Karl Yu

Ross Barnard, general sales manager of Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC, came to work Monday, Sept. 25, to discover someone had made off with one of the dealership’s giant Canada flags, which have flown above the intersection for several decades. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Colossal Canada flag stolen from auto dealership in Nanaimo

Theft from Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC reported Sept. 25

Ross Barnard, general sales manager of Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC, came to work Monday, Sept. 25, to discover someone had made off with one of the dealership’s giant Canada flags, which have flown above the intersection for several decades. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)

Accused in 2022 stabbing death on Nanaimo’s waterfront will remain in jail

Mark Jayden Harrison, 20, had a bail detention hearing in B.C. Supreme Court on Sept. 20

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Vancouver Island, advising of a significant fall storm expected for the night of Sunday, Sept. 24. (News Bulletin file photo)

Wind, rain in the forecast as fall weather on the way for Vancouver Island

Environment Canada issues special weather statement for Vancouver Island

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Vancouver Island, advising of a significant fall storm expected for the night of Sunday, Sept. 24. (News Bulletin file photo)
Nanaimo RCMP closed a section of Hammond Bay Road in March 6, 2019, after a pedestrian was hit at the Brigantine Drive intersection. (News Bulletin file photo)

Parents in B.C. awarded damages based on Korean tradition after son’s death

17-year-old was struck and killed by vehicle at crosswalk on Vancouver Island in 2019

Nanaimo RCMP closed a section of Hammond Bay Road in March 6, 2019, after a pedestrian was hit at the Brigantine Drive intersection. (News Bulletin file photo)
Barney Ellis-Perry, Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation CEO, left, and Ian Anderson, Mid Island Co-op CEO, promote Fuel Good Days at the station on Cranberry Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Mid Island Co-op members asked to fuel up for health-care cause

Fuel Good Day helps Nanaimo hospital’s high-acuity unit which serves patients north of the Malahat

Barney Ellis-Perry, Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation CEO, left, and Ian Anderson, Mid Island Co-op CEO, promote Fuel Good Days at the station on Cranberry Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a fire in the 600-block of Prideaux Street the morning of Sept. 16. (News Bulletin file photo)

Dumpster fire in Nanaimo spreads to apartment, displaces 20 people

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to fire on Prideaux Street the morning of Sept. 16

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a fire in the 600-block of Prideaux Street the morning of Sept. 16. (News Bulletin file photo)
Hullo has added a late-night sailing to allow Nanaimo residents attending the Beyoncé concert on Monday, Sept. 11, a ferry ride home. (Parkwood Entertainment photo/News Bulletin file photo)

Hullo plans first late-night special-event sailing for Beyoncé concert-goers

11:30 p.m. sailing on Sept. 11 scheduled from Vancouver to Nanaimo

Hullo has added a late-night sailing to allow Nanaimo residents attending the Beyoncé concert on Monday, Sept. 11, a ferry ride home. (Parkwood Entertainment photo/News Bulletin file photo)
Nanaimo RCMP at the scene of a stabbing incident in the Victoria Crescent area in downtown Nanaimo the morning of Sept. 6. A man faces charges of assault causing bodily harm (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Man stabbed in downtown Nanaimo and taken to hospital after altercation

One man taken into custody, another taken to hospital

Nanaimo RCMP at the scene of a stabbing incident in the Victoria Crescent area in downtown Nanaimo the morning of Sept. 6. A man faces charges of assault causing bodily harm (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo RCMP say a negotiator was called after a man in the Cranberry Road area, thought to have access to firearms, was believed to have locked himself inside a home. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

UPDATE: Man in crisis taken into custody following lockdown in Chase River

Neighbouring daycare and firehall had been locked down earlier in the day

Nanaimo RCMP say a negotiator was called after a man in the Cranberry Road area, thought to have access to firearms, was believed to have locked himself inside a home. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Samuel Zanbilowicz was the lone Canadian selected for the Bronfman Fellowship. Pictured here, Zanbilowicz and another Bronfman fellow Julia Sprung visit the Philadelphia Magic Gardens in July. (Submitted photo)

Island youth only Canadian to take part in Jewish fellowship program

Nanaimo student travels to northeastern U.S. and Israel as part of his Bronfman Fellowship

