Nanaimo news

• QUIZ: How much do you know about time?

  06-11-2022 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Daylight saving time has come to an end for this year
  
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• Nanaimo man’s fortunes fouled by fake gold ring

  11-02-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  All that glitters is unfortunately not gold for victims who accept fake jewellery being offered in exchange for cash in Nanaimo.
  Nanaimo RCMP issued a warning Tuesday, Feb. 10, following an incident from Friday, Feb. 6, in the parking lot of the Mid Island Co-op gas bar and convenience store at the corner of Bowen and Labieux roads, when a man was handed a worthless fake gold ring for his hard-earned money.
  According to an RCMP press release, the person who filed the complaint told police he was
  
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• Similkameen First Nations sign renewed agreements with Copper Mountain Mine

  11-02-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  While the province put pressure for a speedy approval to expand the Copper Mountain Mine, the mine’s owners have signed new participation agreements with the Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Band that include environmental protection terms.
  In a joint news release issued on Feb. 10, Copper Mountain’s owner, Hudbay Minerals, announced the new agreements, signed with each of the bands to replace old agreements signed in 2019.
  The new agreements include, but are not limited to, terms
  
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• Suspect dead, alert issued after shooting at school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.: RCMP

  11-02-2026 00:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Police say the original suspect in a shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge is believed to be dead and officers are working to find out if there was a second suspect involved.
  Tumbler Ridge RCMP, in northeastern B.C., issued a local police emergency alert after a confirmed active shooter incident at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Police have been on scene at the shooting since 1:20 p.m.
  Police are now working to determine the total number of victims involved in the shooti
  
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• Emergency alert issued after active shooter at Tumbler Ridge school

  11-02-2026 00:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Police say the original suspect in a shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge is believed to be dead and officers are working to find out if there was a second suspect involved.
  Tumbler Ridge RCMP, in northeastern B.C., issued a local police emergency alert after a confirmed active shooter incident at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, Feb. 10.
  More to come.
  
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• BREAKING: 10 dead, including suspect, after school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

  11-02-2026 00:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  UPDATE, 6:11 p.m. Pacific:
  Ten people are dead, including the suspect, after a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, in northeastern B.C. Tuesday (Feb. 10).
  B.C. RCMP have cancelled the emergency alert incident as of 5:45 p.m., hours after it was first issued. Police said there are not believed to be any suspects at large or an ongoing threat to the public.
  In total, 10 people are dead, including the suspected shooter, two have been airlifted to hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries and
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP investigating missing man incident

  11-02-2026 00:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Nanaimo RCMP is investigating a missing person report that involves an adult male who left his residence Monday, Feb. 9, and has not been seen since.
  After the man was reported missing, police checked several locations he was known to frequent and asked partner agencies to be on the lookout for his vehicle.
  The man’s vehicle was found that night aboard a B.C. Ferry at the B.C. Ferries’ Tsawwassen Terminal.
  A review of the ship’s security video showed a person matching the m
  
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• Proposed pipeline draws crimson-draped protesters to Victoria

  11-02-2026 00:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Patrons may have noticed some peculiar costumes in downtown Victoria on Saturday as dozens of activists flooded the streets to protest the Prince Rupert gas transmission line.
  On Feb. 7, people draped in crimson red robes and veils and donning white face paint walked through downtown Victoria, stopping at the office of MP Will Greaves and eventually making their way to the B.C. Legislature.
  The costumes stem from the Red Rebel Brigade, which was spearheaded by performance artist Doug Fransico du
  
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• Commercial Street Night Market 2026 will showcase Nanaimo’s mix of cultural communities

  10-02-2026 23:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo’s Commercial Street Night Market is back with broadened horizons for its seventh season.
  The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce has announced its call for applications for merchandise and food vendors, food trucks and entertainers, for this year’s Commercial Street Night Market, held Thursdays, June 18 to August 27, but this year the chamber also wants applicants for the market’s new Around the World Cultural Showcase.
  “This is the first time we’re doing it
  
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• Groundbreaking Tofino kelp restoration project aimed at creating salmon habitat

  10-02-2026 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation has partnered with Redd Fish Restoration Society (Redd Fish) and West Coast Kelp Ltd. to undertake a large-scale kelp restoration project on the Pacific Coast.
  The total project budget is roughly $240,000 with a large portion of the funds coming from the provincial government, plus a patchwork of grants from the Pacific Salmon Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Sustainable Ocean Alliance, and Clayoquot Biosphere Trust, according to Redd Fish.
  Federal and provincia
  
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• Penticton Vees on verge of making Canadian Hockey League history

