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Surrey Police Service pageantry on display at Change of Command Ceremony

1 day ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Tom Zytaruk

Surrey Police Service's Change of Command Ceremony on Tuesday, April 22 marked the symbolic handover of policing Surrey from the Surrey RCMP to the SPS almost five months after the latter was declared the city's police of jurisdiction on November 29, 2024. The invitation-only event, held at the Cloverdale Agriplex at 17673 62 Avenue, had SPS officers on parade, SPS Pipes and Drums, and the signing of the official parchment.
B.C. dad gets emotional as son scores in NHL debut

2 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Logan Lockhart

Taylor Ward made the most of his first game in the NHL. The Los Angeles Kings forward, a 27-year-old who played parts of three seasons with the Penticton Vees, scored against the Calgary Flames in his debut on April 17. Ward is the son of Dixon Ward, a former NHL winger himself and current vice-president of the Okanagan Hockey Group in Penticton. Dixon's emotional reaction to his son's milestone goal was captured by ESPN's broadcast in Los Angeles.
Coast Guard rescues four people from rocks off coast of Ucluelet

4 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

Four people had to be rescued off the rocks near Little Beach on Saturday, April 12 after their rigid hull inflatable boat somehow punctured a pontoon. Geoff Johnson from Ukee Tube just happened to be in the area filming the sunset at Big Beach when he saw the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape McKay motor around the corner toward Little Beach. He saw via a marine app on his phone that they were conducting a search and rescue, so he worked his way over to investigate.
Stampeders to rock on in B.C. without Ronnie

6 days ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Roger Knox

For the first time in their 50+plus year career, two-thirds of the legendary Canadian band The Stampeders will tour British Columbia without their larger-than-life third member. Drummer Kim Berly and guitarist Rich Dodson will pay tribute to bass player Ronnie King – who died in March 2024, a month before the group was to begin a 31-date tour of Ontario – as they kick off a 15-city tour of B.C. in Cranbrook Tuesday, April 22.
Supreme Court upholds sentence for man who shot bears in Tofino backyard

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Susie Peterson Quinn

The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld the sentence and fine for a Tofino man who shot a bear cub and sow in his backyard in 2021. "We're pleased to see the courts dismissed the appeal and agreed with the Crown's sentencing recommendations," said B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) Sgt. Dan Eichstadter.
THE MOJ: Plenty of questions need answers as Canucks begin early off-season

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Bob Marjanovich

With the Vancouver Canucks season coming to and end, we present to you our “Canuck Notebook” covering a wide variety of topics. Tocchet’s future: The Canucks do have an option year remaining on head coach Rick Tocchet’s $2.75-million contract and they would love to see him return, but will he? Tocchet will undoubtedly take a few days to decompress and then decide how he wants to proceed. Many will look at the contract as the deciding factor but it may not be.
B.C. judge dismisses feds' attempt to strike down lawsuits from salmon farm giants

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Robin Grant

Two major players in British Columbia's salmon farming industry have been given the green light to sue the Canadian government. Mowi Canada West Inc. and Cermaq Canada Ltd. can proceed with lawsuits after B.C. Supreme Court judge Lauren Blake dismissed the federal government's attempt to strike down four notices of civil claim brought against two former fisheries ministers.
B.C. golf course calling for restitution after fists fly on fairway

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Jacqueline Gelineau

West Kelowna's Two Eagles Golf Course is asking those involved in a viral fight video that unfolded on its property to acknowledge the damage done, engage in a restitution process and commit to a culture of respect. The fight between two groups of golfers was captured on April 14, and was subsequently posted to the social media site Reddit by user u/meme_machine.
Port Alberni is 'a violent community,' says officer in charge

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Elena Rardon

Police in Port Alberni are struggling to keep up with "violent" crimes in the community, says the city's new officer in charge. Port Alberni RCMP Insp. Kim Bruce provided her first quarterly report to council on Monday, April 14, going over the crime statistics from the first quarter of 2025 (January to March). Bruce explained that Criminal Code offences in Port Alberni have gone up by 70 percent compared to the same quarter in 2024.
City council approves permit to repair Nanaimo Courthouse

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

One of Nanaimo’s major landmark historic buildings is about to get some exterior alterations and repairs. At a meeting Monday, April 7, Nanaimo city council approved a heritage alteration permit to allow work to upgrade and refurbish windows and roofing to the old and newer portions of the Nanaimo Courthouse building. The permit application was made by the B.C. Ministry of Citizens' Services.