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• OPINION: How Canada Post is strangling community newspapers

  29-07-2026 17:53 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The shuttering of Winnipeg’s Community Review means 200,000 households will no longer get the benefit of a free community newspaper delivered to their door. It also means that more than 800 people who deliver the paper and their families will be affected.
  This is an unforced error that never should have happened. How did we get here? The answer is complex.
  First, there is a high degree of concentration in the flyer printing market in Canada. Montreal-based TC Transcontinental enjoys the do
  
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• Canada must act to save caribou from local extinction: Syilx Okanagan Nation

  29-07-2026 20:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Syilx Okanagan Nation is urging the federal government to issue an Emergency Protection Order for the endangered Southern Mountain caribou, warning that the remaining herds in its territory face extinction.
  ​Syilx Okanagan Nation previously petitioned the Government of Canada on June 1, making the request under Section 80 of the Species at Risk Act.
  This comes after repeated warnings from the Syilx Okanagan Nation and scientists, who say habitat loss continues across the ranges of enda
  
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• Vancouver Island RCMP seek public assistance in locating wanted man

  29-07-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Wanted: Ray Sharkey
  The Campbell River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 41 year old Ray Sharkey.Sharkey is currently wanted on a Canada wide warrant for Failing to Appear for DNA Sampling and a B.C. wide warrant for review of sentence order stemming from an Assault Causing Bodily Harm in 2024.
  Sharkey is described as:Indigenous Male
  Black hair, brown eyes
  6 ft/183 cm tall
  196 lb/89 kgPolice believe that as of July 27, 2026, Sharkey was in Campbell River, B.C..Sharkey&rs
  
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• Rhonda Lee Williams

  29-07-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  January 19, 1955 – July 16, 2026With profound love, gentle grace, and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Rhonda Lee Williams (nee Morley) on July 16, 2026. Born and raised amidst the coastal beauty of Nanaimo BC, to Joseph Ernest “Ernie” and Norma Kathleen, Rhonda was the eldest of three, bringing natural warmth and poise to her role as cherished big sister to Donna and Gerry. Rhonda lived a life defined by deep devotion. She walked hand in hand with hu
  
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• RCMP seeks public assistance in locating Ray Sharkey

  29-07-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Wanted: Ray Sharkey
  The Campbell River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 41 year old Ray Sharkey.Sharkey is currently wanted on a Canada wide warrant for Failing to Appear for DNA Sampling and a B.C. wide warrant for review of sentence order stemming from an Assault Causing Bodily Harm in 2024.
  Sharkey is described as:Indigenous Male
  Black hair, brown eyes
  6 ft/183 cm tall
  196 lb/89 kgPolice believe that as of July 27, 2026, Sharkey was in Campbell River, B.C..Sharkey&rs
  
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• David Gregory Pearce

  29-07-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  January 04, 1961 – July 01, 2026With heavy hearts we are sad to announce the sudden passing of David Gregory Pearce on July 01, 2026. David was born in Hamilton, Ontario, resided briefly in Moncton, New Brunswick and Ottawa, Ontario prior to our parent’s final move to Nanaimo in 1972.
  Graduating in 1979 from NDSS – he followed his path with his enjoyment of working with engines. Challenging both exams – he received his apprenticeship then journeyman papers as a machinist.
  
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• What’s On, July 29

  29-07-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  MUSIC
  Keep Right Jazz Quartet and Friends will be playing Thursday Nite Jazz at the Green Olive on July 30 at 6 p.m. No cover charge.
  Behaviors, Plaid Snakes, Slumbering Patina, My Drum Machine, Your Skull and Maskara will be playing at The Terminal Bar Nanaimo at 6 p.m on July 31. Cover is $20.
  Steve Mitchell Songwriters with Danika Portz will be playing at The Vault Cafe at 7 p.m. on July 31. Cost is $20.
  Innerouter, Painted Silver and Fishe Townsen will be playing at The Vault Cafe at 9 p.m.
  
