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• How coconuts protect the Jersey Shore, other eroding coasts

  13-03-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Coastal communities around the world are adding a tropical twist to shoreline protection, courtesy of the humble coconut.
  
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• Son of NHL coach joins Vernon Vipers - nanaimobulletin.com

  21-01-2026 06:05 via news.google.com
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• Son of NHL coach joins Vernon Vipers

  21-01-2026 06:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Vernon Vipers have signed forward Thomas Duhamel ahead of their next B.C. Hockey League contest.
  Duhamel, 18, is a forward in his second season of junior hockey and brings experience from multiple high-level programs.
  He joins the Vipers from his hometown Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and previously spent last season competing for the Utah Outliers in the United States Premier Hockey League’s National Collegiate Development Conference.
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• New West grand prize winner picks up new wheels in Vernon - nanaimobulletin.com

  21-01-2026 04:05 via news.google.com
  New West grand prize winner picks up new wheels in Vernon  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• New West grand prize winner picks up new wheels in Vernon

  21-01-2026 04:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Santa Claus had a little trouble finding New Westminster resident Archie Calaguas at Christmas time.
  And, Jolly Ol’ St. Nick may have had an issue putting Calaguas’ present in his sleigh.
  Calaguas was the grand prize winner in the 2025 Knights of Columbus’ Charity Appeal raffle, collecting a new 2025 Ford Maverick XLT all-wheel drive pickup truck. He and co-ticket buyer, friend Andre Lim, flew from Vancouver to Kelowna Monday, Jan. 19, took an Uber ride to the Watkin Motors For
  
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• Nanaimo Clippers Sign Defenseman Maxime Lapointe - nanaimoclippers.com

  21-01-2026 02:14 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo Clippers Sign Defenseman Maxime Lapointe  nanaimoclippers.com
  
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• Crash closes northbound lanes of Trans-Canada Highway in Cowichan - nanaimobulletin.com

  21-01-2026 01:45 via news.google.com
  Crash closes northbound lanes of Trans-Canada Highway in Cowichan  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Northbound lanes of Trans-Canada Highway in Cowichan reopened following crash

  21-01-2026 01:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Update: All lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway had reopened by 10 p.m. and the power had been restored to the affected area.
  A section of the northbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Cowichan Valley has been closed due to a vehicle crash on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 20.
  DriveBC was reporting a 1.9 kilometre northbound section of highway between Bench Road and Cowichan Bay Road remained closed as of 4:15 p.m. as people begin making their way home from work.
  A detour is available al
  
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• Crash closes northbound lanes of Trans-Canada Highway in Cowichan

  21-01-2026 01:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A section of the northbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway in the Cowichan Valley has been closed due to a vehicle crash on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 20.
  DriveBC was reporting a 1.9 kilometre northbound section of highway between Bench Road and Cowichan Bay Road remained closed as of 4:15 p.m. as people begin making their way home from work.
  A detour is available along Cowichan Bay Road.
  BC Hydro is reporting an outage affecting 244 customers in the same area, and lists a motor vehicle a
  
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• Community Safety Officer program in Nanaimo an alternative to police - The Discourse.

  21-01-2026 01:11 via news.google.com
  Community Safety Officer program in Nanaimo an alternative to police  The Discourse.
  
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• B.C. court dismisses couple’s attempt to get out of $70,000 foreign buyers’ tax bill

  21-01-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A couple attempting to skirt the rules on the foreign buyers’ tax are now being made to pay up — in the form of a $70,000 bill.
  A B.C. Court of Appeal ruling on Jan. 14 in the couple’s case makes it clear: if a person holds an ownership stake in a property on behalf of a foreign entity — regardless of the size of the stake — the entire value of the property could be subject to the tax.
  The law was introduced by former premier Christy Clark as a 15 per cent tax appli
  
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• Nanaimo councillors green light funding for regional film commission - nanaimonewsnow.com

  21-01-2026 00:59 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo councillors green light funding for regional film commission  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Short-term rental expansion opinions sought in Okanagan - nanaimobulletin.com

  21-01-2026 00:50 via news.google.com
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• First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails - nanaimonewsnow.com

  21-01-2026 00:37 via news.google.com
  First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Short-term rental expansion opinions sought in Okanagan

  21-01-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Westside vacation home owners or those with space to offer can have their say on proposed changes that will open up opportunities for short-term rental regulations in the region.
  The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is hosting an open house at the Killiney Beach Community Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 5 to 6 p.m. and at the same time at the Wilson’s Landing Fire Hall.
  The event aims to inform residents of proposed changes to the regulations in Electoral Areas East and West, an
  
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• Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat - nanaimonewsnow.com

