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• Pantry to plate

  14-04-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Recipes for a rainy day
  
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• Fog warning extended for Lower Mainland, inland Vancouver Island

  20-01-2026 18:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A fog advisory is expected to continue through to Wednesday afternoon in parts of the Lower Mainland and inland Vancouver Island.
  Environment Canada issued a yellow advisory Tuesday morning (Jan. 20), extending the advisory from the day before. A yellow advisory means hazardous weather may cause damage, disruption or health impacts and are more moderate, localized and/or short-term.
  Environment Canada warns of near-zero visibility in Metro Vancouver and inland Vancouver Island near Port Alberni.
  
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• Vancouver Goldeneyes and Ottawa Charge complete historic six-player trade

  20-01-2026 17:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Vancouver Goldeneyes and Ottawa Charge have completed the biggest trade in PWHL history.
  The two teams announced Sunday (Jan. 18) that each would acquire three players.
  “The Goldeneyes acquired forwards Mannon McMahon, Anna Meixner and Anna Shokhina in exchange for forwards Michela Cava and Brooke McQuigge and defender Emma Greco,” noted a Goldeneyes release Tuesday (Jan. 30).
  All three forwards acquired by the Goldeneyes have spent their entire PWHL career in Ottawa. McMahon, 24
  
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• Sawmill closure cuts tax revenue in small Northwest B.C. town by 20 per cent

  20-01-2026 17:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The District of Houston faces a $1.2 million municipal budget shortfall due to the closure of Canfor’s Houston sawmill because the mill property is no longer considered an active enterprise, making it impossible to collect taxes based on its previous industrial assessment.
  And that could mean the District will dip into a budget stabilization reserve of $1.65 million set up in January 2023 for just such a situation.
  “A core priority of council is to minimize the financial impacts this
  
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• Review clears B.C. coach in Olympic skeleton qualifier controversy

  20-01-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Bobsled Canada Skeleton (BCS) team and coach Joe Cecchini were exonerated after an investigation by International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation’s (IBSF) Interim Integrity Unit (IIU).
  United States skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender accused the former Greater Trail athlete of manipulating the system and alleges that Cecchini sabotaged her opportunity to qualify for her sixth Olympic Games.
  Uhlaneder claimed that Cecchini intentionally withdrew four Canadian athletes from the final race
  
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• B.C. woman makes scooter safety plea after Christmas day collision on way to church

  20-01-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It was Christmas day and Langley City resident Anita Soderquist was in her electric mobility scooter, heading for church, when she was hit by a pickup truck, narrowly escaping serious injury.
  “My first thought was, I’m going to go see God,” Soderquist recalled.
  “My second thought was, who’s going to look after the cat?”
  She said the truck had gone through a light without seeing her in the crosswalk, and while it managed a last-second stop, it still made impact
  
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• Repair work to close sections of Hwy. 1, 3 and 5 over next 3 days

  20-01-2026 16:03 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Portions of Hope highways will be closed over the next three days while urgent repair work is done on sections impacted by December flooding.
  According to a news release on Monday (Jan. 19) from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT), the contractor will implement full closures at four locations.
  The locations include two daytime closures on highways 1 and 3 westbound between the Highway 3/5 split and the Hunter Creek Scale, and a nighttime closure on Highway 5 southbound in Merritt f
  
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• B.C. files claim for $3.6M Maple Ridge house, alleging it is the proceeds of crime

  20-01-2026 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The B.C. Ministry of the Attorney General has launched a civil forfeiture action against a property in rural Maple Ridge, claiming it was used for unlawful purposes, and obtained through crime.
  Bobby Shah’s 7,200 square foot home on 124th Avenue has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, and is currently listed for sale at a price of $3.6 million.
  Shah, also known as Bahman Djebelibak, is the director of Valerian Labs and Steam Lounge Yaletown
  In October 2023, the US government announced sancti
  
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• ‘I am their voice’: B.C. woman creates social media campaign for Iranian people

  20-01-2026 15:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An Iranian Canadian activist in Chilliwack is hoping to highlight the human rights crisis in Iran through a social media video campaign.
  Ghazaleh Nozamani has not had contact with her friends and family in weeks, as anti-government protests, ensuing violence and death, and a government-led internet blackout continue.
  “I am in the same situation as millions of Iranians who are currently disconnected from their loved ones,” she told The Progress. “We are all living under immense
  
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• East Kootenay halfpipe hero Dylan Marineau gets chance to live Olympic dream

  20-01-2026 14:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Fernie skier Dylan Marineau has achieved his long-time goal of competing in the Olympics.
  Marineau, 27, was recently announced to Team Canada ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. He’ll be competing in free style halfpipe skiing in Livigno from Feb. 19-21.
  Marineau made the Olympic roster after successful rankings in four World Cup competitions in the last month, where he achieved top eight scores. He narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2022 China Olympics, so he
  
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• Regional District of Nanaimo staff to craft nuisance property abatement bylaw