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• RCMP: Island resident reports losing $600K in cryptocurrency scam

  29-07-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Scammers continue to strike Parksville Qualicum Beach residents.
  According to Oceanside RCMP, a resident reported losing $600,000 to an online advertisement promoting a cryptocurrency scheme allegedly recommended by a politician on June 23. The scam was among 323 complaints received by the Oceanside RCMP the week of June 22 to June 28.
  Some of the other incidents included:
  A commercial vehicle was reported stolen from a parking lot in the 1000 block of Lee Road in Parksville on June 22. The vehi
  
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• Proposed Northwest B.C. LNG facility signs major long-term export deal with German energy company

  29-07-2026 19:41 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Ksi Lisims LNG has signed a major long-term sale and purchase agreement with another German energy company.
  The deal, announced by Ksi Lisims and Uniper on July 29, would see the Dusseldorf-based European energy supplier purchase two million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas from the proposed floating facility north of Prince Rupert.
  “This milestone marks the first major long-term LNG supply agreement between Canada and Germany and represents a significant step in strengtheni
  
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• Tibetan monk and golf pro pair up for book blending Buddhism and birdies

  29-07-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Tibetan Bön Buddhist meditation master and a Canadian golf professional teed off together this week to promote a book they say bridges the gap between mental stillness and physical performance on the golf course.
  Geshe Yongdong Losar and Jesse Moussa co-wrote “Becoming The Master On the Course and In Life: Wisdom from a Golf Pro and Meditation Master.” The pair originally met at Glacier Greens Golf Club in the Comox Valley, where Losar was a member and Moussa worked as a teach
  
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• $110K donated towards prostate cancer research in Kelowna

  29-07-2026 18:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Research and treatment against prostate cancer in the Central Okanagan is getting a healthy boost as a sizeable amount of money was donated to the BC Cancer Foundation on Wednesday, July 29.Through a year of fundraising efforts, the Motorcycle Ride for Dad Okanagan Chapter was able to gather $110,000 to donate towards cutting-edge research into prostate cancer and brachytherapy, as well as an awareness campaign.
  Since 2009, the Ride for Dad campaign has raised over $1.4 million for the fight aga
  
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• Cowichan Rugby Club celebrates 50 years at Piggie Park

  29-07-2026 18:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  It’s been 50 years since the Cowichan Rugby Football Club purchased its Herd Road property, and festivities marking the occasion are gearing up to run Aug. 13 to 15.
  On Thursday, Aug. 13 a touch rugby game is scheduled for 6 p.m. It’s an annual off-season tradition around the club and is best suited to players 14 and up, though it remains a family friendly event. This year’s game will be even more special as the field configuration will be switched to match the original pitch l
  
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• West Kootenay police looking for missing woman last seen at Shambhala Music Festival

  29-07-2026 18:41 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Salmo RCMP are asking for help after a 28-year-old woman went missing from the Shambhala Music Festival.
  Kayla Boisvert was last seen at the West Kootenay festival on Monday, July 27 around 2:15 a.m.
  She was reported missing on July 28.
  Boisvert is described as 6′ (183 cm) tall with black hair with long blonde braids and brown eyes.
  She was last seen wearing a blue head scarf, oversize graphic T-shirt and multicoloured scarves.
  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Boisvert is urge
  
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• $75K fine upheld against Tolko almost a decade after landslide into Shuswap lake

  29-07-2026 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Vernon forestry company’s bid to reduce a $75,000 fine, incurred after it caused a landslide in the Shuswap, has been denied.Tolko will have to pay the full amount after the Forest Appeals Commission found the fine was reasonable, nearly a decade after a logging road Tolko built caused an estimated 11,500 cubic metres of debris to slide into Rosemond Lake, just south of Mara Lake, in 2017, according to a decision published by the Commission July 15.The road had been constructed in 2011 t
  
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• Man dies after assault outside Nanaimo strip club

