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• New riots make France confront an old problem

  04-07-2023 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  What is France doing wrong that prevents some from feeling equality and fraternity for all?
  
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• DISTRICT OF LANTZVILLE: PUBLIC NOTICE – ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT

  10-06-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The District’s Annual Municipal Report for the year ended December 31, 2025, is available for review at www.lantzville.ca, and at the Municipal Hall, 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, BC, during regular business hours (8:30 am to 4:00 pm), Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays.
  Local governments must prepare an annual report which states the goals and objectives for the coming year and demonstrates progress toward the preceding year’s goals and objectives. The report also inclu
  
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• District of Lantzville Notice of No Public Hearing: Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 6:00pm

  10-06-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  At the regular Council Meeting on June 24, 2026 at 6:00pm virtual (Zoom Webinar platform) and livestreamed at lantzville.ca. District of Lantzville Council will give first reading to the following proposed Bylaw: “District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020, Amendment (7660 Clark Drive) Bylaw No. 433, 2026”.
  SUBJECT PROPERTIES
  The Bylaw amendment applies to the following parcel:• 7660 Clark Drive: LOT 2, DISTRICT LOT 37, WELLINGTON DISTRICT, PLAN 46790
  PURPOSE
  To amend &ld
  
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• New Nanaimo organization is focused on practice of natural, green burials

  10-06-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A new group is being formed in Nanaimo with a focus on green and natural burials.
  Island Green Burial Organization, which is currently applying for non-profit status, envisions a future where burial practices contribute to the healing and protection of the land, “gently returning us to the cycles of the natural world,” according to an informational pamphlet.
  Kimberly LeDuc, member of the newly formed organization, said that green burial is essentially, a direct Earth burial.
  “I
  
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• KF Aerospace restores Canadian history putting Odyssey 86 on display in B.C.

  10-06-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  On June 7, 1986, the Odyssey 86 took off out of Vancouver for a trip around the world. Forty years later, on June 9, four of the flight crew members gathered in Kelowna for the premier of Odyssey 86 – 90 Years of the DC-3 to see their adventure on film for the first time ever.
  Hosted at the KF Centre for Excellence, over 200 people came out to watch the new documentary with never-before-seen footage taken during the adventure.
  The then 50-year-old aircraft made history in 1986, as an all-C
  
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• Abandoned boats left high and dry on west coast as funding cuts deepen

  10-06-2026 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Tofino, B.C. – Down the dock of broken dreams lies a fleet of old fishing boats that are the end of their life—and there’s next to no money left in federal or provincial coffers to do anything with them.
  The federal Abandoned Boats Program (ABP), which was launched in 2017 with an initial investment of $6.4 million, was not renewed.
  “There is no more funding for ABP at this time,” said Transport Canada in a May 29 email.
  The program disposed of 223 abandoned and wre
  
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• Accused in Lumby murder case offers murky account of day ex-wife was killed

  10-06-2026 03:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  WARNING: this article contains content related to a domestic violence murder trial which may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know has been harmed by domestic violence (gender-based violence), contact Archway Society for Domestic Peace at 250-542-1122 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
  As the cross-examination of Vitali Stefanski continued Tuesday afternoon, the accused murderer’s description of the events surrounding the death of his ex-wif
  
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• ‘Worthy of rebuke:’ Damages awarded to investigator fired after B.C. Misfire report

  10-06-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  In a scathing judgment handed out by the B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, a judge found that Christy Clark’s government deliberately made the investigator involved in the infamous 2012 Health ministry firings a “scapegoat,” firing her unfairly just hours before the former premier lost power in a vote of non-confidence.
  Justice Lindsay LeBlanc finds the decision to fire investigator Wendy Taylor at that moment was made by the Clark government simply “because it suited them po
  
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• PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: RURAL HOUSING STRATEGY PROJECT

  10-06-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is developing a Rural Housing Strategy to respond to housing affordability challenges and changing housing needs in rural communities by helping to guide land use planning, zoning and policies in rural areas. The RDN invites residents to share their input to help shape realistic housing solutions by attending an open house to exchange ideas or by completing the online survey by July 8.
  Open Houses – Idea Exchanges:
  Tuesday, June 16, 2026
  5 – 8 p
  
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• City of Nanaimo again asks province for ‘dry’ supportive-housing units

  10-06-2026 00:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The City of Nanaimo is, once again, asking the province to provide “dry” housing units, where no drugs or alcohol use is permitted, in the new supportive-housing project planned at 250 Terminal Ave.
  Coun. Sheryl Armstrong made that motion, which passed unanimously, at the city’s special governance and priorities committee meeting on Monday, June 8.
  The discussion at the meeting centred on the need for dry-supportive housing in Nanaimo, and a number of presenters and delegations
  
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• Fred Penner will be headlining entertainment at Nanaimo Silly Boat Regatta

