Nanaimo Daily - July 01, 2026

In today's episode: Lithium ion battery suspected cause of Vancouver Island recycling centre fire Kelowna riding coach’s fate left to jury for alleged sex crimes, child luring Wildfire south of Lillooet burns in dangerous terrain, being monitored: BCWS Court declines to reopen Cowichan Tribes case to add private landowner Montrose B.C. Nurses’ Union files 72-hour strike notice to labour relations board Findlay shakes up B.C. Conservative caucus leadership, installs Maahs as interim leader B.C. attorney general joins Williams Lake mother’s call for child online safety PROGRESS 2026: Coulson Aviation’s night vision firefighting helped battle summer fires on Vancouver Island ‘Outraged and frightened:’ Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre in Nanaimo shuts down Escaped inmate from B.C. prison found dead Celebrate Canada Day with baseball and fireworks in Nanaimo Truck incident kills Lumby youth