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• Ronald Arthur Neil

  24-02-2026 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  November 2nd, 1937 – December 9th, 2025
  Ron passed away peacefully in Courtenay BC, in the wonderful care of Comox Valley Seniors Village, December 9th, 2025. Born in North Crosby, Ontario, Ron was a talented carpenter by trade and spent many years working overseas. He retired on Vancouver Island where he met the love of his life, Eleen, and spent 15 fun filled years together taking great adventures all over the world. He loved to plan trips in great detail and always found amazing and int
  
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• Friday night lights and 1,700 burgers fuel Trail-Rossland Winter Games

  28-02-2026 06:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Organizing 15 sports venues across four rural communities is no small task.
  But figuring out how to feed nearly 1,000 hungry teenage athletes, along with their coaches and officials, after a full day of competition?
  That’s an entirely different ballgame.
  By 3 p.m. Friday, the operation was already underway outside the Trail Memorial Centre in the Cominco parking lot.
  Volunteers were in position, grills were heating up and the scent of barbecue was starting to drift through the air.
  By 5 p.
  
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• Trail-Rossland Winter Games archers take aim at gold

  28-02-2026 03:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  If you followed the sound of steady thuds and the occasional burst of cheers inside J.L. Crowe Secondary this week, it likely led you straight to the Willi Krause Fieldhouse.
  That’s where archers from across the province are taking aim at the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games.
  Among them are four teen athletes representing Zone 1 Kootenays: Taryn Mutcher of Fernie and Cranbrook teammates Jorja Shortridge, Delilah Gawryluk and Kinsley Brulotte.
  The quartet shot Thursday, Feb. 26, and now
  
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• 1 suspect at large as 3 charged with extortion in 2025 Surrey shooting

  28-02-2026 02:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Extortion charges have been laid against three men in connection with a shooting in Surrey in November – one of whom remains at large.
  The BC RCMP announced the charges on Friday evening (Feb. 27) in connection with shots fired at a home in the 17000-block of 32 Avenue on Nov. 8, 2025. The same rural mansion was hit by gunfire again four days later, on Nov. 12.
  The B.C. Extortion Task Force took over the investigation.
  On Dec. 8, 2025, the task force announced that the B.C. Prosecution Ser
  
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• Open AI vows reforms after Tumbler Ridge shooting review

  28-02-2026 01:31 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In June 2025, a ChatGPT account was shut down by parent company OpenAI after “detecting a violation” of the company’s usage policy.
  OpenAI’s automated system detected the account, and it was then sent to “human review” to determine whether the company’s usage policies were violated and whether the account warranted referral to law enforcement.
  “Based on what we could see at that time, the account was banned in June 2025. We did not identify credibl
  
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• Headline history: Duke Point studied for ferry terminal

  28-02-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Thirty-five years ago, the B.C. Ferry Corporation were first considering a ferry terminal at Nanaimo’s Duke Point.
  In the Feb. 25, 1991 edition of The Bulletin, B.C. Ferries announced it had began investigation into Duke Point as a potential site of an additional ferry terminal.
  Then-Transportation Minister Rita Johnston explained that an additional terminal would “substancially eliminate traffic congestion problems in Nanaimo caused by ferry traffic.”
  Today, both ferry termina
  
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• ‘Not a luxury’: Outgoing B.C. merit commissioner warns axing role hurts accountability

  28-02-2026 01:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Merit Commissioner David McCoy said he is “saddened” by the government’s decision to dissolve his independent office, warning that it will make the public service less accountable.
  “Independent oversight is not, in my opinion, a luxury,” he said in a Friday (Feb. 27) interview with Black Press Media. “It’s a foundational safeguard.”
  The decision to close the Independent Office of the Merit Commissioner was revealed on Feb. 17 as part of the pr
  
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• Clearwater man chases bear from garage

  28-02-2026 00:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Clearwater man chased a black bear from his garage after he found the animal rustling through his recycling and garbage.
  Todd Leppky said the incident happened shortly after midnight on Thursday, Feb. 26, on Musgrave Road. He explained he heard something in the garage and assumed it may have been a person trying to steal something. He went to check and much to his surprise, he found not a human burglar but a black bear, who had knocked over his recycling and garbage can. In a Facebook post, he
  
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• Non-profit helps fulfill Nanaimo teen’s dream of sunny adventure

  28-02-2026 00:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An 18-year-old in Nanaimo had his day brightened after learning that a non-profit will send him for a sunny adventure in Mexico.
  Jonathan Dean lives with CHARGE syndrome and deafblindness, affecting his vision and hearing, and at the Country Grocer store on Bowen Road Friday, Feb. 27, Help Fill A Dream revealed that he and his family are destined for Cancun, Mexico.
  A nurse will accompany Dean and family and support will be provided to ensure he has a safe and enjoyable trip, said Craig Smith, H
  
