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Jessica Durling

Jessica Durling

Jessica joined the Nanaimo News Bulletin in 2024, after working in television as a reporter with Global News in Regina. Before that she worked as an investigative journalist for a year at The Pointer in Ontario, and spent four years with Glacier Media in Saskatchewan covering COVID-19, municipal politics, school boards and Indigenous communities.

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jessica.durling@nanaimobulletin.com

Recent Work by Jessica

Island doctor prescribes Elder College as potential cure for what's ailing seniors

Island doctor prescribes Elder College as potential cure for what's ailing seniors

Mid Island Elder College one of many social groups and activities that bring holistic benefits, says Dr. Adam Hoverman
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Nanaimo celebrates 150th anniversary of its first city council meeting

Nanaimo celebrates 150th anniversary of its first city council meeting

City became British Columbia's 6th municipality, looked 'pretty wild west'
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Orphaned raccoons, hooded merganser from Nanaimo among those treated at Wild ARC

Orphaned raccoons, hooded merganser from Nanaimo among those treated at Wild ARC

Over 2,000 animals were treated at B.C. SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre during 2024
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Nanaimo firefighters douse chimney fire with garden hose

Nanaimo firefighters douse chimney fire with garden hose

Fire department didn't want to do damage with a high-pressure blast of water
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'Smoke weird' and other quitting strategies recommended by Island Health doctor

'Smoke weird' and other quitting strategies recommended by Island Health doctor

Dr. Derek Poteryko recommends strategies for quitting smoking
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Exhibit on Canada's LGBTQ Purge touring Vancouver Island libraries

Exhibit on Canada's LGBTQ Purge touring Vancouver Island libraries

Exhibit on loan from human rights museum on display in Nanaimo, coming to Campbell River and Duncan
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Winter is going: Nanaimo leads Canada in loss of sub-zero winter days

Winter is going: Nanaimo leads Canada in loss of sub-zero winter days

U.S. non-profit Climate Central reports on changing climate's impacts on winter temperatures
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Sea gulls 'thriving' around B.C.'s Salish Sea, researchers say

Sea gulls 'thriving' around B.C.'s Salish Sea, researchers say

The project serves to establish ecological baselines for gull health in the Salish Sea
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Owner reunited with microchipped pooch 6 months after B.C. dog-napping

Owner reunited with microchipped pooch 6 months after B.C. dog-napping

Victoria animal rescue volunteers track down Sweet Pea's owner
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Pop-up overdose-prevention site returns outside Nanaimo hospital

Pop-up overdose-prevention site returns outside Nanaimo hospital

Volunteers plan to run the site throughout various days in January
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