  20-01-2026 14:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Regional District of Nanaimo staff will craft legislation and do work to aid bylaw enforcement in dealings with nuisance properties.
  At the RDN’s Jan. 8 electoral area services committee meeting, directors asked bylaw services to combat nuisance properties by examining and drawing up a nuisance abatement bylaw, as well as bylaws for formation of working groups and a review of fines.
  Nuisance properties, an RDN staff report stated, are burdensome not only for police, but regional district r
  
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• Nanaimo’s historic Chinatown artists’ pieces see new light alongside contemporary works

  20-01-2026 14:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The work of contemporary and historical artists have come together to create an exhibit on Nanaimo’s four historic Chinatowns.
  Bleached by the Sun: Perspectives on Chinatown is being presented at the Nanaimo Art Gallery from Jan. 24 to March 22, with a free opening weekend reception and community gathering.
  In the exhibit, curated by Jesse Birch and Imogene Lim, guests will view several photographs by the late Fred Herzog and Kin Jung, as well as a painting by the late Betty Wong. Contempo
  
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• B.C. mom would ‘like to lay my daughter’s bones to rest’ as mystery continues

  20-01-2026 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Debbie Harbowy has been deprived of burying her daughter Rebecca, who went missing two years ago, but the Maple Ridge mom still hopes her remains can be found.
  The subject of a lengthy missing persons case, Rebecca Harbowy was considered deceased when partial remains were discovered by a hiker, in a wooded area of Maple Ridge, in May of 2025.
  But her mother has continued searching for her remains.
  “I’d like to lay my daughter’s bones to rest,” she said.
  The man who discov
  
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• Duclair nets 2 as New York Islanders trip slumping Canucks 4-3

  20-01-2026 06:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Anthony Duclair had a pair of goals, lifting the visiting New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Monday at Rogers Arena.Ryan Pulock and Tony DeAngelo also scored for the Isles (27-17-5), with Mathew Barzal and Matthew Schaefer adding two assists apiece. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves for the netminding win.
  Max Sasson, Evander Kane and Drew O’Connor scored for the Canucks (16-28-5), who have dropped 11 straight games. Kevin Lankinen stopped 28 of 32 shots in t
  
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• Top-5 World Cup finish for B.C. freestyle skier

  20-01-2026 04:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A third- and a fifth-place showing in her two events before Canada’s Olympic freestyle skiing slopestyle squad is named this week.
  Will it be enough for Vernon’s Elena Gaskell?
  The lone Canadian in the field for the final 10 was fifth at a World Cup stop in Laax, Switzerland. Her two runs resulted in a score of 62.75, five points off the podium.
  “Definitely can clean some things up, but beyond hyped to be back feeling good on my skis,” she wrote on her Instagram page.
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• IIO clears officer who slipped on spilled wine during arrest in Parksville

  20-01-2026 03:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A report from the Independent Investigations Office of BC found the injuries suffered by a woman during an arrest were due to an officer slipping in wine and falling.
  Oceanside RCMP were called to a Parksville motel in the evening of March 24, 2025, for a wellness check on a woman. Police were told by the caller that the women, described as having not taking her medication, had threatened them with a knife.
  Police went looking for the woman in the area where she was known to frequent, but could
  
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• RDN board approves $300,000 for Morden Colliery Regional Trail bridge design

  20-01-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Regional District of Nanaimo is another step closer to crossing that bridge when it comes to it, so to speak, toward creation of a bridge that spans over the Nanaimo River and Thatcher Creek on the Morden Colliery Regional Trail.
  At its Tuesday, Jan. 13, meeting the RDN board approved awarding a $300,000 contract to ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd., to come up with detailed designs for a 2.4-metre wide stiffened suspension bridge spanning the Nanaimo River.
  A multi-span stiffened suspe
  
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• North Island College eyes multiple course suspensions to cope with budget shortfall

  20-01-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  North Island College (NIC) is starting to feel the pinch of the 2024 and 2025 federal policy changes that reduced the number of international student visas issued to those planning to study in the province.
  According to the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, this reduction could potentially have a negative annual revenue impact of $300 million.
  But how will it affect students, college employees, employers and the communities — Port Alberni, Comox Valley, Campbell River
  
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• B.C. Conservatives announce leadership rules, $115 k fee, May 30 date for new leader

  20-01-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Candidates to become the next B.C. Conservative Party leader will be required to pay $115,000 in fees spread over the next four months, according to campaign rules unveiled on Friday, Jan. 16.
  The winner will be announced at a convention on May 30.
  They will also be required to pay a $20,000 deposit against any fines levied for breaking contest rules, and remit 20 per cent of their total political contributions back to party coffers.
  Several candidates shared their thoughts about the rules with
  
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• B.C. Conservatives announce leadership rules, $110 k fee, May 30 date for new leader

  20-01-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Candidates to become the next B.C. Conservative Party leader will be required to pay $115,000 in fees spread over the next four months, according to campaign rules unveiled on Friday, Jan. 16.
  The winner will be announced at a convention on May 30.
  They will also be required to pay a $20,000 deposit against any fines levied for breaking contest rules, and remit 20 per cent of their total political contributions back to party coffers.
  Several candidates shared their thoughts about the rules with
  
