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• Surrey mosque vandalized: Community leaders demand action against Islamophobia

  02-09-2026 21:56 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A mosque in Surrey, B.C. was vandalized over the weekend with someone writing “hateful and threatening” words on the building and leaving pieces of raw bacon.The RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) is investigating the incident as a hate crime, which occurred sometime between 11 p.m. Friday (Aug. 28) and 5 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 28).
  In a post to Facebook, the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society general secretary, Haji, Asif Ali, stated that the threats, “get out
  
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• Family shocked as B.C. teen’s killer moved to minimum-security facility

  03-09-2026 22:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  One of the two men convicted of killing Langford teenager Kimberly Proctor in 2010 has been transferred to a minimum-security facility in Mission.
  Proctor’s aunt, Jo-Anne Landolt, said the family was notified more than a month ago that Cameron Moffat had applied for a voluntary transfer and was invited to submit victim impact statements in response.
  Despite the family’s appeals, Landolt said they recently received confirmation that Moffat’s request has been approved.
  Landolt re
  
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• Manning Park marketing video draws divisive feedback

  03-09-2026 22:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A marketing video by Manning Park Resort has received tens of thousands of views and its fair share of criticism after some people said the images were tone deaf amidst a summer filled with drownings.
  The video was originally published on Aug. 30 and depicts scenes of people appearing unconscious on trails and in water as they “absorb Manning Park’s healing frequency.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by Manning Park Resort (@manningpark)Manning Park Resort general manag
  
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• Bear with unusual backside captured on Comox porch cam

  03-09-2026 22:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  As autumn approaches in the Comox Valley, residents are starting to see a familiar seasonal sight: black bears foraging for food before their winter torpor.
  Typically, many local bears make a b-line to the salmon spawning in the Puntledge River and other waterways, but a Comox porch camera captured a unique bear that some valley residents are calling “Bimothy.”
  Just like Jimothy, the Seattle raccoon who went media viral this summer, the black bear spotted in the Comox home’s se
  
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• RCMP seek help finding 47-year-old Cowichan man

  03-09-2026 21:28 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating 47-year-old Eric Center.
  Police say Center was last seen on Sept. 2, and they, along with family members, are concerned about his health and well-being.
  Centre stands 5-foot-11-inches tall, with a lean build. He has brown hair and blue eyes.Friends say Center was last seen in the early morning hours, near the Cowichan District Hospital, and that he left on foot. His vehicle was found in the parking lot with the keys in
  
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• Vancouver Islander finally finds the answers about her lost family she always wanted

  03-09-2026 20:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Kim Brands, also known as Kerashima, finally found something she had been looking for a long time. Family.
  Brands’ mother died when Brands was 12. During that time, Brands herself was often at the Royal Jubilee and Queen Alexandra hospitals getting surgeries. Her father was not in the picture, so Brands went to live with one of her mother’s friends, while her brother, six years older, went his own way.
  However, Brands didn’t know much about either side of her parents’ fam
  
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• 2 charged for keeping an illegal gaming house in the Lower Mainland

  03-09-2026 20:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Two people from the Lower Mainland are facing charges for allegedly keeping an illegal gaming house, police say.Burnaby resident Shahrouz Younesi, 54, and Vancouver resident Xiaoyi “Karen” Zhang, 46, are each facing a charge of keeping a common gaming house, contrary to section 201(1) of the Criminal Code.Younesi is also charged with the sale of unstamped tobacco products.The charges were approved by the B.C. Prosecution Service on Aug. 26.
  They’re both expected to appear in co
  
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• NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT VOTING

  03-09-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Voting by mail is available for the 2026 Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area elections and the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee election. Eligible electors within the portion of Electoral Area E participating in the Carmichael Road Watermain Replacement assent voting (referendum) may also vote by mail.
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  If you would like to vote by mail, submit an Application to Vote by Mail. Applications will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September
  
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• NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR SCRUTINEERS: CARMICHAEL ROAD WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT ASSENT VOTING (REFERENDUM)

  03-09-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Within the Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area (in a portion of Electoral Area E)
  On Saturday, October 17, 2026, an assent voting opportunity will be held within the Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area (in a portion of Electoral Area E) of the Regional District of Nanaimo on the following question:
  “Are you in favour of the Regional District of Nanaimo adopting “Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area Carmichael Road Watermain Replacement Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1969,
  
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• Trail Blazers: Meet the Trail researcher who helped turn waste into a critical mineral

  03-09-2026 20:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A major announcement about the future of critical-mineral production at the Trail smelter has uncovered the story of a local trailblazer who helped lay its foundation decades ago.
  The connection began when longtime Trail Times reader Walter Siemens, who now lives in the Lower Mainland, read the newspaper’s July 23 story, “What is gallium? The little-known metal that could shape Trail’s future.”
  The story examined gallium and its potential importance to Trail following a J
  
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• Cheeky Comox Valley calendar makes a splash for men’s mental health