  21-01-2026 00:26 via news.google.com
  Nunavut politicians raise Greenland flag as Trump escalates annexation threat  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Missing: have you seen Cowichan’s Haley Trenerry? - nanaimobulletin.com

  21-01-2026 00:05 via news.google.com
  Missing: have you seen Cowichan’s Haley Trenerry?  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• B.C. freestyle skier named to Olympic team - nanaimobulletin.com

  21-01-2026 00:05 via news.google.com
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• B.C. freestyle skier named to Olympic team

  21-01-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Elena Gaskell will get a second crack at the Olympic Games.
  The Vernon skier has been officially named to Canada’s freestyle skiing slopestyle/big air team that will compete at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy Feb. 6 to 22.
  Freestyle Canada made the official announcement on social media Tuesday, Jan. 20.
  Joining Gaskell on the Olympic squad are Megan Oldham of Parry Sound, Ont.; Naomi Urness of Mont-Tremblant, Que.; Olivia Asselin from Lac Beauport, Que; Dylan Deschamps of Quebe
  
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• Missing: have you seen Cowichan’s Haley Trenerry?

  20-01-2026 23:59 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Haley Trenerry, 25, who was reported missing on Jan. 18.
  Trenerry was last seen on Jan. 13.
  She is described as Caucasian, 5 foot 6 inches tall, 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
  Police are very concerned for Trenerry’s health and well-being, and friends and family report that it is out of character for her to be out of contact for this long.
  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Trenerry is urged to contact th
  
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• B.C. residents file complaint with BCUC over energy billing - nanaimobulletin.com

  20-01-2026 23:05 via news.google.com
  B.C. residents file complaint with BCUC over energy billing  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• City of Nanaimo giving $30,000 to bridge INFilm’s financial gap - nanaimobulletin.com

  20-01-2026 23:01 via news.google.com
  City of Nanaimo giving $30,000 to bridge INFilm’s financial gap  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• City of Nanaimo giving $30,000 to bridge INFilm’s financial gap

  20-01-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The City of Nanaimo will be giving $30,000 to Vancouver Island North Film Commission to bridge its financial gap.
  At a meeting on Monday, Jan. 19, Nanaimo city council discussed a request from Joan Miller, executive director of the commission, that the organization currently needs funding to “maintain core regional services” while determining a sustainable funding model for 2027 and beyond.
  A similar request has also been sent to Parksville and Qualicum Beach, after a request to the
  
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• B.C. residents file complaint with BCUC over energy billing

  20-01-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) has begun proceedings against Enerpro, an energy management corporation that provides submetering service and billing services to residents of new, green developments in B.C.
  In late 2025, the BCUC began the proceedings to determine whether or not Enerpro will have status as a public utility under the Utilities Commission Act, as it currently is not classified as a public utility, meaning it isn’t regulated as a public utility.
  On the BCUC website, ther
  
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• Yukon discriminated against pregnant women by cutting midwifery: Rights panel - nanaimobulletin.com

  20-01-2026 22:35 via news.google.com
  Yukon discriminated against pregnant women by cutting midwifery: Rights panel  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Yukon discriminated against pregnant women by cutting midwifery: Rights panel

  20-01-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Yukon Human Rights Board of Adjudication has ruled the territorial government discriminated against a pregnant woman by eliminating access to midwifery for nearly three years, ordering compensation after finding the government’s actions created adverse impacts on all pregnant women in the territory.
  The decision released by the board of adjudicators concluded that the Yukon government offered midwifery as a public service under the Human Rights Act, then denied access to this service t
  
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• Ksi Lisims LNG slated to be ‘major customer’ for North Coast Transmission Line

  20-01-2026 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A memorandum of understanding has been signed to secure a “major customer” for the proposed North Coast Transmission Line.
  BC Hydro and Ksi Lisims LNG signed the memorandum of understanding Tuesday (Jan. 20) that is meant to provide clarity on how and when the Crown corporation will deliver as much as 600 megawatts of clean electricity to the proposed floating LNG facility of Nisga’a Treaty Lands.
  Energy Minister Adrian Dix was joined by BC Hydro CEO Charlotte Mitha and Nisga&r
  
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• Nurses union calls patient safety crisis at Vernon hospital - nanaimobulletin.com

  20-01-2026 21:10 via news.google.com
  Nurses union calls patient safety crisis at Vernon hospital  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• City of Nanaimo piloting trail accessiblity information sign project - nanaimobulletin.com

  20-01-2026 21:06 via news.google.com
  City of Nanaimo piloting trail accessiblity information sign project  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• B.C. town’s memorial garden bringing wind phone for quiet goodbyes - nanaimobulletin.com

  20-01-2026 21:05 via news.google.com
  B.C. town’s memorial garden bringing wind phone for quiet goodbyes  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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