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Jane Dean is presented with a prize recognizing her as a Mazda Rising Legend by Ryan Saunders, general sales manager at Harris Mazda, last month at the dealership. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

‘Rising Legend’ VIU student recognized for community work

Harris Mazda presents award to Jane Dean for her community leadership and volunteerism

Jane Dean is presented with a prize recognizing her as a Mazda Rising Legend by Ryan Saunders, general sales manager at Harris Mazda, last month at the dealership. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
VIU Mariners player Katelynn Forner looks to pass the ball during a PacWest game against the Camosun Chargers at the Vancouver Island University gym last month. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

VIU basketball teams finish fall in first place

Mariners women are 12-0, M’s men are 11-1

VIU Mariners player Katelynn Forner looks to pass the ball during a PacWest game against the Camosun Chargers at the Vancouver Island University gym last month. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Barsby Bulldogs running back Rhondé Lyle is tackled by Vernon Panthers opponents Coby Thierren and Jeff Curtis during the AA varsity provincial championship final at the Subway Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 2, at B.C. Place stadium. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Barsby comes up one point short in B.C. high school football final

Vernon Panthers defeat Barsby Bulldogs 23-22 at Subway Bowl

Barsby Bulldogs running back Rhondé Lyle is tackled by Vernon Panthers opponents Coby Thierren and Jeff Curtis during the AA varsity provincial championship final at the Subway Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 2, at B.C. Place stadium. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Artist’s renderings of two six-storey buildings proposed for McRobb Avenue. Nanaimo city council voted to amend the covenant on the property, which was previously zoned for 20-storey highrises. (Salehi Architect Inc. images)

Covenant changing, highrises no longer coming to north Nanaimo property

City held public hearing for covenant amendment application for 6340 McRobb Ave.

Artist’s renderings of two six-storey buildings proposed for McRobb Avenue. Nanaimo city council voted to amend the covenant on the property, which was previously zoned for 20-storey highrises. (Salehi Architect Inc. images)
Barsby Bulldogs tacklers bring down a Windsor Wolves ball carrier during the B.C. High School Football AA varsity semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 25, at B.C. Place stadium. (B.C. School Sports image)

Nanaimo’s Barsby Bulldogs make it back to B.C. AA high school football final

John Barsby Secondary School’s AA varsity team will face Vernon in Subway Bowl Dec. 2 at BC Place

Barsby Bulldogs tacklers bring down a Windsor Wolves ball carrier during the B.C. High School Football AA varsity semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 25, at B.C. Place stadium. (B.C. School Sports image)
B.C. United MLAs Renee Merrifield and Michael Lee meet with the News Bulletin on Wednesday, Nov. 22, to talk about their party’s plan to scrap the province’s Clean B.C. plan for meeting emissions-reduction targets. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

B.C. United MLAs say their climate plans would be better value for dollar

MLAs visit Vancouver Island communities talking about intentions to scrap province’s Clean B.C. plan

B.C. United MLAs Renee Merrifield and Michael Lee meet with the News Bulletin on Wednesday, Nov. 22, to talk about their party’s plan to scrap the province’s Clean B.C. plan for meeting emissions-reduction targets. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The City of Nanaimo is suggesting the provincial government amend its proposed housing density legislation to suit cities that can show a plan to meet future housing needs. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo council says housing legislation undermines local decision-making

Mayor and council asking for exemption for municipalities that can show they’ve planned for growth

The City of Nanaimo is suggesting the provincial government amend its proposed housing density legislation to suit cities that can show a plan to meet future housing needs. (News Bulletin file photo)
NDSS Islanders players celebrate match point as they defeat the Mt. Douglas Rams in five sets to win the Vancouver Island senior AAAA girls’ volleyball championship Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Dover Bay Secondary School gym. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

NDSS Islanders win Island volleyball championship

Isles get past Mt. Doug Rams in five sets in senior AAAA girls’ final

NDSS Islanders players celebrate match point as they defeat the Mt. Douglas Rams in five sets to win the Vancouver Island senior AAAA girls’ volleyball championship Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Dover Bay Secondary School gym. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
A re-zoning application for the Sandstone lands in the Cinnabar Valley and Cedar passed third reading following a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 16. (Seacliff Properties/City of Nanaimo image)

Nanaimo’s huge Sandstone development gets past public hearing

Council votes 7-2 in favour of third reading of zoning amendment bylaw

A re-zoning application for the Sandstone lands in the Cinnabar Valley and Cedar passed third reading following a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 16. (Seacliff Properties/City of Nanaimo image)
Stu Dancey discusses the features of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe on his YouTube channel, Driving With Stu. The Woodgrove Chrysler sales and finance manager’s video won first place in a national Jeep Canada contest. (YouTube/Driving With Stu image)

Nanaimo auto salesperson wins national Jeep video contest

Woodgrove Chrysler’s Stu Dancey always working on his next ‘Driving With Stu’ video

