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Mary Smith, left, and Diana Johnstone have been appointed by the city to be the vice-president and president, respectively, of Nanaimo’s B.C. 55-Plus Games committee. The former visitor centre at Northfield Road and the Nanaimo Parkway will be the organizing committee’s headquarters. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Leadership team in place for next year’s B.C. 55-Plus Games in Nanaimo

Diana Johnstone and Mary Smith tasked with putting together board of directors

Mary Smith, left, and Diana Johnstone have been appointed by the city to be the vice-president and president, respectively, of Nanaimo’s B.C. 55-Plus Games committee. The former visitor centre at Northfield Road and the Nanaimo Parkway will be the organizing committee’s headquarters. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Marla Morden, a VIU psychology professor, is using eye-tracking technology to study the phenomenon known as ‘mommy brain.’ (Vancouver Island University photo)

B.C. professor using eye-tracking tech to study ‘mommy brain’

Vancouver Island University researcher examining how pregnant women recognize threats

Marla Morden, a VIU psychology professor, is using eye-tracking technology to study the phenomenon known as ‘mommy brain.’ (Vancouver Island University photo)
Nanaimo RCMP are issuing a warning after receiving numerous complaints of scam phone calls this week, including at least one that reportedly used AI voice-mimicking technology. (Stock photo)

AI voice fakery boosts rash of ‘grandson scam’ phone calls on Vancouver Island

Nanaimo RCMP report rash of phone scams where people were conned out of between $3,000 and $8,000

Nanaimo RCMP are issuing a warning after receiving numerous complaints of scam phone calls this week, including at least one that reportedly used AI voice-mimicking technology. (Stock photo)
Research assistant Andrew Szilogyi whips up some wind on a stationary air-resistance bike while psychology student Derek LeBaron enters notes on his laptop computer at Vancouver Island University. LeBaron is researching how various forms of social support impact exercise performance. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

B.C. psychology student investigating how your circle motivates exercise

Derek LeBaron seeking more participants to help him with his research

Research assistant Andrew Szilogyi whips up some wind on a stationary air-resistance bike while psychology student Derek LeBaron enters notes on his laptop computer at Vancouver Island University. LeBaron is researching how various forms of social support impact exercise performance. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Paris Laroche’s defence lawyer presented self-defence arguments at her trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday, Feb. 12. (News Bulletin file)

Strangled cat, pattern of abuse cited by defence in B.C. murder case

Paris Laroche charged in the Nanaimo killing and dismemberment of her ex-boyfriend

Paris Laroche’s defence lawyer presented self-defence arguments at her trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Monday, Feb. 12. (News Bulletin file)
A 14-year-old died of his injuries after the riding lawnmower he was operating collided with a pickup and flipped on a hill south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Dec. 28. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

14-year-old dies in crash involving riding lawnmower in Nanaimo

Teen pronounced dead after being transported to hospital after incident in Cedar on Dec. 28

A 14-year-old died of his injuries after the riding lawnmower he was operating collided with a pickup and flipped on a hill south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Dec. 28. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo city council has approved a staff proposal to ease enforcement of building and fire code and zoning bylaws for extreme weather shelters and warming and cooling centres. (News Bulletin file photo)

B.C. city decides below-code homeless shelter better than no shelter at all

City of Nanaimo to ease building and fire code enforcement at emergency shelters

Nanaimo city council has approved a staff proposal to ease enforcement of building and fire code and zoning bylaws for extreme weather shelters and warming and cooling centres. (News Bulletin file photo)
A still image taken from cellphone video footage shows a sea lion tossing an octopus in Stuart Channel south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Nov. 16. (Image courtesy Lindsay Bryant)

Sea lion-versus-octopus battle filmed off B.C.’s south coast

Woman preparing to go for swim captures circle-of-life moment on video near Nanaimo

A still image taken from cellphone video footage shows a sea lion tossing an octopus in Stuart Channel south of Nanaimo on Thursday, Nov. 16. (Image courtesy Lindsay Bryant)
Nanaimo RCMP are looking for tips from the public after determining the death of a woman from a fatal overdose was a homicide. (Photo submitted)

B.C. woman’s overdose death now being considered a homicide

Police looking for tips from public about March 7 death of 52-year-old Wendy Head in Nanaimo

Nanaimo RCMP are looking for tips from the public after determining the death of a woman from a fatal overdose was a homicide. (Photo submitted)
Bernard Biro and granddaughter Lucia Elizabeth Dell share a moment Wednesday, Oct. 11, after Dell became the youngest person ever to receive the B.C. Emergency Health Services Vital Link Award for her role in saving Biro’s life. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

7-year-old’s quick thinking helps save grandfather’s life at Nanaimo pool

Granddaughter, paramedics and lifeguards honoured for saving man’s life last month

Bernard Biro and granddaughter Lucia Elizabeth Dell share a moment Wednesday, Oct. 11, after Dell became the youngest person ever to receive the B.C. Emergency Health Services Vital Link Award for her role in saving Biro’s life. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Three suspects broke into Peoples Jewellers in Woodgrove Centre and stole approximately $100,000 worth of jewelry. (Submitted photo)