  29-07-2026 18:23 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A 27-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained during an assault outside a Nanaimo strip club.
  At approximately 1 a.m. on Friday, July 17, a 27-year-old man was assaulted outside Sweet Spot Lounge in Nanaimo.
  The victim was transported for medical treatment with injuries considered to be life threatening.
  Despite extensive medical treatment, the victim died from the injuries he sustained.
  A 33-year-old man suspect has been charged with manslaughter.
  The Nanaimo RCMP serious crime unit has
  
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• 4 arrested in investigation into under-construction Abbotsford drug lab

  29-07-2026 17:28 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Four people were arrested in three separate searches stemming from an investigation by B.C.’s anti-gang police into an under-construction drug lab in rural Abbotsford.
  Police searched three properties – the lab in Abbotsford and residences in Surrey and Enderby – on May 21 leading to the seizure of firearms, explosives and drugs, Sgt. Sarbjit K. Sangha told media during a Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit news conference in Surrey on Wednesday (July 29).
  Of the four peop
  
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• Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo to celebrate golden jubilee

  29-07-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A fixture in Nanaimo’s Stadium District is set to celebrate its golden jubilee this Friday.
  On July 31, 1976, Serauxmen Stadium officially opened and 50 years to the day, Friday, July 31, a 50th anniversary anniversary celebration will be held coinciding with the Nanaimo NightOwls’ West Coast League home baseball game against the Port Angeles Lefties.
  Previously, the land was the site of a coal mine and in 1971, was transferred from the Canadian Department of National Defence to Nana
  
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• New laser a ‘game changer’ for prostate surgery at West Coast General Hospital

  29-07-2026 13:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A state-of-the-art laser is changing the lives of patients undergoing prostate surgery at West Coast General Hospital.
  For the past two months, a green light laser has advanced recovery times and lowered risks for men undergoing trans-urethral prostate resection (TUPR) surgery—considered a day surgery.
  “This has dramatically changed how we can manage men with enlarged prostates,” said Dr. Zeid Mohamedali, urologist at West Coast General Hospital. “Traditionally, we used e
  
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• What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C.

  29-07-2026 05:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it.McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out of India, “paid for in Indi
  
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• Nanaimo’s Katzberg captures hammer throw gold at Glasgow Commonwealth Games

  29-07-2026 02:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Olympic and world champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg is a golden boy yet again.
  Katzberg captured a gold medal in hammer throw at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland setting a Commonwealth Games record with an 80.97-metre effort on Monday, July 27 at EDF Scotstoun Stadium.
  Joining Katzberg on the podium, Cyprus’ Iosif Kesidis who took silver, and fellow Canadian Rowan Hamilton, who captured bronze.
  The Nanaimo native was happy with the win.
  “It was amazing. My arms w
  
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• Water restrictions implemented in Salmon River to protect fish

  29-07-2026 02:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A new protection order aims has come downstream to safeguard salmon.
  As severe drought conditions continue to affect river levels in the Thompson Okanagan region, a fish population protection order will help protect endangered chinook salmon in Salmon River by temporarily restricting water use for forage crops and identified industrial purposes.
  Government, local communities, farmers and partners have been working together to support water conservation and voluntary irrigation schedules. Despite
  
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• Findlay says ‘no directive’ to B.C. Conservatives on First Nations terminology

  29-07-2026 02:02 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she doesn’t know where the information came from that alleges her MLAs were given a directive to no longer use the term ‘First Nations.’
  “I don’t know where that came from, he presented no evidence. There’s been no such directive, and I think that is mere speculation and I really don’t comment on hypotheticals,” she told Black Press Media in a one-on-one interview Tuesday (July 28).
  “It’
  
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• Former Kelowna care aide jailed for assault

