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• True Colours

  11-07-2022 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The creative world of Pipi Tustian
  
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• Morrissey nets OT winner as Winnipeg Jets rally to beat Canucks 3-2

  08-03-2026 04:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Josh Morrissey scored the overtime winner, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Saturday at the Canada Life Centre.
  Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets (26-26-10), with Connor Hellebuyck earning the netminding win, making 21 saves.
  Linus Karlsson and Liam Öhgren replied for Vancouver (19-36-8). Goalie Kevin Lankinen played well in defeat, making 32 saves.
  Vancouver managed the only goal of the opening period.
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney

  07-03-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Dear Prime Minister Carney,
  We might have guessed that your speech in Davos was simply a smoke screen for an option to continue with the old moral order of “might makes right.”
  Your statements in support of the U.S./Israeli war on Iran are condemnable. Tens of thousands will likely be killed in the rogue states’ bid to balkanize Iran. Already hundreds of Iranians have been killed, including upwards of 160 in a strike on a girl’s elementary school in Minab, southern Iran.
  
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• Man charged for 2022 Okanagan double homicide

  07-03-2026 20:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to a 2022 double homicide in the Penticton area, the RCMP said Saturday, Mar. 7.
  The BC Prosecution Service has approved two counts of first-degree murder Yves “Oliver” Grenier in connection with the deaths of Douglas Barker and Alannah Brown.
  The E-Division District Major Crime Unit laid the charges, which were sworn in Friday, March 6.
  Grenier has since been arrested and remains in custody.
  The investigation began in September 2022 aft
  
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• ‘Renewed sense of hope’: Date set for Kelowna woman’s liver transplant surgery

  07-03-2026 19:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Kelowna mom finally has a date set for her liver transplant.
  After believing she was “forgotten about” while on the waitlist, then a delay due to an incident with her donor, and “entering end-stage liver failure,” Lyndsay Richholt is finally undergoing her transplant on Apr. 10, according to a social media post.
  “Words truly can’t express the relief my loved ones and I feel as I near the closing of this chapter,” her social media post reads. “I&r
  
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• Vancouver Rise FC wins Best of BC award from Sport BC

  07-03-2026 17:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Vancouver Rise FC was awarded the Best of BC award by Sport BC on Thursday (March 5).
  The organization’s 58th annual awards, hosted by the CBC’s Scott Russell, honoured B.C.’s best in amateur sport, including athletes, coaches, teams and officials for outstanding performances in 2025.
  The Best of BC award is supported by the province and is given to a team or person who has represented B.C. internationally or nationally in a professional or amateur sport, according to Sport
  
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• Individuals arrested in Milton Street RCMP raid released without charges

  07-03-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo RCMP say a search of a residence in south Nanaimo was driven by numerous complaints from neighbours.
  The morning of Feb. 25, neighbours of a house on the 600 block of Milton Street bore witness to a search warrant operation that involved Nanaimo RCMP, supported by the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team and Nanaimo Special Investigations Targeted Enforcement.
  Upon entering the residence, police found several individuals inside and, while no significant quantities of drugs were seize
  
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• Boeser nets 2 as Canucks end long losing skid with 6-3 win over Blackhawks

  07-03-2026 05:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner early in the third period, helping the visiting Vancouver Canucks end a seven-game losing skid with a 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago.
  Drew O’Connor, Jake DeBrusk, Teddy Blueger and Max Sasson also scored for the Canucks (19-36-7), while Marcus Pettersson had two assists. Nikita Tolopilo earned the win in goal, stopping 20 shots.
  Ryan Donato, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar replied for Chicago (23-29-10). Arv
  
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• Iain Black envisions a more profitable B.C. in Conservative leadership bid

  07-03-2026 03:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Iain Black calls himself a “turnaround guy.”
  And the candidate in the B.C. Conservative Party leadership race says B.C. needs a turnaround.
  Black visited Jitter Beans Coffee House in Lumby Friday, Feb. 27, to meet with the public, hear their thoughts and concerns, and make his case to succeed John Rustad as leader of the province’s current Opposition party.
  After mingling with local residents, the former BC Liberal minister spoke to The Morning Star about his reasons for runnin
  
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• UPDATE: Dover Bay Dolphins to fight Vancouver College for 4A hoops title

  07-03-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Dover Bay Secondary School Dolphins are one step away from the 4A B.C. high school boys’ provincial championship.
  The Dolphins will play the Vancouver College Fighting Irish for the 2026 4A boys’ title Saturday, March 7 at 7:45 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
  Dover Bay entered this year’s tournament as the top-ranked team in the province and punched its ticket to the final on the strength of a 92-83 semifinal win over the Kelowna Owls Friday, March 7. Joe
  
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• Man linked to Edgewood ostrich protest heads to assault trial

  07-03-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A man facing charges from an assault of a neighbour to the Universal Ostrich Farm (UOF) is heading to trial.
  Timothy Regan will be back in Nakusp Provincial Court Oct. 7 and 8 to face three charges.
  Regan, 61, is charged with assault, assault with a weapon and mischief of $5,000 or under from an incident on Sept. 22, 2025 in Edgewood.
  He was arrested following an altercation that resulted in a 73-year-old female victim needing medical assistance on scene.
  “The suspect who was associated to
  
