Nanaimo RCMP are asking for the public’s to find a madical case taken from an ambulance. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/17/l...

A group of health-care workers and their supporters are drawing attention to the first-year anniversary of an unsanctioned overdose-prevention site that was set up outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital following a lack of support for an official one. nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/17/a...

A woman who was arrested this past spring in relation to the death of her husband in Nanaimo will have her fate determined by a jury. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/14/w...

Couples on disability support will have less money taken off their payments beginning later this month, the B.C. government has announced. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/13/b...

In the next decade, Vancouver Island and the central coast of B.C. will need 36,000 new health-care workers, accounting for 18,000 due to retirement and attrition and 18,000 due to growing demand. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/13/i...

The body of Mahadi Redwan, 23, who was reported as missing by police Monday, Nov. 10, was discovered Wednesday, Nov. 12, near the southbound lanes of old Island highway between Turner and Mostar roads. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/13/n...

Nanaimo RCMP are investigating two thefts of Royal Canadian Legion poppy campaign donations in the days leading up to Remembrance Day. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/13/n...

A B.C. Supreme Court justice has thrown out a contempt of court application from the City of Nanaimo which claimed a resident disregarded the municipal building code with home renovations. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/13/c...

Nanaimo RCMP are advising the public that, due to an ongoing investigation, one southbound lane of the old Island Highwa between Turner and Mostar roads is closed to traffic. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/12/h...

The Clippers announced last week that they were trading the rights of forward Carson Lesiuk to the Powell River Kings for future considerations. The Kings then immediately traded Lesiuk to the Coquitlam Express, also for future considerations. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/11/n...

Beef: Nanaimo, I beg you to not judge someone by their licence plate. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/12/b...

A quantity of Canadian currency was found and police would like to return the money to its owner. The cash found on the ground around Lantzville Road in early November by a person who was out for a walk. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/12/c...

A new display at the Vancouver Island Military Museum focuses on the true story of a Chemainus flying officer who overcame impossible odds during a bombing run and has been immortalized in a 1940s comic. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/10/1...

The Regional District of Nanaimo is beginning budget deliberations, and starting-point figures show homeowners could be asked for a $102-million property-tax requisition in 2026. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/10/r...

Spawning season is underway on the east coast of Vancouver Island, where residents can see what one Pacific Salmon Foundation analyst calls “one of nature’s great migrations.” Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/08/n...

Much of what Vancouver Island eats comes from the mainland and Island residents would be wise to strengthen regional food structures, recommended panellists at a Nanaimo economic conference. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/07/i...

Rhys Edwards, who was 18, died in a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway on Sunday, Nov. 2, when the car he was riding in crashed in the northbound lane, near Morden Road. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/07/c...

Nanaimo council has decided not to continue funding an arm’s-length organization that has helped inform the city’s response to homelessness. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/06/n...

Nanaimo city council will consider whether to give the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island a break on permitting and development fees to build Jesse’s House. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/06/n...

Beef to the person who ruined their aunt’s teapot. You should have asked first. You do not clean the inside of a teapot ever. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/05/b...

Submit What’s On arts and entertainment listings to [email protected]. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/05/w...

B.C. Ferries won’t have to compensate a Nanoose Bay farm for late sailings and shoddy wi-fi, small claims court has ruled. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/04/n...

The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce says no matter the season, shopping local is a boon to economy. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/05/n...

A data centre project working its way through the city’s approval process triggered discussion at last night’s city council meeting. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/04/q...

Italian operatic and classical music will be highlighted in an upcoming show with acclaimed soprano Sarah Caulfield. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/03/v...

The Barsby Bulldogs ended their regular season by winning a wet and muddy matchup, and will now shift their focus to the playoffs. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/04/b...

An invite-only summit focusing on central and north Island health care is taking place next week, hosted by the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District and bringing together different levels of government and stakeholders. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/04/h...

An 18-year-old from Nanaimo is dead as the result of a fiery collision south of Nanaimo on the weekend. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/03/1...

One person was taken to hospital and a house left heavily damaged following a late night fire in Nanaimo. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/03/h...

Lantzville’s senior staff are recommending a tax increase of up to 6.5 per cent for 2026, but early deliberations shows some councillors would like to get the increase down to half that. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/02/l...

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy will be presented Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Port Theatre, starring Aaron Malkin as James and Alastair Knowles as Jamesy. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/02/c...

Nanaimo RCMP Community Policing volunteers will host a 529 Garage bike registration event this weekend. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/31/n...

Nanaimo’s first artificial turf field opened 20 years ago, and a lot of great games have been played on turf in the two decades since. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/31/h...

Rabbit owners are encouraged to be vigilant after a number of dead feral rabbits, with symptoms of a deadly virus, were found near Nanaimo. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/31/g...

B.C. government ministers were outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Friday, Oct. 31, to announce the project’s ground-breaking. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/31/c...

Dealing with an industrial land shortage and the issues that exacerbate accessing what’s available was the focus of a panel discussion Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s State of the Island economic summit. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/30/e...

Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo announced it is buying two more casinos – including River Rock Casino Resort – and will become the largest Indigenous-led casino operator in British Columbia by revenue. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/30/s...

A new private member’s bill to streamline the home-building process was discussed in the legislature this week after being introduced by Nanaimo-Lantzville’s MLA. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/30/n...

Important news story: puppies Guide and service dogs perform an important service, but those skills aren’t something they’re born with. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/29/g...

Vancouver Island’s economy is at a critical point and hard decisions need to be made to ensure long-term prosperity. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/29/s...

Beef: I was crossing Townsite and you blasted me with your car’s horn. I am 82 and unwell, but you seemed to think I would run across. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/29/b...

Changes to B.C.’s School Act could lead to childcare availability during winter, spring and summer holidays in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/29/n...

If mines and jumpscares bring frights, the newest haunted house attraction at Beban Park is a local Halloween attraction not to be missed. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/28/h...

One person was taken to hospital after a pickup truck sank in a Nanaimo lake this morning. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/28/p...

Nanaimo Concert Band’s fall concert, on the same weekend as Halloween, will feature music that’s dark and mysterious. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/27/n...

Guest speakers from afar can now appear in hologram form at Vancouver Island Conference Centre events without travelling to Nanaimo. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/28/e...

The Vancouver Island University Mariners were the PacWest’s best team all season long, and extended that into the gold medal game today. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/26/v...

Nanaimo city council had the chance to communicate to B.C. Housing a desire for more dry housing and homes for seniors experiencing homelessness. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/27/b...

The ‘grandson scam’ has claimed another victim in Nanaimo, and police say it has evolved with scammers now asking for Bitcoin. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/24/n...

Nanaimo council has deferred a request to look at ways the city can financially support Jesse’s House, a home for families of children requiring hospital care at NRGH. Read more at: nanaimobulletin.com/2025/10/23/n...