July 24, 2025. Davey made his first appearance on this charge in Kelowna Provincial Court on Jan. 6, 2026.
  In a post to social media, Tremendous Trivia stated, “We do not condone his actions. We were completely unaware of this until very recently, and we do not wis
  
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• Canada’s new top envoy to Washington takes up his post - NanaimoNewsNOW

  18-02-2026 02:40 via news.google.com
  Canada’s new top envoy to Washington takes up his post  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Canada’s oldest Chinatown saddles up Year of the Horse celebrations in Victoria

  18-02-2026 02:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Eight lions and a dragon will dance down the streets of Victoria on Sunday, Feb. 22, as the Year of the Horse races out of the gate to Canada’s oldest Chinatown.
  The Chinese Lunar New Year parade will glide along, blessing businesses and performing traditional routines with drum beats to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck, prosperity, and good health for the Lunar New Year.
  The parade will start at the Gates of Harmonious Interest at the intersection of Fisgard and Government street
  
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• Government, RCMP, CFIA sued by B.C. ostrich farm neighbours - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  18-02-2026 02:08 via news.google.com
  Government, RCMP, CFIA sued by B.C. ostrich farm neighbours  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Detailing B.C.’s tax changes in Budget 2026, including income tax increases

  18-02-2026 01:57 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. is planning a broad suite of changes to its provincial tax code as part of its latest budget in an attempt to drum up revenue and tamp down the deficit.
  It amounts to a total three-year tax increase of more than $4.2 billion.
  This includes an income tax hike, the freezing of tax brackets and the end of provincial sales tax exemptions. Roughly 60 per cent of taxpayers will have increased taxes.
  The main tax hike will increase rates for the lowest tax bracket from 5.06 per cent to 5.6 per cen
  
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• B.C. Conservatives slam ‘decade of decline’ 2026 B.C. budget - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  18-02-2026 01:50 via news.google.com
  B.C. Conservatives slam ‘decade of decline’ 2026 B.C. budget  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Government, RCMP, CFIA sued by B.C. ostrich farm neighbours

  18-02-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Neighbours to Universal Ostrich Farm have filed a civil suit following weeks of occupation by police and officials last year.
  A notice of civil claim was filed with the Vernon Courthouse Feb. 10 naming Alyson Turnbull, Trevor Klug and Margaret Greba as plaintiffs.
  The suit is against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), RCMP and His Majesty the King in Right of Canada.
  The residents live on a 28-acre property on Langille Road, next to the Universal Ostrich Farm.
  But their own farm and pro
  
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• Province confirms ‘initial planning for expansion’ at Nanaimo hospital - NanaimoNewsNOW

  18-02-2026 01:21 via news.google.com
  Province confirms ‘initial planning for expansion’ at Nanaimo hospital  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• $10 a Day ChildCareBC provider enrolment put on pause in Budget 2026

  18-02-2026 01:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The provincial government will be pausing the enrolment of new providers for the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program, as well as the Operating Funding Model, during a “stabilization period.”
  The move comes as Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says the provincial government’s Budget 2026 allocates $330 million over three years “to protect the progress we’ve made and stabilize the child-care services families rely on.” Bailey presented the budget in Victoria on Tuesday (
  
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• Crown argues Kelowna woman deceives the court in manslaughter case - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  18-02-2026 00:48 via news.google.com
  Crown argues Kelowna woman deceives the court in manslaughter case  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Crown argues Kelowna woman deceives the court in manslaughter case

  18-02-2026 00:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Kelowna woman who has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2022 death of her ex-boyfriend could see up to 15 years behind bars if Justice Murray imposes the highest consequences.
  The sentencing hearing for Ka-Mikosit Mae Favelle concluded in Kelowna on Feb. 17. The charges stem from the death of Adam Briand-Lawrence on Aug. 19, 2022.
  The hearing was adjourned on Jan. 23 after Favelle failed to appear in court following the lunch break due to an alleged overdose. Ahead of the lunch break, Jus
  
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• Here’s what people are saying about B.C.’s 2026 budget - NanaimoNewsNOW