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• Wheelchair basketball brings fast-paced action to Trail-Rossland Winter Games

  28-02-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  If you’re looking for fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat action in Trail this weekend, head to the gym at J.L. Crowe Secondary School.
  Wheelchair basketball is underway at the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games, and it’s easily one of the most entertaining events in town.
  From the opening tip to the final buzzer, there’s no slowing down.
  The chairs spin, players jostle for position, and the ball moves up the court in a blur.
  Two days into the Games, Fraser Valley Zone 3 athlete Ele
  
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• New drug overdose advisory issued for Nanaimo

  27-02-2026 23:38 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An overdose advisory was issued on Friday, as drug poisonings are reportedly increasing in Nanaimo.
  Issued by Island Health on Friday, Feb. 27, this is the second drug poisoning overdose advisory over the month, after an advisory on Feb. 4.
  The advisories are issued following a spike of overdoses in a community, and can be caused by drugs being poisoned with a substance without the drug user being aware. In the advisory, Island Health warns “friends, family and community members using unre
  
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• Island Health issues toxic drug alert for Greater Victoria, Cowichan, Nanaimo

  27-02-2026 23:13 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Drug poisonings are increasing in Greater Victoria, Cowichan Valley and Nanaimo, warns Island Health.
  “Friends, family and community members using unregulated substances face increased risk,” reads an alert issued Friday (Feb. 27).If someone overdoses, Island Health says to call 911 and stay with the person, give one breath every five seconds and give naloxone.For safer drug use, the health authority recommends visiting a local overdose prevention service, not mixing substances, carr
  
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• Clare, Kooner out of B.C. Conservative leadership race

  27-02-2026 23:09 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Conservative MLAs Steve Kooner and Sheldon Clare are out of the party leadership race.
  Both announced their intentions via social media.
  Clare, who represents Prince George-North Cariboo, told Black Press Media he failed to get the required 250 signatures from party members. He had signed up 281, he said, but upon party review, not all of those qualified, and he fell 27 short in the end (It might have been as many as 29, but he said the party did not provide him a final count).
  The applicat
  
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• Donations pour in to honour Victoria triathlete killed in Arizona

  27-02-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A fundraising campaign launched in memory of Hannah Henry has raised more than $17,500 in its first two days, as friends, family and supporters work to create a lasting tribute in her name.
  Henry, 26, died on Feb. 8 after she was allegedly struck by Eric Hodge in a hit-and-run while cycling in Phoenix, Arizona.
  Hodge was charged with reckless manslaughter, leaving the scene of a deadly accident, possession of narcotic drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to court documents, he
  
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• Fraser Lake RCMP recover body following inn fire

  27-02-2026 21:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Fraser Lake RCMP have recovered a body from the scene of a fire that took place at the Fraser Lake Inn.
  According to a press release from Feb. 27, the RCMP have completed their search of the scene of the Feb. 22 fire at the inn.
  Police believe the body recovered is that of the person who was previously unaccounted for, the release says. DNA analysis is being conducted for positive identification and police are working with the BC Coroners Service as the investigation continues.
  The Fraser Lake R
  
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• ‘Oxy Moron’ B.C. tour delights Toronto comic tired of ‘terrible’ drives in snow

  27-02-2026 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Ontario-based comedian Derek Edwards is looking forward to better weather on a 10-city B.C. tour that starts in Surrey on March 11.
  It’s been pretty cold near Toronto, where the Timmins-raised performer now lives.
  “You gotta plug in your car, so that’s kind of funny,” he said of his old stomping grounds. “It’s cold and there’s a lot of winter. People get together in homes and down at the pub to get their laughs.”
  Edwards hasn’t been to B.C. i
  
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• ‘Hateful’ proposal from one Okanagan MLA called ‘despicable’ by another

  27-02-2026 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream independent MLA Tara Armstrong’s attempts to repeal human rights institutions are being bashed by her neighbouring politician, and others.
  Armstrong introduced the Human Rights Code Repeal Act in the Legislative Assembly Thursday, Feb. 26. The bill aims to abolish the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, repeal the B.C. Human Rights Code, eliminate the Human Rights Commissioner and nullify previous Tribunal ruling.
  “It is absolutely despicable and unacceptable
  
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• Vancouver social media influencer charged in human-trafficking investigation

  27-02-2026 21:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Vancouver-based social media influencer is facing six charges in a human-trafficking investigation.
  Vancouver police announced charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas on Friday (Feb. 27). He faces charges of trafficking in persons, procuring a person to provide sexual services, material benefit from trafficking, material benefit from sexual services, advertising sexual services and sexual assault.
  Charges were approved Feb. 20. Douglas was arrested at his Vancouver residence and the home was
  
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• Vancouver social media influence charged in human-trafficking investigation