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• Dover Bay Dolphins in the 4A B.C. boys’ basketball championship final four

  07-03-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Dover Bay Secondary School Dolphins are hoping to one-up themselves at the 4A B.C. high school boys’ provincial championships.
  The Dolphins lost the 2025 championship game 81-66 to the Spectrum Thunder, but this year entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in the province.
  Games take place at the Langley Event Centre in Langley, B.C. from Wednesday-Saturday, March 4-7.
  Dover Bay started the tournament hot on March 4, defeating the North Peace Grizzlies 112-41. Ahmed Eltahhan led
  
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• Virginia (Ginny) Ella Rathwell

  07-03-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  August 12, 1938 – February 13, 2026
  In Loving Memory ~
  With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our much loved Mom and Granny, Virginia (Ginny) Ella Rathwell. Born August 12th, 1938 she went home to be with her Saviour February 13th, 2026. Predeceased by her husband Cal Rathwell, and brother Ken Justus. Deeply mourned by her sons Kevin (Sherri-Lynne) and Dwayne (Tara), grandsons Jordan (Megan) and Brenton (Larissa), 3 great-grandsons, and sister Vivian Giesbrecht, along with many other
  
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• First responders extract man from burning vehicle in Campbell River

  07-03-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Campbell River first responders pulled a man from a burning vehicle on Thursday night.
  According to an RCMP report, on Thursday, March 5, 2026 highway patrol police officers and Campbell River RCMP were conducting patrols in the late evening and came upon the scene of a rolled white sport utility vehicle on fire near the corner of Willow Creek Rd. and Jubilee Parkway.Officers extracted an unconscious man from inside the vehicle moments before the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. B.C. Ambula
  
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• B.C. allowing Vancouver and Victoria to create independent police academies

  07-03-2026 00:04 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The province has approved an arrangement for the Vancouver and Victoria police departments to open their own police academies this year as satellite programs of the Justice Institute of B.C.
  “These new police training academies will allow police to enhance their recruiting efforts, strengthen succession planning, and better respond to growing service demands,” said Nina Krieger, minister of public safety and solicitor general, at a news conference in Victoria on Friday, March 6.
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• Canucks acquire sixth-round picks for Reichel, Kampf at NHL trade deadline

  06-03-2026 21:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Vancouver Canucks made a pair of moves at the buzzer of the 2026 NHL trade deadline on Friday.
  The team announced it has traded forward Lukas Reichel to the Boston Bruins for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick. In addition, forward David Kampf was dealt to the Washington Capitals, also for a sixth-round draft selection in 2026.
  Acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks earlier in the season, Reichel appeared in just 14 games for the Canucks, tallying one assist. He played in 23 games for the AHL&rsquo
  
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• B.C. to allow families of military transfers to access WorkBC in advance

  06-03-2026 20:49 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. is making a change to allow families of military personnel to access WorkBC services before moving to the province.
  “We want military spouses and their adult children to be able to find meaningful work and stability as quickly as they want when they’re transferred to our province,” Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister Sheila Malcolmson said in a Friday (March 6) announcement at the Canadian Forces Base in Esquimalt.
  This change will allow families to plan thei
  
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• Loaves and Fishes receiving $4,400 from NDSS empty bowl fundraiser

  06-03-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Designed by professional potters and high school students alike, Nanaimo residents lined up on Thursday night to snag a custom bowl from Nanaimo and District Secondary School’s empty bowl fundraiser.
  Organized each year by NDSS, the empty bowl fundraiser raised $4,400 for Loaves and Fishes food bank this year by selling hand made bowls filled with soup, in addition to a silent auction.
  “At first we were stressed out that there weren’t going to be enough people, but the communit
  
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• B.C. teen signs deal with world’s biggest music label

  06-03-2026 20:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A young Victoria artist is reaching for the stars after signing a two-year record deal with the world’s biggest music label, standing alongside some of Canada’s biggest musicians like The Weeknd, The Tragically Hip and Victoria’s own Nelly Furtado.
  Olivia Hahn got her start in artistry when she released her book ‘Healing Our Wounded Hearts: A real-life story about loss in the voice of a teenager’ to help her move through the grief of losing her mother to cancer when
  
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• Accused killer describes hallucinations to Victoria trial

  06-03-2026 20:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The trial of a man accused of killing 70-year-old Michael Jones in 2023 will likely come to an end next week following the testimony of a forensic psychiatrist.
  On Wednesday, March 4, a toxicologist and the accused, Michael King, took the stand, telling the court about King’s mental health and relationship with drugs ahead of the incident.
  Jones was found with life-threatening injuries in his Chester Avenue residence on March 6, 2023. On March 15, police learned Jones died in the hospital
  
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• Headline history: Jean Burns building fire in downtown Nanaimo nears 10th anniversary