Samuel Zanbilowicz was the lone Canadian selected for the Bronfman Fellowship. Pictured here, Zanbilowicz and another Bronfman fellow Julia Sprung visit the Philadelphia Magic Gardens in July. (Submitted photo)
Nanaimo Fire Rescue respond to a fire on Gordon Street in downtown Nanaimo on Monday, Aug. 28, after a man experiencing homelessness suffered severe burns while using drugs. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo man badly burned after setting pants on fire while using drugs

Patient later airlifted to Victoria hospital’s burn unit

Nanaimo Fire Rescue respond to a fire on Gordon Street in downtown Nanaimo on Monday, Aug. 28, after a man experiencing homelessness suffered severe burns while using drugs. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo Fire Rescue. (News Bulletin file photo)

Belongings of marginalized man in Nanaimo torched, fire damages funeral home

Nanaimo RCMP seek information about fire at Evergreen Cremation Centre early Aug. 26

Nanaimo Fire Rescue. (News Bulletin file photo)
The Vancouver Island Exhibition returns this coming weekend, Aug. 25-27, to the Beban Park fairgrounds. (News Bulletin file photo)

VIEX set to liven up Nanaimo’s fairgrounds

Vancouver Island Exhibition happens Friday to Sunday, Aug. 25-27

The Vancouver Island Exhibition returns this coming weekend, Aug. 25-27, to the Beban Park fairgrounds. (News Bulletin file photo)
B.C. Ferries has probed failure of the engine on the Coastal Renaissance ferry servicing Nanaimo and Tsawwassen. (Photo courtesy B.C. Ferries)

Ferry servicing Nanaimo-Tsawwassen anticipated to be out till October

B.C. Ferries updates travellers about Coastal Renaissance’s engine breakdown

B.C. Ferries has probed failure of the engine on the Coastal Renaissance ferry servicing Nanaimo and Tsawwassen. (Photo courtesy B.C. Ferries)
After cancellations earlier this week, Hullo officially began ferry service from Nanaimo to Vancouver on Wednesday, Aug. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Foot ferry makes long-awaited first sailing from Nanaimo to Vancouver

Maiden voyage for Hullo ferries delayed two days due to winds and power outage

After cancellations earlier this week, Hullo officially began ferry service from Nanaimo to Vancouver on Wednesday, Aug. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Cranberry Volunteer Fire Department fought a house fire in Cassidy on Friday, Aug. 11. (News Bulletin file photo)

House destroyed in fire south of Nanaimo

Cranberry fire department assisted by North Cedar, Extension, North Oyster

Cranberry Volunteer Fire Department fought a house fire in Cassidy on Friday, Aug. 11. (News Bulletin file photo)
Dr. Hesam Keshmiri, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital lead cardiologist, front, addresses the media on Tuesday, Aug. 8. He is flanked by Dr. David Coupland, NRGH medical staff president, left, Donna Hais, community health care advocate, and Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Stakeholders make plea to B.C. government for cardiac cath lab in Nanaimo

Better cardiology care needed to serve aging population in central and north Island, advocates say

Dr. Hesam Keshmiri, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital lead cardiologist, front, addresses the media on Tuesday, Aug. 8. He is flanked by Dr. David Coupland, NRGH medical staff president, left, Donna Hais, community health care advocate, and Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools announced it has ended a partnership with Camp Qwanoes after learning that counsellors were asked to sign an agreement that is contrary to district policy on inclusivity. (News Bulletin file photo)

School district cuts ties with central Island camp over inclusivity concerns

Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools won’t send students to Camp Qwanoes anymore

Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools announced it has ended a partnership with Camp Qwanoes after learning that counsellors were asked to sign an agreement that is contrary to district policy on inclusivity. (News Bulletin file photo)
Nanaimo RCMP receive numerous reports related to spoof calls, where a fraudster is able to use a seemingly legitimate phone number to take advantage of a victim. (News Bulletin photo)

Officials in Nanaimo warn of scam calls from seemingly legit phone numbers

Nanaimo RCMP estimates 20 complaints of call ID spoofing made a month

Nanaimo RCMP receive numerous reports related to spoof calls, where a fraudster is able to use a seemingly legitimate phone number to take advantage of a victim. (News Bulletin photo)
Vancouver Island University. (Vancouver Island University photo)

VIU falling short with cybersecurity measures, says B.C. auditor general

Lack of training and improper oversight named in report

Vancouver Island University. (Vancouver Island University photo)