  10-06-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An icon in Canadian children’s music will be headlining entertainment at Nanaino Silly Boat Regatta.
  Fred Penner, who is a four-time Juno Award winner, best known for his hit The Cat Came Back as well as his long-running CBC TV series Fred Penner’s Place, was announced as the headline entertainer for the 40th Nanaimo Silly Boat Regatta in a media release by Nanaimo Child Development Centre on May 28.
  In the release, Penner said people should never underestimate the ability to make a
  
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• Former Okanagan man guilty of historical sexual offences against minor

  10-06-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  WARNING: This article contains content which may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. If you are a child or youth and you or someone you know is unsafe or being abused, call the Helpline for Children at 1-877-631-8282 at any time. For mental health help and information, call 310-6789 (no area code) To see all the services and help available, visit bc211.ca.After a four-day trial, a former Penticton man has been convicted of multiple sexual offences involving a minor dati
  
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• Saanich police perform CPR during two-patient medical emergency

  09-06-2026 23:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A section of Glanford Avenue in Saanich was temporarily closed on Tuesday (June 9) following a medical emergency in the 4200 block near Enterprise Crescent.
  According to the Saanich Police Department, two officers passing through the area just before noon noticed a person who appeared to be in medical distress. When the officers stopped to check on the person, they discovered the individual did not have a pulse.
  The officers immediately began life-saving actions, including CPR. They continued re
  
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• Passing Saanich officers step in to save person in medical distress

  09-06-2026 23:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A section of Glanford Avenue in Saanich was temporarily closed on Tuesday (June 9) following a medical emergency near Enterprise Crescent.
  According to the Saanich Police Department, two officers passing through the area just before noon noticed a person who appeared to be in medical distress.
  When the officers stopped to check on the person, they discovered the individual did not have a pulse.
  The officers immediately began life-saving actions, including CPR. They continued resuscitation effort
  
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• Stefanski trial: Accused in Lumby murder case takes the stand

  09-06-2026 23:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Accused North Okanagan murderer Vitali Stefanski took the stand Tuesday morning as his B.C. Supreme Court trial transitioned to evidence from his defence, which gave jurors a different account of the events surrounding his ex-wife’s death that transpired two years ago.
  Specifically, Vitali claimed ex-wife Tatjana Stefanski had his knife on her while in his car at the top of her driveway just outside Lumby on April 13, 2024, and further claimed she cut herself with it, whether purposefully
  
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• B.C. rolls out online home tests for learner licence tests

  09-06-2026 22:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ICBC is rolling out at-home online testing for beginner drivers to take their first knowledge test.
  New drivers can now take the learner’s licence knowledge test online, provided the computer has a webcam enabled to ensure they are taking the test without help. Testing is not available on a mobile device.
  “This is especially good news for people in rural and remote communities who used to have to commute far distances,” Attorney General Niki Sharma said in a Tuesday news confer
  
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• Hall of Fame NHL’er Iginla skates with youth hockey team at Kelowna’s Memorial Cup

  09-06-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  It’s not every day youth hockey players get to skate with real professionals, but that’s exactly what happened in Kelowna when a minor hockey team from Ontario laced up the skates with former NHL player Jarome Iginla.
  The Burlington Bulldogs U10 team won the experience by successfully submitting an application for the Dr. Oetker Giuseppe Practice with a Pro contest, an annual hockey program that rewards one minor hockey team with a trip to the Memorial Cup, featuring an exclusive on-
  
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• Courtenay-Alberni MP introduces bill to make mental health services accessible

  09-06-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns is introducing a new bill that aims to make mental health services accessible for all.
  The bill, The Mental Health Parity Act, proposes that mental health, addictions, and substance use services into Canada’s universal, public health care system. It would introduce framework for the federal government to partner with provinces and territories to provide public coverage, and is modelled after the Canada Health Act. It will also include provisions to promote p
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP issue warning after traffic stop involving grad students

  09-06-2026 21:01 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo RCMP is reminding youth and parents alike that choosing to drink and drive, particularly on prom and grad nights, can quickly turn a milestone evening of memories and celebration into a tragedy.
  At approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, a Nanaimo RCMP officer observed a small sedan travelling southbound on Highway 1 travelling at 136 kilometres per hour in a 90 km/hour zone.
  A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle which was occupied by four young adults, ranging in ages from 18 t
  
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• Arson suspected in Duncan car fire

  09-06-2026 20:53 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 6.
  At approximately 2:07 a.m., police responded to the Thunderbird Motor Inn, at 5849 York Rd., with the North Cowichan Fire Department.
  “Upon attendance, two vehicles were found fully involved in fire, with flames impacting the nearby structure,” said Cst. Tessa McDonald, spokesperson for the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP.
  “Due to the proximity of the
  
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• Suspected impaired driver found unconscious near B.C. elementary school