  29-07-2026 01:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A former Kelowna care aide is behind bars for assaulting a client.The plaintiff’s and the victim’s identities are protected under a publication ban.Appearing in provincial court in Kelowna on July 28, the 25-year-old man is going to spend the next 18 months behind bars for assault, on more than one occasion, of a man he had been hired to look after.On multiple instances in April and May 2024, the plaintiff was seen on video from the victim’s room beating the man in the head, bo
  
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• Former Kelowna care aid jailed for assault

  29-07-2026 01:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A former Kelowna care aid is behind bars for assaulting a client.The plaintiff’s and the victim’s identities are protected under a publication ban.Appearing in provincial court in Kelowna on July 28, the 25-year-old man is going to spend the next 18 months behind bars for assault, on more than one occasion, of a man he had been hired to look after.On multiple instances in April and May 2024, the plaintiff was seen on video from the victim’s room beating the man in the head, bod
  
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• Regional District of Nanaimo unveils new fire training centre

  29-07-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Regional District of Nanaimo has officially opened its new regional fire training building, located at the Nanoose Bay firehall.
  A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on July 27 attended by Area E (Nanoose Bay) director Bob Rogers, Area G (Englishman River, San Pareil, French Creek, Little Qualicum, Dashwood) director Lehann Wallace, District of Lantzville mayor Mark Swain, Nanoose Bay Fire Department deputy fire chief Denis Holme and Lantzville Fire Rescue fire chief Neil Rukus.
  It was followe
  
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• Nanaimo eyes painted crosswalk honouring veterans near Dallas Square Cenotaph

  29-07-2026 01:26 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A crosswalk design honouring veterans may soon be installed near the Dallas Square Cenotaph, located in Nanaimo’s downtown core.
  At the city council meeting on July 20, Coun. Sheryl Armstrong’s motion that staff work with the Nanaimo Legion Branch’s 256 and 10 to develop a crosswalk design honouring veterans, with the preferred location near the Dallas Square Cenotaph, passed unanimously.
  The report on the design will include costing and funding options for council to consider,
  
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• Esquimalt advances deer fencing rules to save gardens, protect wildlife

  29-07-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  As a response to the long-running human-deer conflict, Esquimalt has passed a bylaw to keep deer out of residents’ gardens, while also ensuring their safety.
  On July 20, council supported the bylaw allowing residents to put up deer fencing with a 2.5-metre height made of woven wire mesh, over other materials that could cause injuries to wildlife.
  The new regulations will apply to residential properties with six or fewer homes on a single lot.
  “I really like how the staff took the tim
  
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• Conservation Officers issue nearly $22K in fines for illegal campfires in B.C.

  28-07-2026 23:38 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  It was a busy weekend of putting out illegal campfires and handing out fines for the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.Conservation officers conducted campfire ban patrols over the weekend of July 25 across several regions in B.C.“Unfortunately, numerous illegal fires were discovered,” the service said on social media Monday.Nineteen violation tickets were issued, totalling $21,850 in fines.For those planning a camping trip this summer, the Conservation Officer Service advises checki
  
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• Ladysmith Days returns with free family fun and community spirit

  28-07-2026 23:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Ladysmith Days is known for its greasy pole, zucchini races and fireworks, but organizers say the heart of annual celebration isn’t found in any single event.
  Instead, it’s found in the hundreds of volunteers who spend months creating a free weekend of activities so local families can simply enjoy being together.
  For Mary Furneaux, vice-president and vendor coordinator with the Ladysmith Celebration Society, that spirit of giving back has become a family tradition.
  Seventeen years ag
  
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• RCMP ask for aid to identify Cowichan Home Depot theft suspect

  28-07-2026 22:59 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are asking the public for help to identify a suspect after two thefts from Home Depot at Cowichan Commons in North Cowichan.
  On July 15, North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP received a theft report that a man removed a Frigidaire stainless steel French door style refrigerator from the store on Drinkwater Road without payment.On July 17, a suspect went to the Home Depot and stole a Samsung range and Ryobi tools, RCMP said.The same man is believed to be responsible for both theft
  
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