Maxime Bernier, leader of the People's Party of Canada, has just arrived in Nanaimo for three days of campaigning in the riding. Here he is with candidate Jennifer Clarke…
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Natural gas will not be the primary heat source in new homes built in Nanaimo starting next year.
City council voted 5-4 to accelerate adoption of the zero carbon step code to 2024, six years ahead of the province’s timeline of 2030…
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Here are photos taken yesterday at Nanaimo's Berwick on the Lake, where residents answered a dance-off challenge, grooving to You Can't Touch This by MC Hammer and Don't Stand So Close to Me by the Police. Article and video on our website. (📷KarlYu/NewsBulletin)
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First responders in Nanaimo gathered outside the NRGH emergency room at 7 p.m. Monday night to sound their sirens in appreciation for health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Nanaimo city council with their newly signed code of conduct. It puts in writing foundational principles of responsible conduct including integrity, respect, accountability, leadership and collaboration…
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Snuneymuxw First Nation and Métis flags now fly at Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus after they were raised during a ceremony this morning on
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The voices of Nanaimo’s LGBTQ community and allies are drowning out a local demonstration against sexual orientation and gender identity education in schools…
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Tyler Brown, elected to Nanaimo's next city council: "I think it looks like a great council … I've talked with all those folks and I think everybody has a good understanding that we need to get down to business and tackle some key issues and some big issues."
Hesquiaht First Nation elder Greg Charleson: "Those children and their spirits … they need to be with their ancestors in the sky, not stuck, traumatized, in the ground. They need your prayers”…
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This photo shows the tail end of the Nanaimo Pride Parade, after the last float went by. Nanaimo's LGBTQ community and allies joined the parade and walked together to the pride festival at the park.
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Erin Hemmens, who topped the polls in Nanaimo city councillor voting, said she "couldn't be more thrilled" with the council that was elected. "I think it's a really strong council. A mix of experience and progressive ideas and I think it's going to flow together really well."
Canada Post workers cruised past Nanaimo Regional General Hospital this afternoon, honking for health-care workers. (📷GregSakaki/NewsBulletin)
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After chants of “homes not hate,” Discontent City residents and supporters have set up a line of defence, asking people to line up with grandmothers at the front…
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10-year-old Nanaimo girl Bella Salvino helped the owners of Alfred the cat take down 'missing' posters after she located their cat hiding in a storm drain…
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It's the first day of winter, and it feels like it today in Nanaimo. How are the conditions in your part of the city? (📷ChrisBush/GregSakaki/NewsBulletin)
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Counter-protesters blare 'Let It Go' to drown out a speaker at a rally opposing SOGI education Saturday, Oct. 21, at Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park…
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Elections B.C. has updated the count in Parksville-Qualicum and the NDP's Adam Walker has been confirmed as the riding's next MLA. He has 13,207 votes (42.0%) to B.C. Liberal incumbent Michelle Stilwell's 11,155 votes (35.5%). The Green's Rob Lyon has 5,227 (16.6%).
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Just found out that the Nanaimo News Bulletin received a second place from the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards in the Best Headline Writing category for this headline…
Province announces it's building 280 new homes for women and children fleeing violence, through the Building B.C. Women's Transition Housing Fund. 10 transition house beds in Nanaimo to be operated by Snuneymuxw Youth and Family Society.
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Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse: "We all have family members that went through that devastating time in our history. To have this news come forward … it’s like bringing that sorrow back to life, all those sad memories"…
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