Thieves in Nanaimo steal $100,000 worth of jewelry in ‘well-planned’ heist

Three suspects broke into Woodgrove Centre and Peoples Jewellers

Three suspects broke into Peoples Jewellers in Woodgrove Centre and stole approximately $100,000 worth of jewelry. (Submitted photo)
The former head of Aspengrove School has been banned from teaching for 15 years after trying to meet a vigilante posing as a 15-year-old boy. (News Bulletin file photo)

B.C. private school principal caught by ‘creep catcher’ suspended 15 years

Former head of school in Lantzville met vigilante posing as 15-year-old boy

The former head of Aspengrove School has been banned from teaching for 15 years after trying to meet a vigilante posing as a 15-year-old boy. (News Bulletin file photo)
Camas, a Vancouver Island marmot, was discovered in a backyard in Errington after surviving a daunting – for a marmot – 30-kilometre journey from Green Mountain, southeast of Nanaimo. (Sandra Gray photo)

Vancouver Island marmot makes marathon journey looking for love

Camas the marmot makes 30-kilometre trek from Nanaimo Lakes to Errington

Camas, a Vancouver Island marmot, was discovered in a backyard in Errington after surviving a daunting – for a marmot – 30-kilometre journey from Green Mountain, southeast of Nanaimo. (Sandra Gray photo)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Lisa Marie Barron and Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog discuss details of Bill C-345, which aims to improve protection against violence for all first responders, during a press conference at Nanaimo Fire Rescue Station No. 1 on Wednesday, June 28. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

B.C. MPs push bill to protect firefighters and paramedics from violence

Bill calls for stiffer penalties for anyone who assaults or threatens safety of first responders

Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Lisa Marie Barron and Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog discuss details of Bill C-345, which aims to improve protection against violence for all first responders, during a press conference at Nanaimo Fire Rescue Station No. 1 on Wednesday, June 28. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Three Nanaimo men helped an RCMP officer free a man who wasn’t wearing pants from a manhole on Tenth Street earlier this week. (Image courtesy Carl Savard)

Man wearing no pants rescued from Nanaimo storm sewer

Workers answer cries for help coming from underneath manhole cover

Three Nanaimo men helped an RCMP officer free a man who wasn’t wearing pants from a manhole on Tenth Street earlier this week. (Image courtesy Carl Savard)
Nanaimo RCMP have reported a man has died on June 7 after going into medical distress while swimming at Westwood Lake. (Black Press Media file photo)

Man dies after going into medical distress while swimming in Vancouver Island lake

Rescue attempt by friends, emergency services successful, but victim died later in Nanaimo hospital

Nanaimo RCMP have reported a man has died on June 7 after going into medical distress while swimming at Westwood Lake. (Black Press Media file photo)
Delaney Irving, of Nanaimo, is bringing home the big cheese after winning the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling women’s event near Gloucester, England, on Monday, May 29. (John Gilmour photo)

B.C. woman knocked out as she tumbles to victory in cheese-rolling race in the U.K.

19-year-old from Nanaimo wins cheese chase down steep hill in Gloucester, England

Delaney Irving, of Nanaimo, is bringing home the big cheese after winning the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling women’s event near Gloucester, England, on Monday, May 29. (John Gilmour photo)
A still image taken from a submitted video of an altercation at Nanaimo District Secondary School shows a large knife that was wielded by a youth in the school hallway. A 15-year-old was arrested by police Monday, April 17, soon after the incident. (Image submitted)

Teenager arrested after wielding knife in Nanaimo high school hallway

Fifteen-year-old facing charge of assault with a weapon

A still image taken from a submitted video of an altercation at Nanaimo District Secondary School shows a large knife that was wielded by a youth in the school hallway. A 15-year-old was arrested by police Monday, April 17, soon after the incident. (Image submitted)
Myra Van Otterloo, a helicopter pilot from Nanaimo, left, and Jessa Arcuri, a school vice-principal from Penticton, have become the first B.C. team to compete in the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc – a nine-day, 2,500-kilometre rally across the Moroccan desert. (Photo submitted)

Rally racers blaze fresh B.C. trail across Moroccan desert’s ‘treacherous’ terrain

B.C. women compete against hundreds of teams at Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc

Myra Van Otterloo, a helicopter pilot from Nanaimo, left, and Jessa Arcuri, a school vice-principal from Penticton, have become the first B.C. team to compete in the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc – a nine-day, 2,500-kilometre rally across the Moroccan desert. (Photo submitted)
A fire, set in diapers in the Nanaimo Walmart, closed the store for five days in February and caused tens of thousands of merchandise items, including food, to be tossed in the garbage, according to a statement from Walmart Canada. (News Bulletin file photo)

Walmart reports ‘tens of thousands of items’ destroyed after Nanaimo diaper fire

Food spoiled, baby essentials ruined in ‘dangerous and shameful’ arson incident last month

A fire, set in diapers in the Nanaimo Walmart, closed the store for five days in February and caused tens of thousands of merchandise items, including food, to be tossed in the garbage, according to a statement from Walmart Canada. (News Bulletin file photo)