Nanaimo city council gives three readings to 2022 budget

Nanaimo City Hall. (News Bulletin file photo)
Property tax increase at 5.9%

Coins for Kids volunteers Pete MacDonald, left, and Ian Thorpe hope people will drop donations in collection jars to help the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive and BGC Central Vancouver Island this holiday season. Coin jars are at all Quality Foods locations in Nanaimo, at John’s Bedrooms, and at the Nanaimo News Bulletin office. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Coins help Nanaimo kids learn and play
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, BC., on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Archibald says an upcoming delegation to the Vatican has been postponed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Indigenous papal postponed to 2022 amid concerns around Omicron COVID-19 variant
Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award

Vernon soil producer takes home national cannabis award
2 new trails await budding and seasoned birders

2 new trails await budding and seasoned birders

A child walks back up a hill past a snowman while sledding at Burnaby Mountain Park, in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Snowfall and winter storm warnings have been issued for parts of central and northern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Up to 25 cm of snow predicted for central and northern B.C. through to Wednesday
A fire destroyed this mobile home on Tzouhalem Road on Dec. 6. (Submitted photo)

Fire claims everything Cowichan family owned
If the holidays have you dreaming of a new sofa before your guests arrive, Mandy Singh of Nanaimo Home Furnishings has the solution!

Enjoy the holidays in comfort and style with help from Nanaimo furniture store
    All of PacRim’s ready-to-assemble kits are European-made and distributed throughout BC. Each package comes with the materials required to lock-up, with additional material packages available to suit your needs.

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      Beams of light are projected into the air behind a plaque placed in memory of the fourteen women who were murdered on December 6,1989, in an anti-feminist attack, in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

      VIDEO: Tributes planned for victims of Ecole Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary

      An Afternoon with Prince Harry & James Corden was one of the top trending YouTube videos in Canada this year. (The Late Late Show with James Corden/YouTube)

      VIDEO: Canadians took to YouTube to learn, connect, laugh during 2021

      Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, and Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne, toured flood areas Friday, Dec. 2. Photo Andrea DeMeer

      ‘It’s just unbelievable’: Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth tours Princeton flood

      The container ship MV Zim Kingston was escorted into Nanaimo Harbour late Friday afternoon, Dec. 3. The ship will have about 60 damaged containers removed at DP World at Duke Point before it sails to the Lower Mainland to complete unloading its remaining cargo. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

      UPDATE: MV Zim Kingston arrives in Nanaimo

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      In Stonefly Creek in Glacier Bay, Alaska, glacier retreat in the late 1970s revealed salmon spawning habitat in the new stream that was colonized within 10 years by pink salmon that grew rapidly to more than 5,000 spawners. (Jonathan Moore)

      Melting glaciers could create 1,000s of kms of salmon habitat around B.C., Alaska by 2100

      Climate change is rapidly changing environments for animals and researchers are urging protection

      A collapsed section of bridge destroyed by severe flooding is seen in Merritt, B.C., in an aerial view from a Canadian Forces reconnaissance flight on Monday, November 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      Nearly 300 still in the dark in flood-ravaged Merritt area as BC Hydro works to restore power

      City was evacuated on Nov. 15 when heavy rains led to river overflowing

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      The John Barsby Bulldogs AA junior varsity team celebrates winning the Coastal championship at the Subway Bowl at B.C. Place on Saturday, Dec. 4. (B.C. High School Football image)

      Barsby Bulldogs juniors end season with championship at Subway Bowl

      John Barsby defeats Carson Graham 34-28 in AA junior varsity Coastal final

      Nanaimo Clippers forward Charles Tardif directs a puck toward Surrey Eagles goalie Max Prazma during Sunday’s BCHL game at Frank Crane Arena. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

      Nanaimo Clippers will be hoping for a win and lots of toys

      Junior A hockey team hosting ‘Stuff the Bus’ initiative Dec. 10

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      Darius Rucker is the headliner for Sunfest 2022. (Photo courtesy of dariusrucker.com)

      Darius Rucker to headline Sunfest 2022

      Cowichan Valley also welcomes Dallas Smith, Billy Currington Hardy, Kip Moore

      A self-portrait graphite drawing of Charles Keillor, whose work will be on display in the Cloakroom Gallery at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville until Dec. 23, 2021. (Submitted photo)

      Nanaimo graphite artist displays work at McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville

      Charles Keillor is drawn to relationship between humans and natural world

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      Give and Go, a drive-thru charitable event in support of the Salvation Army and Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank, will be held at Steve Marshall Ford Lincoln on Dec. 10 from 5-7 p.m. (Photo submitted)

      Community members in Nanaimo with charitable donations for Christmas asked to Give and Go

      Drive-thru donation event at Steve Marshall Ford Lincoln will be held Dec. 10

      Grade 1 student Huxley MacGregor and Grade 7 student Riley Antrim-Shoquist show off their learning projects related to homelessness as part of Fairview Elementary School’s Everybody Deserves a Smile campaign. (Photo submitted)

      Nanaimo students know Everybody Deserves a Smile as they work on campaign of compassion

      Nanaimo students create cards, envelopes and awareness

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      Obituaries

      Dezso ‘Dez’ Jakab

      Nov 28th, 2021

      Christopher Joseph Eugene Schultz

      Nov 25th, 2021

      Rita Melideo

      Nov 24th, 2021

      Mary Ellen Sheridan (Roberts, nee Banasky)

      Nov 22nd, 2021

      Bradley David Green

      Nov 21st, 2021

      Alice G.L. Wong (nee Lee)

      Nov 21st, 2021

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      During this season of giving and generosity, many people are in need

      A snow moon rises over Mt. Cheam in Chilliwack on Feb. 8, 2020. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 is International Mountain Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

      Unofficial holidays: Here’s what people are celebrating for the week of Dec. 5 to 11

      International Mountain Day, International Ninja Day and Lard Day are all coming up this week

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      Flooding this past spring forced many houses in the Houseman Subdivision to erect makeshift barricades from sandbags to hold back the water. (Patrick Davies photo)

      Water, water everywhere, and a tough choice about what to do with it all

      Clean Energy BC estimates power demand in B.C. will grow by over 40 per cent over the next 20 years

        A sinkhole on the Island Highway north of Nanaimo caused the closure of the highway for two days earlier this month. (News Bulletin file photo)

        LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Island’s highways vulnerable, transportation options needed

        Government must be pressed to deliver on railway repairs, says letter writer

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              Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation with Louis De Jaeger, Métis Nation British Columbia Acting Vice-President, Director for Region 2 (Lower Mainland) and the Minister of Economic Development and Natural Resources at the Louis Riel Day proclamation, 2021. Derek Robitaille photo.

              Métis building strong future, based on long history in BC

              Over 22,000 Métis are registered in BC, with 90,000 self-identifying as Métis on the last census

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