  27-02-2026 21:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Vancouver-based social media influencer is facing six charges in a human-trafficking investigation.
  Vancouver police announced charges against 31-year-old Tevin Douglas on Friday (Feb. 27). He faces charges of trafficking in persons, procuring a person to provide sexual services, material benefit from trafficking, material benefit from sexual services, advertising sexual services and sexual assault.
  Charges were approved Feb. 20. Douglas was arrested at his Vancouver residence and the home was
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP seek witnesses to Old Victoria Rd. vandalism

  27-02-2026 19:42 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A smashed vehicle and toppled community mailboxes on Old Victoria Rd. has Nanaimo RCMP asking for dashcam footage.
  The vandalism is believed to have occurred the night of Wednesday, Feb. 25, between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., which involved several Canada Post community mailboxes torn from the cement base, and a Tesla with deep gashes to the front hood, side panels and a smashed windshield.
  In a press release, Nanaimo RCMP stated it is not known if the two incidents are connected, but investigators are
  
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• Balmy February breaks 3 B.C. weather records

  27-02-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An unseasonably warm winter has broken some records in the region.
  While the normal maximum temperature for this time of year is around five degrees Celsius, both Vernon and Salmon Arm were well above that on Thursday, Feb. 26.
  Salmon Arm set a new record of 15.2 C, breaking the 10.6 record set in 1932.
  The mercury reached 11.7 C in Vernon, breaking the old record of 10.7 set in 2005.
  Aside from Cache Creek, they were the only two areas in B.C. to break records.
  Cache Creek broke its 1980 record
  
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• Canada’s mountain guide industry speaks to safety after Revelstoke heli-skier death

  27-02-2026 19:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Canada’s mountain guide and forecasting industries have detailed the rigorous safety training that heli-skiing operators undergo, amid the recent death of a guest skier in an avalanche near Revelstoke while on tour with a local company.
  On Thursday, Feb. 19, Revelstoke’s Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing (STHS) recovered and evacuated a member of a visiting tour group who was buried by a Size 2 persistent slab avalanche they triggered, 19 kilometres southeast of town.
  The individual reach
  
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• Winter Games heat up the Trail curling rink and so does the kitchen

  27-02-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  If you’re looking for fast-paced action on ice and some of the best homemade food in town, the Trail Curling Club is the place to be this weekend as Trail and Rossland host the 2026 BC Winter Games.
  By Friday morning, the rink was packed with spectators watching teen curlers put on an impressive show.
  There was plenty of cheering echoing through the building as young athletes swept hard, called shots and battled for every point.
  But the action isn’t limited to the ice.
  Sisters and Ga
  
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• Football loving B.C. professor red cards upcoming FIFA World Cup for carbon emissions

  27-02-2026 14:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Tim Walters loves football but argues we need less of it.
  During the balmy afternoon of Monday, Feb. 23, inside the student lounge of Okanagan College’s Salmon Arm campus, the English professor and researcher shared with an attentive audience a public presentation on his ongoing work related to the climate cost the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) upcoming World Cup.
  Taking place from June 11 to July 19, the event is being hosted by 16 cities,
  
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• Lower landing approach minimums raise reliability bar for Nanaimo Airport - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-02-2026 14:34 via news.google.com
  Lower landing approach minimums raise reliability bar for Nanaimo Airport  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Lower landing approach minimums raise reliability bar for Nanaimo Airport

  27-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A lowered standard, so to speak, is actually a major improvement to landing operations that should translate to more reliable arrivals and fewer weather-related disruptions at Nanaimo Airport (YCD).
  NAV Canada has officially lowered the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) for the airport’s runway instrument approach procedure from 441 feet to 250 feet. The new minimum is expected to significantly improve safety and operational reliability during poor weather conditions and is the lowest for a n
  
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• Regional District of Nanaimo looks into removing EV chargers by 2028 - Times Colonist

  27-02-2026 13:15 via news.google.com
  Regional District of Nanaimo looks into removing EV chargers by 2028  Times Colonist
  
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• Islanders rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer steals the show against Canadiens - NanaimoNewsNOW

  27-02-2026 13:05 via news.google.com
  Islanders rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer steals the show against Canadiens  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Trail-Rossland lights torch, kicks off 2026 BC Winter Games - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-02-2026 11:01 via news.google.com
  Trail-Rossland lights torch, kicks off 2026 BC Winter Games  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Trail-Rossland lights torch, kicks off 2026 BC Winter Games

  27-02-2026 11:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Let the Games begin!
  Athletes, dignitaries, officials, entertainers, family and fans packed the Trail Memorial Centre Thursday night for the opening ceremony of the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games.
  “I extend my congratulations to all athletes competing in this year’s BC Winter Games as you showcase the hard work, dedication and passion that brought you here,” said Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport.
  Trail champion bowler Tim Flack and Special Olympics B
  
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