  06-03-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Ten years after major fire destroyed one of Nanaimo’s key downtown buildings, the City of Nanaimo continues to try to find a developer to fill the hole left behind.
  A tenant phoned Rick Hyne, manager for Crankshaw Holdings, owner of the Jean Burns Building at the intersection of Commercial Street and Terminal Avenue, on the night of Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at about 6:40 p.m. He was told there was heavy smoke in the building’s hallway and Nanaimo Fire Rescue had been called.
  The bu
  
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• RCMP find ‘no credible threat’ to 100 Mile House high school

  06-03-2026 19:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  100 Mile House RCMP officers are maintaining a presence at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School after a safety concern was reported to School District 27.
  Hattie Darney, SD 27’s Director of Instruction and Safe Schools Coordinator, said that on Thursday, March 5, a safety concern was reported to the district. Darney said that school staff responded “quickly and appropriately” and followed protocols related to “worrisome behaviour.”
  “The RCMP assessed the report
  
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• Former NHL goalie Richard Brodeur brings exhibition to Ladysmith

  06-03-2026 19:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Legendary former NHL goaltender Richard Brodeur will bring his artwork to the Ladysmith Art Gallery this spring with a guest artist exhibition that explores creativity, resilience and life beyond elite sport.
  Titled From Crease to Canvas, the exhibition runs from April 24 to May 3 and features a curated selection of hockey-inspired paintings and Canadian landscapes created by Brodeur, who is widely known to fans as “King Richard” for his standout play during the Vancouver Canucks&rsq
  
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• School, Shawnigan Lake RCMP respond after students film ‘mock arrest’ with replica gun

  06-03-2026 19:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A student with a replica handgun caused a prompt and serious safety response on Thursday at Frances Kelsey Secondary School, according to an email sent to parents and guardians of students at the school.
  Principal Kevin van der Linden wrote, “This morning, between classes, I was notified of a student in the student parking lot with a replica handgun. The student was quickly found, and the replica weapon was located. The replica gun ended up being a cap gun with the orange tip removed.&rdqu
  
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• Vancouver Island teen drowned after dingo attack on island in Australia

  06-03-2026 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Coroners Court of Queensland has confirmed that Piper James died from drowning after being attacked by a pack of dingoes in January.
  The body of the 19-year-old backpacker from Campbell River was discovered on the morning of Jan. 19, surrounded by about ten dingoes on K’Gari Island, off the eastern coast of Queensland in Australia.
  James “died as a result of drowning in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack,” a spokesperson for the
  
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• B.C. teen drowned after dingo attack on island in Australia

  06-03-2026 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Coroners Court of Queensland has confirmed that Piper James died from drowning after being attacked by a pack of dingoes in January.
  The body of the 19-year-old backpacker from Campbell River was discovered on the morning of Jan. 19, surrounded by about ten dingoes on K’Gari Island, off the eastern coast of Queensland in Australia.
  James “died as a result of drowning in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack,” a spokesperson for the
  
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• Revoked day parole upheld for woman convicted in 1997 killing of Saanich teen

  06-03-2026 17:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The revoked day parole of convicted killer Kerry Marie Sim was upheld on appeal, according to a recently released decision.
  Formerly known as Kelly Ellard, Sim was among a group of teens who swarmed 14-year-old Reena Virk under the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich on Nov. 14, 1997. Ellard and Warren Glowatski followed her along the shoreline where they continued the beating and held Reena’s head under the water until she drowned.
  Handed a life sentence in 2005, Sim was originally granted day
  
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• Year-over-year high school grad rates relatively constant in Nanaimo-Ladysmith

  06-03-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools remained relatively constant last year in terms of students graduating from high school.
  According to the B.C. Ministry of Education, in 2024/25, a total of 89 per cent of Nanaimo-Ladysmith students from B.C. graduated, and of that 82 per cent were Indigenous students and 79 per cent of students with disabilities and diverse abilities.
  The ministry keeps track of those that graduate in five or six years upon entering Grade 8. According to a Feb. 11 strategic dire
  
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• Canucks trade forward Conor Garland to Columbus in exchange for 2 picks

  06-03-2026 07:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Conor Garland is headed to Columbus.
  Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Thursday that the Canucks were sending the veteran forward to the Columbus Blue Jackets, in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL draft and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft.
  Garland, who turns 30 on March 11, has spent five seasons with the Canucks after being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes in 2021. The five-foot-10, 165-pound winger played 371 games as a Canucks, scoring 82 go
  
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• Allegations of $60K+ rent owed forces eviction of Kelowna pastor, event host

  06-03-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The owners of the Kelowna Events Centre Inc. and Impact UPstream Ventures Inc. are doing their best to support those impacted by the recent eviction of their tenant, John Perks.
  Al Hildebrandt and his son Cory Hildebrandt said John Perks and his businesses, Western Canada Food Tours and 1486327 B.C. Ltd., were evicted from 2041 Harvey Avenue after its alleged Perks fell months behind on rent.
  Problems started in December 2025 when the first of the month came and went without a rental payment, ac
  
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