  09-06-2026 20:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A witness report of a swerving van led West Shore RCMP officers to an unconscious driver near an elementary school in Langford on June 4.
  Police say the call came in at 2:42 p.m., reporting a grey van driving erratically on Happy Valley Road. The vehicle was reportedly weaving in and out of its lane before stopping near the 3400 block.
  Officers found the driver unconscious inside the van.
  She later regained consciousness and showed signs and symptoms of suspected drug impairment, according to RC
  
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• Port Alberni lands leading role in reality show ‘Home Town Takeover Canada’

  09-06-2026 20:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Port Alberni will be the star of the first season of Home Town Takeover Canada, a reality show that revitalizes cities.
  Residents were asked to come down to Harbour Quay Tuesday morning for what the city called a final push to convince HGTV to bring the show to Port Alberni. People were surprised to see hosts of Canadian version, Bryan and Sarah Baeumler joined by the American hosts, Ben and Erin Napier at the quay.
  The hosts made the surprise announcement that Port Alberni has been selected for
  
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• Police shoot and kill man in East Vancouver after reported hostage situation

  09-06-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Vancouver police shot and killed a man on Monday after what is being called a violent home invasion and hostage situation.
  Officers were responding to reports at about 9 p.m. of a man running through backyards in an East Vancouver neighbourhood near Trout Lake, arriving on scene to find the suspect had gained entry to a home.
  According to the Vancouver Police Department, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation on the 3600 block of Commercial Street, but were “ultimately forced to s
  
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• ‘Not a choice we made’: Popular Kelowna restaurant to close due to immigration issues

  09-06-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A staple in the Kelowna food scene is set to close at the end of the year due to issues and errors in the immigration process.
  On Monday, June 8, Italian restaurant Roma Nord Bistro, located in the Rotary Centre for the Arts, took to social media to announce its unexpected closure.
  “It is with incredibly heavy hearts that we share some news we never imagined we would have to speak aloud,” the post reads. “Due to a series of administrative issues and errors that occurred through
  
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• B.C.’s Jenn Gardiner turns down PWHL expansion team offer

  09-06-2026 19:41 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner has turned down a chance to move to a PWHL expansion team, as the league continues to fill rosters for four new teams.
  Under Phase 2 of the PWHL’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process, the expansion teams – Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose – were each given a chance to sign five players from existing teams.
  Gardiner opted not to sign the offer she received. (The league does not make public which teams made offers.) That means she must now
  
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• Dorothy Constance Griffin (nee Page)

  09-06-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  February 5, 1925 – April 26, 2026
  Dorothy Griffin passed away peacefully on April 26th, 2026, at the age of 101 years. Predeceased by her four brothers, Ronald, Kenneth, Jack and Leslie, and her husband Paul. Dorothy is survived by her three sons, Derek, Owen, and Ross; 5 grandchildren, Tamra, Heidi, Carli, Erica, and Paul; 3 great grandchildren, McKensie, Max, and Ozzy.
  Born February 5th, 1925, in Victoria BC to Stanley and Dorothy Page. Dorothy was raised on Galiano Is
  
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• City still has no plan for Diana Krall Square

  09-06-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The city has no current plans to move forward with rejuvenating Diana Krall Plaza, located in the heart of downtown Nanaimo.
  During a recent finance and audit committee meeting, while staff were reviewing and updating council members on what infrastructure projects are planned in the coming years, Mayor Leonard Krog asked staff if there was any money in the infrastructure budget earmarked for developing something “more exciting” for the plaza.
  “It’s a pretty flat and cold
  
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• Clearwater mayor speaks at national climate summit, calls for renewable energy

  09-06-2026 18:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A summit recently held in Edmonton brought elected officials from across Canada together to call for change in federal climate policy.
  The closed-door climate summit was hosted on June 4 by Elbows Up For Climate, a coalition of about 300 mayors, councillors and local elected leaders. A June 8 press release from the group said they delivered an urgent message to Prime Minister Mark Carney, which was, “We need nation building, not nation-burning projects.”
  On top of the summit itself,
  
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• Clearwater mayor calls for renewable energy at national climate summit

  09-06-2026 18:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A summit recently held in Edmonton brought elected officials from across Canada together to call for change in federal climate policy.
  The closed-door climate summit was hosted on June 4 by Elbows Up For Climate, a coalition of about 300 mayors, councillors and local elected leaders. A June 8 press release from the group said they delivered an urgent message to Prime Minister Mark Carney, which was, “We need nation building, not nation-burning projects.”
  On top of the summit itself,
  
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• University of Victoria honours 5 outstanding leaders with honorary degrees

  09-06-2026 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The University of Victoria honours five outstanding individuals with diverse backgrounds in science, philanthropy, business, arts and Indigenous law and rights with honorary degrees during its spring convocation ceremonies, held June 8 to 12.
  Through the week, UVic celebrates with graduates, honorees, community and family with more than 4,100 degrees, diplomas and certificates conferred over 12 ceremonies under the leadership of chancellor Marion Buller and acting president and vice-chancellor Q
  
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