Byelection for vacant Nanaimo-Ladysmith school board seat could happen in the new year

Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools. (News Bulletin file photo)
Trustees to further discuss matter at their next board meeting

Nanaimo RCMP, with the assistance of a police dog, arrested a man who allegedly uttered threats and was walking in and out of traffic downtown on Monday, Oct. 18. (Image courtesy Porsha Paladini)

Nanaimo RCMP deploy police dog to take down man who allegedly uttered threats
The Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor was spotted sailing the waters in the Strait of Georgia near Nanaimo on Monday, Oct. 18. (Photo courtesy Tami Mullaly)

Stealthy warship attracts notice as it sails through waters off Nanaimo
Metro Vancouver seeks input on rules to reduce cannabis grow odours

Metro Vancouver seeks input on rules to reduce cannabis grow odours
Gitanmaax chief councillor Tracey Woods, reads out the band’s decision to the social workers who had come to take back a six-year-old girl from the reserve. ( Git’luuhl’um’hetxwit/ Facebook)

Gitanmaax band blocks MCFD workers from taking six-year-old off reserve

Kellie Uphill-Tilsner, who owns a home on Uplands Drive, is concerned pedestrian traffic on a new paved and lighted walkway next to her home could create a security risk for her property. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

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Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company’s lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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      Nanaimo Clippers forward Sean Donaldson dekes through the Powell River Kings defence for a scoring chance during Friday’s BCHL game at Frank Crane Arena. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

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      Nanaimo-based marimba player Nicole Arendt performs as part of online showcase on Oct. 24. (Photo submitted)

      Nanaimo marimba player performing as part of online showcase

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      Eva Hilborn, the founder of ‘Wonderful World of Books,’ sitting in her Qualicum Beach home, looking at what books might be a good fit for her program which delivers free books to three-year-olds in the School District 69 (Qualicum) catchment area. (Mandy Moraes photo)

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