  18-02-2026 00:31 via news.google.com
  Here’s what people are saying about B.C.’s 2026 budget  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget - NanaimoNewsNOW

  18-02-2026 00:21 via news.google.com
  By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran offensive linemen Gregor MacKellar, Martez Ivey - NanaimoNewsNOW

  18-02-2026 00:06 via news.google.com
  Ottawa Redblacks sign veteran offensive linemen Gregor MacKellar, Martez Ivey  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. curler makes Olympic debut - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  18-02-2026 00:02 via news.google.com
  VIDEO: B.C. curler makes Olympic debut  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Victoria triathlete killed in alleged hit-and-run in Phoenix - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  18-02-2026 00:02 via news.google.com
  Victoria triathlete killed in alleged hit-and-run in Phoenix  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. curler makes Olympic debut

  18-02-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Tyler Tardi’s dream came true on Monday.
  A curling career that started in Langley and led to a spot as alternate on the Canadian team at the Olympics hit a new peak when he took the ice to play.
  During the Canadian team’s game against Czechia, with Canada ahead 7-1, team lead Brad Jacobs called on a surprised and delighted Tardi to fill in for lead Ben Hebert in the seventh end.
  “I’m proud, I’m grateful, I had chills just being out there,” Tardi told the thous
  
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• Victoria triathlete killed in alleged hit-and-run in Phoenix

  18-02-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Victoria triathlete Hannah Henry died in early February after an alleged hit-and-run while cycling in Phoenix, Arizona.
  According to news reports in Arizona, she was killed while riding her bike in south-bound lane just before 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 8. According to AZFamily, the driver swerved into the lane, hitting Henry before fleeing the scene.
  Eric Dustin Hodge, 46, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death or injury, narcotic drug possession, and possession of drug paraphe
  
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• African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 23:56 via news.google.com
  African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• B.C. Conservatives slam ‘decade of decline’ 2026 B.C. budget

  17-02-2026 23:54 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Conservatives says Budget 2026 is an “assault on seniors, working families, and the small businesses that drive our economy.”
  The B.C. Green Party says the government is doubling down on a familiar approach of managing decline, while investing in industry-first growth, and going backward on forestry reform, Indigenous relations, and healthy ecosystems.
  These comments came shortly after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey delivered this year’s B.C. budget in the legislature Tues
  
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• Nanaimo launches sea level rise survey to guide coastal protection plan - CHEK News

  17-02-2026 23:45 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo launches sea level rise survey to guide coastal protection plan  CHEK News
  
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• Colwood, Nanaimo long-term care projects budgets balloon by $100M, $64M - CHEK News

  17-02-2026 23:45 via news.google.com
  Colwood, Nanaimo long-term care projects budgets balloon by $100M, $64M  CHEK News
  
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• Family of man killed by semi in B.C. says psychosis afflicted him, system failed him

  17-02-2026 23:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The family of a late young man is searching for answers and accountability after they say he somehow evaded 24/7 supervision in a state of psychosis and escaped Vernon Jubilee Hospital, wearing only hosptial pyjamas and socks, only to be fatally struck by a semi-truck about a kilometre from the place where he should have been kept safe.
  Ezra Cool died in the early hours of Feb. 12 after being struck by the semi, which was heading east on Highway 6 near the 27th Street intersection. The former Ro
  
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• Budget 2026 will delay 7 scheduled long-term care projects in B.C.

  17-02-2026 23:06 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The latest provincial budget includes delays to seven long-term care projects throughout B.C.
  B.C.’s seniors advocate Dan Levitt says that’s just going to put the pressure elsewhere in a province that is already behind on seniors care.
  Budget 2026 says the government is “adjusting the timing of delivery” of several long-term care projects “to incorporate the lessons learned from projects already underway and from it’s ongoing review of the long-term care infra
  
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• Snuneymuxw First Nation members may soon get to vote in Nanaimo elections - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 23:04 via news.google.com
  Snuneymuxw First Nation members may soon get to vote in Nanaimo elections  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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