  03-09-2026 20:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A group of Vancouver Island men are baring it all (almost) to remind the world that dudes matter too.
  Under the creative direction of Comox Valley photographer Rhonda Posegate, gents of all shapes and sizes are posing for a cheeky “dude-oir” calendar called Snack Pack Daddies in support of men’s mental health.
  “The more dad bods, the better,” said Posegate. “We want real: if you got a dad bod, we want that; if you got a hard bod, we want that. We want everythi
  
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• 1 person airlifted to hospital in critical condition after Highway 19 crash

  03-09-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  One person was transported by air ambulance to hospital after a crash on Highway 19 near Deep Bay on Sept. 2.
  BC EHS responded to the incident near Rosewall Creek, south of Fanny Bay, at 1:42 p.m.
  The crash involved a single vehicle that went off the highway and over the embankment between the bridges at Rosewall Creek, according to Fire Chief George Lenz, with Deep Bay Fire Rescue.
  Two ambulances with primary care paramedics, a paramedic supervisor and an air ambulance with critical care parame
  
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• WorkSafeBC report details asbestos risks at Williams Lake Sandman Hotel

  03-09-2026 19:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Williams Lake Sandman Hotel’s chain operator Northland Properties Corporation has been hit with $624,051.48 penalty in May.
  The stop-work order was issued at the site after the inspection, the report informed.
  According to the report, the officer found a garbage bin containing mixed building materials, including baseboards with mould and paint debris from drywall. Workspace says ”asbestos contaminated waste was improperly handled as baseboards pulled from asbestos-containing walls we
  
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• Ontario suspect believed to be in B.C. now faces 1st-degree murder charge

  03-09-2026 19:41 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Two suspects in an Ontario homicide have had their charges upgraded to first-degree murder and the two are still on the run.Ontario Provincial Police announced the upgraded charges against Ottawa men, 34-year-old Joseph Madore and 28-year-old Brayton Kennedy, on Thursday (Sept. 3). They were both previously facing second-degree murder charges previously. Both have warrants for their arrest.
  Police are also still warning that Madore and Kennedy remain at large.
  Madore is believed to be in B.C., a
  
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• Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat stations winding down for season

  03-09-2026 19:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat stations in B.C. are winding down their seasonal maritime search and rescue service.
  These stations will close on Sept. 8:Cortes Bay, Cortes Island
  Sointula, Malcolm Island
  Nootka Sound
  Kelsey BayThe Inshore Rescue Boat program employs and trains post-secondary students across Canada, to provide additional maritime search and rescue services during the busy summer season.
  The Canadian Coast Guard’s Search and Rescue stations along coasta
  
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• Police: Parksville porch pirate pilfers pack of pooch provisions

  03-09-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A thief may not have have gotten quite what they were hoping for in Parksville.
  A delivery package containing dog food was reported stolen by a male suspect from a front porch in the 1000 block of Tara Crescent on July 29. The incident was among 340 complaints received by the Oceanside RCMP during the week of July 27 to Aug. 2. Some of the other reports included:
  A residential break-and-enter was reported in the 100 block of Moilliet Street North in Parksville on July 27. Nothing was stolen, how
  
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• Recovery-oriented housing announced in Nanaimo

  03-09-2026 19:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The proposed purpose-built housing at 250 Bryden St., formerly known as 250 Terminal Ave., will be for people in recovery from substance use who have been at risk of homelessness or experienced homelessness.
  The announcement was made at a joint press conference at Nanaimo City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 3.“We know people need a spectrum of housing options to support their recovery journey and stay in the communities they love,” said Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Aff
  
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• VIDEO: Tesla driver fined for allegedly sleeping in moving car on highway in Langley

  03-09-2026 19:03 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Tesla driver was fined after a BC Highway Patrol officer spotted him allegedly sleeping behind the wheel on Highway 1 near 248 Street in Langley.
  The incident happened on Aug. 27 at about 7:45 a.m. during the morning rush hour.
  The officer was responding to a priority call when he apparently saw the Tesla with the driver’s eyes closed and both hands off the steering wheel. The officer diverted from the call to stop the vehicle.
  “The police officer’s observations and his Body
  
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• Peacekeeping on the river: RCMP monitor Fraser on Indigenous policing jet boat in Chilliwack

  03-09-2026 18:38 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The unlikeliness of a recreational sockeye opening this year could mean an increase in fishing-related disputes on the Fraser River, according to RCMP.
  Const. Bradley Holditch is a member of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment (UFVRD) Indigenous Policing Services (IPS), which has been partnering with Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for years to maintain a visible presence on the water on the IPS jet boat.
  “One of our mandates and duties is ‘peacekeeping’
  
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• True Kelowna friends take on Japan by bike

  03-09-2026 18:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Two friends and filmmakers from Kelowna have set off on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure overseas, attempting to bike across Japan, all the way from Cape Soya to Kagoshima, a distance of more than 2,700 kilometres.
  ​Lucas Cullen and Tommy DeWitt left Canada with nothing but their bikes, some camera gear, a laptop, a few clothes, and other essentials, ready to rediscover the beauty of Japan while capturing it on camera for a documentary called True Friends.
  ​“The number one goal i
  
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• Okanagan woman answers calls for help, builds livestock evacuation app amid wildfires