  10-02-2026 23:26 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Penticton Vees are that much closer to etching themselves in the major junior hockey record books.
  Penticton (33-11-4-3), which was awarded an expansion franchise ahead of the 2025-2026 season, is two wins away from tying the 2003-2004 Everett Silvertips for most victories in a WHL franchise’s first season (35).
  If the Vees hit 37 wins, they’ll tie the 1982-1983 Longueuil Chevaliers of the QMJHL for most wins in a Canadian Hockey League franchise’s first season.
  Everett and
  
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• Rustad still undecided on another leadership bid, has until Feb. 15 to decide

  10-02-2026 22:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he is still undecided whether he will take another shot at the party leadership.
  He has until Feb. 15 to submit his leadership application, along with signatures from 250 party members.
  “I have people around the province, many people from around the province, organizers from the province, that are pushing me hard to run, to go in and enter the race,” he said. “My wife is also pushing very hard for me to run and to enter the race.
  
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• B.C. teacher disciplined after helping student cheat

  10-02-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A local teacher caught helping a student cheat has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
  The British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation released a discipline outcome Feb. 10 after a decision in the case of Tasha Dawn Whitney.
  “By actively assisting students to cheat and by lying throughout the district’s investigation, Whitney failed to act ethically and failed to role model appropriate behaviour to the students,” said Commissioner Donnaree Nygard. “Whit
  
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• Vancouver Canucks long-time broadcaster Jim Robson dies at 91

  10-02-2026 21:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Legendary Vancouver Canucks broadcaster Jim Robson has died at 91, according to multiple reports.
  Known as the ‘voice of the Canucks’, Robson was the team’s original broadcaster, working on both the radio and television sides from the team’s inaugural season in 1970 until 1999.
  The broadcast booth at Rogers Arena is named after him.
  Robson was also a regular on Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts and covered three all-star games (1977, 1981, 1983).
  — More to come
  
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• Man associated with largest narcotics seizure at Abbotsford-Huntingdon crossing arrested

  10-02-2026 20:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Canada Border Services Agency has announced the individual associated with the largest narcotics seizure ever at the Abbotsford-Huntingdon border crossing has been arrested.
  CBSA stated that Satnan Singh has been charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act with possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of importation into Canada and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking.
  They shared that on Nov. 22, 2025 they examined Singh’s commercial vehicle retur
  
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• B.C. announces end of autism direct funding in favour of new disability benefit

  10-02-2026 20:04 via nanaimobulletin.com
  After several years of work to create a more equitable program, the B.C. government is finally changing the autism individual funding model and will tie benefits to needs and income.
  Similar, but different, changes proposed in 2021 were met with widespread criticism from parents of autistic children.
  This time, after engaging with relevant interest groups, the government created a two-pronged system and put up more money to cover care for children with other types of needs, such as Down syndrome
  
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• First Nations speak out against OneBC meeting planned for Shuswap community hall

  10-02-2026 19:57 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Local First Nations are calling for the cancellation of an event hosted by OneBC’s Dallas Brodie taking place this evening at the non-profit run Sorrento Community Hall.
  On Tuesday, Feb. 10 – the day of the planned meeting – the Adams Lake, Neskonlith and Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw bands issued a joint statement condemning the event and Brodie, stating the OneBC party leader and
  The Vancouver-Quilchena MLA has “repeatedly engaged in rhetoric that minimizes,
  
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• Yukon says no recalled Lunaire cannabis remains for sale after arsenic alert

  10-02-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A consumer product recall involving several Lunaire‑branded dried cannabis products has prompted the Yukon government to clarify that no affected items remain for sale in the territory in a Feb. 9 news release.
  The Yukon government’s update follows a federal recall of Lunaire‑branded cannabis products linked to heavy metal contamination and distributed in Quebec and the Yukon, according to Health Canada.
  The Yukon Liquor Corporation said only one recalled product was sold in th
  
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• Raymond Wong

  10-02-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In loving memory ~
  January 5, 1939 – January 26, 2026
  It is with sadness that the family is announcing the passing of Raymond Wong. Dad passed away January 26th, 2026. He will be lovingly remembered by his devoted partner of 58 years, Tina, children- Peter, David (Danielle), Michael (Jennifer) and his much loved grandchildren, Sophy, Rhys, Sydney, Chelsea, Nicolas, Daphne and Holden. He will be missed by his many long time friends and family in and around the longtime city he called home,
  
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• Dorothy Dool (Cockerham)

  10-02-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  April 19, 1928 – January 27, 2026
  Beloved Mom of Ruth (Ken) Williams, Jane McCormick, Audrey (Keb) Blackburn, and Jennifer McCarley. Nana to Lori (Dave), Mike (Michelle), Kristin (Dan), Katherine, Tyler (Susan), Travis (Emma), Lucas and Mariah. Dorothy leaves 20 great grandchildren. Every one of them was special to her. She leaves many friends, sister-in-law, Jean and many nieces and nephews.
  Dorothy was predeceased by her parents, siblings, and grandson Jeffrey.
  A proud
  
