Nanaimo News Bulletin

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Lantzville identifies location for temporary public works yard

17 hours ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jessica Durling

Lantzville's public works department will be moving into buildings on Lantzville Road as council considers a more-long term solution. According to the district, 7099 Lantzville Rd. will house the department until a temporary facility can be built on 7915 Clark Drive W., which is the proposed site for a long-term public works facility.
Similkameen leader questions Hudbay about Copper Mountain Mine spills

18 hours ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Aaron Hemens

Lower Similikameen Indian Band (LSIB)’s chief asked a mining executive to “present the facts and the truth” about waste spills from the Copper Mountain Mine as the company seeks to expand its operations in smǝlqmíx homelands. During a community meeting last week, Keith Crow also reiterated that LSIB still “does not consent” to expanding the open-pit copper, gold and silver mine, which would include extending a tailings dam in the vicinity of the Similkameen River.
Lennie Gallant delivers slices of life with a poet’s flair to Vancouver Island

1 day ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Tim Collins

For Lennie Gallant, it’s all about the relationship with the audience. “There’s nothing like the audience and the creative fire that you get from them. As long as the music is emotionally true and you’re having fun up there, it’s always fantastic,” Gallant says.
City councillors recommend banning the sale of invasive plants in Nanaimo

3 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jessica Durling

Nanaimo has the capacity to ban the sale of local invasive plants, but development on the bylaw will take time and require regular updates as best practices and species lists evolve, according to city staff. A report on the City of Nanaimo's options to ban invasive plants was presented at a governance and priorities committee meeting on Monday, June 23, after being requested by council this past winter.
B.C. First Nations look to strengthen partnerships to expand forest economy

3 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

B.C. First Nations building their forest economies are facing foreign and domestic challenges that must be met for the resource to provide wealth and employment in the coming decades.
Nanaimo women's motorcycle club founder aims for Inked Magazine photo shoot

4 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jessica Durling

A motorcycle club founder in Nanaimo wants to show off some of the tattoos underneath her biker gear. Shelby Johnston, one of the founders of Nanaimo's chapter of the Litas motorcycle community, is competing as a quarterfinalist in Inked Magazine's international 'Inked Originals' competition. The winner receives a two-page spread in the magazine, a tattoo session from artist Keith (Bang Bang) McCurdy in New York, and $25,000.
Reconciliation Theatre set to take 'Boy in the Treehouse' on Island tour

4 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jessica Durling

This Canada Day weekend, Reconciliation Theatre will be beginning its live Vancouver Island theatre tour in Nanaimo, featuring a touching and humorous coming-of-age story. The Boy in the Treehouse, written by Anishinaabe playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, tells the fictional story of Simon, a boy who attempts a vision quest to reclaim his mother's Ojibway culture.
2 walks with 2 purposes make a stop in Grand Forks

4 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Karen McKinley

Two men are taking a long walk across Canada for very different reasons, but both have passed through the Boundary Region with the same glowing reviews of the people and landscape. Rakesh Kumar and Tyson Stevens have been walking together for the past week, despite their own journeys starting at different times and places.
Seniors voice long-term care priorities at town hall in Nanaimo

4 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jessica Durling

Nanaimo seniors got a chance to talk to provincial government representatives about their priorities for long-term care in B.C. On Friday, June 13, Nanaimo-Lantzville MLA George Anderson held a town hall on the future of long-term care at the Beban Park Social Centre. Susie Chant, parliamentary secretary for seniors’ service and long-term care, was the evening's special guest.
Nanaimo-based Reconciliation Theatre set to tour 'Boy in the Treehouse' play

5 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jessica Durling

This Canada Day weekend, Reconciliation Theatre will be beginning its live Vancouver Island theatre tour in Nanaimo, featuring a touching and humorous coming-of-age story. The Boy in the Treehouse, written by Anishinaabe playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, tells the fictional story of Simon, a boy who attempts a vision quest to reclaim his mother's Ojibway culture.