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• Iconic B.C. artist Emily Carr the focus of major new exhibit in Vancouver

  20-01-2026 01:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Fans of iconic B.C. artist Emily Carr will want to visit Vancouver Art Gallery to see a major new exhibition of her work from Feb. 6 to Nov. 6.
  That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature is advertised as the gallery’s largest exhibition dedicated to the painter in more than 20 years.
  With a title borrowed from Carr’s journals, the exhibit features work primarily from VAG’s extensive Emily Carr Collection, largest in the world.
  The Victoria-born Carr, who lived until th
  
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• Police seek witnesses, dash cam video after serious Parksville crash

  20-01-2026 00:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Police are looking for witnesses and dash-camera video after a serious crash on Highway 19 near Parksville on Jan. 18.
  BC Highway Patrol are looking to speak with the driver of a grey Toyota Tacoma pickup allegedly involved in the serious crash of a Honda Civic just after 2 p.m., according to a news release by BC Highway Patrol.
  A dark grey 2020 Toyota Tacoma was in the northbound lanes on Highway 19, near the Church Road overpass, when the driver had an interaction with a blue Honda Civic drivi
  
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• Another day, another person hit: 2026 starts rough for Victoria pedestrians

  20-01-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  VicPD is urging residents to take extra care on Victoria roads after responding to a cyclist or pedestrian being struck every single day so far in 2026.
  In a statement shared on social media, VicPD said officers have attended collisions involving eight pedestrians, seven cyclists and one person on a scooter since Jan. 1.
  “These are not statistics. These are people,” VicPD said, noting the collisions involve family members, colleagues and neighbours simply moving through the community
  
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• Idaho border town flying Canadian flag is missing its B.C. neighbours

  19-01-2026 23:26 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The latest statistics from United States Customs and Border Protection for the border crossing at Porthill, Idaho, just south of Creston, show traffic down by approximately 30,000 passenger vehicles. That’s through the end of September, 2025. During that time, 123,000 vehicles crossed at Porthill. The previous year there were 151,000.
  That’s a considerable drop for a small border crossing, says David Sims, Director of Economic Development for the Boundary region, which stretches from
  
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• B.C. delays changes to Heritage Conservation Act, pledges more consultation

  19-01-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. is holding off on planned changes to the Heritage Conservation Act until it can get more feedback from industry, local governments and First Nations.
  The Heritage Conservation Act is the piece of legislation that governs the rules landowners must abide by when archeological artifacts are found on their property. In an effort to update this legislation, the government worked with First Nations’ leaders on 53 proposed changes.
  Changes would have included stronger enforcement, simplified
  
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• ‘I felt like a cartoon character’: Victoria man stunned after winning $500K

  19-01-2026 22:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  If you’ve ever imagined how you would react to winning half a million dollars, utter disbelief is a fair place to start, and that’s exactly where Douglas F. found himself.
  The Victoria resident won $500,000 from an Extra prize in the Jan. 6 Lotto Max draw, a moment that caught him completely off guard while running a routine errand.
  “I was at Mount Douglas Market and checked a few tickets,” Douglas recalled. “When I saw the $500,000 [on the self-scanner] I felt like
  
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• VIDEO: Bullets fired at Lower Mainland business likely extortion-related: police

  19-01-2026 22:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Police are investigating an overnight shooting at a business in Surrey that they believe is extortion-related.
  RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) are looking into an incident where bullets hit an East Cloverdale business in the 19300 block of Langley Bypass.Shooting incident on Langley Bypass pic.twitter.com/Q0A1pYKnuf
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) January 19, 2026
  Police responded to a report from an owner at about 8 a.m. that his business had been shot at so
  
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• B.C. residents urge support, concern for people of Iran

  19-01-2026 22:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Local members of the Iranian community in Surrey and White Rock can only watch and hope as their home country erupts in turmoil.
  Although protests against Iran’s Islamic theocratic regime have been happening across the country since Dec. 28, they appear to have slowed since deadly crackdowns by authorities have reportedly killed thousands of protesters.Those in the local Iranian community — including White Rock and South Surrey and across the Lower Mainland — are showing their
  
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• First pro goal comes before record crowd for B.C. hockey player

  19-01-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  What a time to score her first career Professional Women’s Hockey League goal.
  Anne Cherkowski of Coldstream scored the game-winning goal at 14:47 of the second period, snapping a 1-1 tie when she re-directed teammate Paetyn Levis’ shot past Montreal goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens, lifting the New York Sirens to a 2-1 win over the Victoire.
  The game Sunday, Jan. 18, was played as part of the league’s Takeover Tour (playing games in cities without a team), with the PWHL making
  
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• Swartz Bay ferry terminal to see public address system upgrades

  19-01-2026 22:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A burst of static or a shouted sailing call may replace the usual overhead announcements at Swartz Bay terminal on Tuesday.
  BC Ferries is upgrading the terminal’s public address system on Jan. 20, with installation work scheduled during the day that will temporarily affect how announcements are delivered to passengers.
  The work will take place between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., with no night construction planned.
  BC Ferries says the upgrade is part of its “ongoing commitment to ensure the
  
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