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• Abbotsford’s Columbia Bible College hosting 2027 CCAA women’s basketball nationals

  10-02-2026 19:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Some of the best women’s basketball players in the country descend on Abbotsford’s Columbia Bible College next year.
  The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and the CBC Bearcats made the joint announcement on Feb. 7, sharing that the 2027 CCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship will emanate from the Columbia Place gym.
  The Bearcats are the 2025 CCAA women’s national basketball champions after a remarkable season that saw the team achieve greatness by def
  
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• Gertrude (Gertie) Wolden

  10-02-2026 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It is with great sadness I am announcing the passing of my beautiful Mother, Gertrude (Gertie) Wolden. She passed peacefully at NRGH on January 12, 2026 at the age of 93.
  She lived very happily at Kiwanis House for 11+ years, surrounded by friends and great care staff. We will forever remember her kindness and beautiful smile.
  Mom requested no service.
  
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• Greater Victoria backs bid for province to expand free youth transit

  10-02-2026 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  While it may seem a simple solution to some, reiterating an ask to have the province expand fare-free transit to all youth aged 13 to 18 – even with a phased approach – isn’t a simple conversation.
  The Capital Regional District expects to bring a motion calling for older youth to get on board free, but the conversation was complicated at the Transportation Committee, which makes recommendations to the board for potential approval.The province currently provides for kids aged 12
  
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• Man found dead during realtor’s showing of Salmon Arm home

  10-02-2026 16:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A man was found dead during a realtor’s showing of a Salmon Arm home.
  Speaking with the realtor at the residence on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24, police were informed she and a potential buyer arrived at the property for a scheduled house showing. After knocking on the door and receiving no answer, the realtor used her key to enter and began showing the residence. In a bedroom, they found a man who appeared to be asleep.
  “The realtor and client exited the residence, and the realtor co
  
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• Wild romance: B.C. wildlife centre celebrates ‘animals that mate for life’

  10-02-2026 16:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Spring marks the beginning of mating season for many wildlife species in B.C., with many seeking their mate – and for some bird species, it’s a lifelong choice.
  Birds like the bald eagle, barn owl, Canada goose and trumpeter swan all seek a partner for the long haul, according to the BC SPCA, and some have been given that second chance by the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) in Metchosin.
  Bald eagles, which live up to 20 years, grow old together – returning to the same n
  
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• Donna Gaye Webster

  10-02-2026 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The daughter of DONNA GAYE WEBSTER is hosting a Celebration of Life in her honour on Feb. 28 @1:30pm at Beach Acres Resort-Ellis Room, 1051 Resort Drive, Parksville.
  Please join us in sharing fond, fun memories of Donna. Refreshments served.
  Please RSVP to [email protected]
  
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• Phyllis Maxine Hansen

  10-02-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  Nov 21, 1927 – Dec 17, 2025
  It is with great sadness we announce the passing Phyllis Hansen.
  She died peacefully at Kiwanis Lodge after a brief illness.
  For full obituary please see https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/nanaimo-bc/phyllis-hansen-12671684
  
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• Nanaimo-Ladysmith reps seek BCSTA support for better diverse student child care

  10-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools’ board will ask B.C. School Trustees Association (BCSTA) to back a request to the province for better before- and after-school care for children with diverse needs.
  At the school district’s Jan. 28 board meeting, Chantelle Morvay, trustee, garnered unanimous support for a motion that will ask the B.C. government, through the BCSTA, for money that would allow for sustainable child care for students, including ones that are neurodivergent, or with disab
  
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• Book reading about heroic Black Vancouver lifeguard celebrates Black History Month

  10-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Celebrating Black History Month, Ruby Smith Díaz is presenting a reading of her debut book, Searching for Serafim, a story about the life and legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes.
  Díaz’s debut book explores the life of Vancouver’s first lifeguard, originally from Trinidad, who came to Canada in 1885 and is heralded as a hero in Vancouver for saving dozens of people from drowning throughout his career. His funeral drew the largest crowd ever recorded in the city&rs
  
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• Blazing trails online: How a small B.C. fire station took the world by storm

  10-02-2026 01:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Who would have thought a small fire department on an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island, serving a permanent population of just over 2,000 residents, would develop a dedicated following of nearly 200,000 members on social media – larger than the fire departments of Miami, San Diego or Chicago?
  Certainly not Pender Island Fire Rescue Captain Todd Bulled, who took over the department’s social media accounts back in 2018 with the goal of educating the public and raising aware
  
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