  03-09-2026 14:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A B.C. woman is aiming to better coordination when it comes to livestock evacuations after experiencing the chaos first hand while answering calls for help during the Bradley Creek and Bald Range wildfires in the Okanagan this August.
  Coldstream’s Meagan Bucar drove into the fire zone when the Bradley Creek wildfire broke out at the north end of Okanagan Lake after a woman had put out a call for help in rescuing her horses. Bucar responded to the request to drive in with her horse trailer
  
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• Nanaimo Fire Rescue saves young gull

  03-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo Fire Rescue was involved in an unusual rescue on Commercial Street on Monday, Sept. 1.
  A young gull found itself caught up in a narrow space between Red’s Bakery and Sukkho Thai Restaurant and couldn’t free itself, prompting a bystander to call the professional rescuers for assistance.
  Assistant Fire Chief John MacKenzie, with Nanaimo Fire Rescue, said the rescue team discovered that the gull, known as the Commercial Street gull, was deep in the crevice between the two buildi
  
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• Nelson’s WildSafeBC coordinator steps down after grizzly bear deaths

  03-09-2026 05:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nelson’s WildSafeBC Community Coordinator, Lisa Thomson, has officially stepped down from her position after a month of emotional stress and online attacks.After a grizzly sow and one of her yearlings were euthanized by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) in Nelson on Aug. 12 and Aug. 14, Thomson felt her time working with WidSafeBC had come to an end after five seasons.
  Much like everyone else in the Nelson community, Thomson also found out about the conservation officer’s
  
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• Mystery of missing island near Mackenzie solved, BC Hydro says

  03-09-2026 02:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Thanks to a combination of satellite imagery, observations from small aircraft and reports from boaters, BC Hydro says the mystery of a disappearing island has been solved.The floating island on Williston Reservoir, near Mackenzie, became one of Canada’s “most famous islands,” BC Hydro said after news stories – nationally and internationally – of it mysteriously appearing near Finlay Bay and then seemingly vanishing.BC Hydro now says it has been found and has come t
  
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• Mystery of missing island near Mackenzie solved: BC Hydro

  03-09-2026 02:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Thanks to a combination of satellite imagery, observations from small aircraft and reports from boaters, BC Hydro says the mystery of a disappearing island has been solved.The floating island on Williston Reservoir, near Mackenzie, became one of Canada’s “most famous islands,” BC Hydro said after news stories – nationally and internationally – of it mysteriously appearing near Finlay Bay and then seemingly vanishing.BC Hydro now says it has been found and has come t
  
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• Seasonal-service changes for B.C. Transit take effect Sunday

  03-09-2026 01:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  B.C. Transit and Regional District of Nanaimo are making a number of seasonal service changes as of Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.
  To coincide with the start of the school year, trips denoted with “S” in the Rider’s Guide will resume for the fall season.
  These include Route 5 Fairview, Route 6 Harewood, Route 15 VIU/Woodgrove, Route 20 Hammond Bay, Route 20A Dover, Route 30 NRGH, and Route 40 VIU Express.
  Service on Route 92 Hammond Bay will resume as well.
  Also starting on Sunday, the
  
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• Interior Health defends downtown safe consumption site amid Kelowna’s shutdown request

  03-09-2026 00:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  While recognizing Kelowna City Council’s concerns with the Outreach Urban Health Centre safe consumption site, Interior Health’s (IH) chief medical health officer Dr. Sue Pollock said the site is ultimately saving lives.
  On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas shared a letter to social media, calling for the supervised consumption site located at 1649 Pandosy Street to be denied renewal by the Federal Ministry of Health.
  The purpose of the site is to provide safe monitoring and m
  
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• Lengthy Comox Hells Angels trial to continue in Victoria despite delays

  03-09-2026 00:11 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The courts are moving ahead with continuing the exceptionally long, high-security trial of three alleged drug traffickers accused of having ties to the Hells Angels despite the recent death of the accused ringleader of the operation.
  In February, the trial began for Jeff Pasanen, Randall King and Jonathan Clifford for their alleged role in running a cocaine trafficking network based in the Comox Valley and Campbell River.The three face a total of 16 charges, including participating in activities
  
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• Cedar Bike Pump Track opens to the public

  03-09-2026 00:04 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A new bike-pump track has opened near the Cedar Community Secondary School in memory of a late member of the BMX community.
  The Cedar Bike Pump Track had been officially opened to the public on Monday, Aug. 31.
  The track was completed by the Stevie Smith Legacy Foundation, with donations from local businesses, in honour of Mike Davidson, a long-time BMX executive and chief operating officer with the Nanaimo Port Authority. Several relatives of Davidson attended the opening.
  Now in operation, the
  
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• CFL suspends current BC Lion, former Okanagan Sun football player 2 games

  03-09-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Former Okanagan Sun and current BC Lions football player Jacob Bond has been suspended by the CFL after being found in violation of the league’s drug policy.
  ​A positive drug test for D-amfetamine, which is classified as a non-specific stimulant on the policy’s Prohibited List, has resulted in the 23-year-old fullback being suspended for two games. Also known as dextroamphetamine, the stimulant is used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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