Tamara Cunningham

Homeless activity sparks higher security and clean up at Nanaimo schools

Homeless activity sparks higher security and clean up at Nanaimo schools

Long-term solutions sought for homeless-related issues

Homeless activity sparks higher security and clean up at Nanaimo schools
Hailey Mannynvali, Hearthstone Artisan Bakery co-owner, shows off some of the goodies she and her staff have baked up for Valentine’s Day. Retailers have stocked shelves and clothing racks with gifts ranging from sweet to saucy symbols of romance. (CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin)

Vancouver Island retailers share the love around Valentine’s Day

Feb. 14 a busy time for sellers of sweets, flowers and adult novelties

Hailey Mannynvali, Hearthstone Artisan Bakery co-owner, shows off some of the goodies she and her staff have baked up for Valentine’s Day. Retailers have stocked shelves and clothing racks with gifts ranging from sweet to saucy symbols of romance. (CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin)
Wellington Secondary School Grade 12 students Emma Campbell, left, and Holly Cochrane show off a couple of dress samples available from Prom Closet Nanaimo. The non-profit has about 400 prom dresses in all colours, styles and sizes, which it will offer free to graduating teens. CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin

Prom Closet helps students get prom perfect

Hundreds of dresses and suits at February boutique are free for graduating students

Wellington Secondary School Grade 12 students Emma Campbell, left, and Holly Cochrane show off a couple of dress samples available from Prom Closet Nanaimo. The non-profit has about 400 prom dresses in all colours, styles and sizes, which it will offer free to graduating teens. CHRIS BUSH/The News Bulletin
John Bars-Bee Garden Club co-chairs Cohen Inglis and Hope Stewart show off their Bee City School certification with school garden facilitator Christopher Brown and sponsor teacher Janet Nelson. The school is the first in B.C. to be named a Bee City School for its commitment to enhance pollinator habitat and help elementary students learn to be environmental stewards. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/News Bulletin

Nanaimo’s John Barsby first Bee City School in B.C.

A new John Barsby club is all abuzz about bees. The secondary…

John Bars-Bee Garden Club co-chairs Cohen Inglis and Hope Stewart show off their Bee City School certification with school garden facilitator Christopher Brown and sponsor teacher Janet Nelson. The school is the first in B.C. to be named a Bee City School for its commitment to enhance pollinator habitat and help elementary students learn to be environmental stewards. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/News Bulletin
Modular classrooms at Victoria’s École Willows School that were locally designed and built. Keri Coles/Oak Bay News

School district will look into building its own portables

Business committee recommends investigating viability of in-house construction of ‘learning studios’

Modular classrooms at Victoria’s École Willows School that were locally designed and built. Keri Coles/Oak Bay News
Island Ferries has announced it will enter the next phase of a process to get a berth at the Vancouver SeaBus terminal. (NEWS BULLETIN file photo)

Island Ferries announces next step in bid to dock at SeaBus terminal

Foot-ferry company says it plans to start up service this summer

Island Ferries has announced it will enter the next phase of a process to get a berth at the Vancouver SeaBus terminal. (NEWS BULLETIN file photo)
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Mediators appointed to help address issues in IHealth review

B.C. health minister appoints Jane Morley and Jean Greatbatch as mediators

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Alia Johnston, one of three new volunteer baby huggers at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, holds Isabella, a two-month old baby who was born addicted to substances. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/News Bulletin

Nanaimo hospital program ensures babies get enough hugs

Huggies’ No Baby Unhugged program has launched at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Alia Johnston, one of three new volunteer baby huggers at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, holds Isabella, a two-month old baby who was born addicted to substances. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/News Bulletin
Flu outbreak hits Nanaimo hospital

Flu outbreak hits Nanaimo hospital

Nanaimo hospital is over capacity and seeing higher volumes of people coming into emergency room

Flu outbreak hits Nanaimo hospital
Donna Lee Criss is on a 31-day challenge to buy nothing but fuel. It’s an effort to use what’s already in her home.TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/News Bulletin

Nanaimo resident plans to buy nothing during ‘apocalypse month’

Donna Lee Criss plans to use what’s already in her home during month-long challenge

Donna Lee Criss is on a 31-day challenge to buy nothing but fuel. It’s an effort to use what’s already in her home.TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/News Bulletin
Parents Paige Playford and Bryce Taylor and daughter Mazy with newborn Chase Luca Taylor, the New Year’s baby for Nanaimo and Vancouver Island for 2018. (TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/The News Bulletin)

Meet Vancouver Island’s first baby

Chase Luca Taylor is the first baby of 2018 for Nanaimo and Vancouver Island

Parents Paige Playford and Bryce Taylor and daughter Mazy with newborn Chase Luca Taylor, the New Year’s baby for Nanaimo and Vancouver Island for 2018. (TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/The News Bulletin)
The Nanaimo Division of Family Practice is collecting surveys on maternity care from new mothers. STOCK PHOTO

New survey asks mid Island women about maternity care

Nanaimo Division of Family Practice conducts survey as part of greater provincial initiative

The Nanaimo Division of Family Practice is collecting surveys on maternity care from new mothers. STOCK PHOTO
Cpl. Brigitte Goguen is Nanaimo RCMP’s new mental health liaison officer. The position is in response to a growing number of mental health-related calls, which have gone from 1,313 in 2014 to 2,224 last year. CHRIS BUSH/News Bulletin

Nanaimo RCMP launch new position in response to mental health calls

Cpl. Brigitte Goguen is the detachment’s new mental health liaison officer

Cpl. Brigitte Goguen is Nanaimo RCMP’s new mental health liaison officer. The position is in response to a growing number of mental health-related calls, which have gone from 1,313 in 2014 to 2,224 last year. CHRIS BUSH/News Bulletin
Snaw-Naw-As member Lawrence Mitchell, who had a negative experience in school and wasn’t aware of his culture or language, now goes into schools to teach song, dance and for kids to help them to be proud of who they are. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/The News Bulletin

Nanaimo school district taking initial steps to reconciliation

Shift underway to bring culture and indigenous ways of knowing into schools

Snaw-Naw-As member Lawrence Mitchell, who had a negative experience in school and wasn’t aware of his culture or language, now goes into schools to teach song, dance and for kids to help them to be proud of who they are. TAMARA CUNNINGHAM/The News Bulletin
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Nanaimo schollkids could soon be headed to Europe again

School board to make final decision on expiry of moratorium of student travel ban

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