Stu Dancey discusses the features of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe on his YouTube channel, Driving With Stu. The Woodgrove Chrysler sales and finance manager’s video won first place in a national Jeep Canada contest. (YouTube/Driving With Stu image)
VIU Mariners player Douglas Mtatabikwa, left, vies for the ball with Douglas Royals opponent Joel Badger during the PacWest championship match Sunday, Oct. 29, at Nanaimo’s Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

VIU men lose B.C. final in shootout, still headed to soccer nationals

VIU men’s soccer team outscored 5-4 in penalty kicks at the end of 1-1 match against Douglas

VIU Mariners player Douglas Mtatabikwa, left, vies for the ball with Douglas Royals opponent Joel Badger during the PacWest championship match Sunday, Oct. 29, at Nanaimo’s Q’unq’inuqwstuxw Stadium. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks about housing and other topics at a question-and-answer session Thursday, Oct. 26, at the State of the Island Economic Summit at Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Housing, economic growth tied, premier tells Vancouver Island leaders

Premier David Eby speaks at State of the Island Economic Summit in Nanaimo

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks about housing and other topics at a question-and-answer session Thursday, Oct. 26, at the State of the Island Economic Summit at Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
The Great International World Championship Bathtub Race will happen Sunday, July 23. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo engines rev as town gets set for another Bathtub Weekend

Annual Nanaimo Marine Festival activities happening July 21-23

The Great International World Championship Bathtub Race will happen Sunday, July 23. (News Bulletin file photo)
V.I. Raiders head of football operations Andrew Harris, at a corporate season launch event July 5 at Carlos O’Bryan’s Neighbourhood Pub, talks about his goals of re-establishing the Raiders as a premier club in the B.C. Football Conference. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Vancouver Island Raiders say they need whole community to get back on top

Football team holds corporate launch, names interim head coach, prepares for main camp

V.I. Raiders head of football operations Andrew Harris, at a corporate season launch event July 5 at Carlos O’Bryan’s Neighbourhood Pub, talks about his goals of re-establishing the Raiders as a premier club in the B.C. Football Conference. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Citizens at a rally Sunday, July 16, protest the potential re-location of the downtown transit exchange. (Photo submitted)

Protesters pan potential re-location of bus loop in downtown Nanaimo

City working with partners on moving transit exchange to Terminal Avenue

Citizens at a rally Sunday, July 16, protest the potential re-location of the downtown transit exchange. (Photo submitted)
The Island Red Cedar Construction team, including paddlers Ben Skinner, front, and Logan Breuker, near the shore at the Silly Boat Regatta on Sunday, July 16. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo supports spirited Silly Boat racing

Island Red Cedar Construction wins regatta for a third-straight year

The Island Red Cedar Construction team, including paddlers Ben Skinner, front, and Logan Breuker, near the shore at the Silly Boat Regatta on Sunday, July 16. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Elijah Ickes, in the on-deck circle at a game Tuesday, July 11, at Serauxmen Stadium, is the first-ever Nanaimo NightOwls player to be chosen in the Major League Baseball draft. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo NightOwls cheer their first-ever major league draft pick

Shortstop Elijah Ickes selected by the Texas Rangers

Elijah Ickes, in the on-deck circle at a game Tuesday, July 11, at Serauxmen Stadium, is the first-ever Nanaimo NightOwls player to be chosen in the Major League Baseball draft. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog and B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon have a laugh after a press conference at Nanaimo City Hall on Tuesday, July 4, following a meeting on housing. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo will be asked to meet provincial housing targets

B.C. minister of housing meets with mayor and MLAs to discuss housing needs

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog and B.C. Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon have a laugh after a press conference at Nanaimo City Hall on Tuesday, July 4, following a meeting on housing. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Former HMCS Saskatchewan shipmen Don Reid and Gary Robertson, during a reunion event June 17 at Nanaimo’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256, take a look at the names on an HMCS Saskatchewan banner that was displayed at the ship’s decommissioning ceremony in 1994 in Esquimalt. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

HMCS Saskatchewan, now on Nanaimo’s ocean floor, was once ‘best in the west’

Retired shipmen gather for 60th anniversary of Royal Canadian Navy vessel’s commissioning

Former HMCS Saskatchewan shipmen Don Reid and Gary Robertson, during a reunion event June 17 at Nanaimo’s Royal Canadian Legion Branch 256, take a look at the names on an HMCS Saskatchewan banner that was displayed at the ship’s decommissioning ceremony in 1994 in Esquimalt. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Police and firefighters load a victim onto a clamshell stretcher to carry him up a steep embankment to an ambulance along Terminal Avenue on Wednesday, June 14. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Shots fired at Nanaimo homeless camp, one person seriously injured

Two people detained by police after incident along Terminal Avenue on June 14

Police and firefighters load a victim onto a clamshell stretcher to carry him up a steep embankment to an ambulance along Terminal Avenue on Wednesday, June 14. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)