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News from Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, and the Salish Sea.

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“Hockey is bigger than just a game.” Nanaimo Clippers host first ever Pride Night
Lauryn Mackenzie
“Hockey is bigger than just a game.” Nanaimo Clippers host first ever Pride Night
Lauryn Mackenzie

Highlighting the importance of inclusion in sports, the Nanaimo Clippers hockey team and the Nanaimo Pride Society hosted a Pride Night for the first time.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
What’s a Wind Phone? Creating space to process grief and honour loved ones
Lauryn Mackenzie
What’s a Wind Phone? Creating space to process grief and honour loved ones
Lauryn Mackenzie

Grief can be a hard topic to talk about. A new Wind Phone gives a space for people to honour loved ones and help process grief.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
New exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery reexamines life at Nanaimo’s Chinatowns
Lauryn Mackenzie
New exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery reexamines life at Nanaimo’s Chinatowns
Lauryn Mackenzie

It has been over six decades since the last remaining Chinatown in Nanaimo was destroyed by a fire. Now, a new exhibit reflects on what was and what is now.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
What is up with all this fog in Nanaimo?
Lauryn Mackenzie
What is up with all this fog in Nanaimo?
Lauryn Mackenzie

Fog horns sound throughout Nanaimo as thick, cold fog has made a prolonged appearance on the coast.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
Jenn Strub to connect young people with poetry as Nanaimo’s new Youth Poet Laureate
Lauryn Mackenzie
Jenn Strub to connect young people with poetry as Nanaimo’s new Youth Poet Laureate
Lauryn Mackenzie

Growing up, poetry was not something Jenn Strub connected with very much. But after figuring out how poetry could be a tool to express herself, she now wants to help other youth find the same connection.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
Local poetry press creating space for indie, alternative and local writers
Lauryn Mackenzie
Local poetry press creating space for indie, alternative and local writers
Lauryn Mackenzie

Getting published can be a dream come true for many writers and poets. So after years of working in the poetry scene, two Nanaimo locals are starting a press to make that dream more accessible.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
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Tensions surface at Gabriola Islands Trust meeting, and Heritage Conservation Act updates delayed
Joe Pugh
Tensions surface at Gabriola Islands Trust meeting, and Heritage Conservation Act updates delayed
Joe Pugh

A meeting for the Islands Trust saw tensions surface over the concept of a shoreline buffer zone. The province has delayed plans to update the Heritage Conservation Act. We speak with Gabriola Trustee Tobi Elliott and Judith Sayers on the show...

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Joe Pugh
Comox Valley art community reacts to potential suspension of fine arts program at NIC
Joe Pugh
Comox Valley art community reacts to potential suspension of fine arts program at NIC
Joe Pugh

Members of the arts community in the Comox Valley are rallying in the face of the potential suspension of the fine arts program at North Island College. Fine Arts is one of 15 different programs that have been recommended for suspension following a review process, with a final decision expected to come from the school’s board of governors at a February 5th meeting…

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Joe Pugh
Increased flooding risks, roads, land management practices. What's the link?
Joe Pugh
Increased flooding risks, roads, land management practices. What's the link?
Joe Pugh

As rains once again battered Vancouver Island over the weekend, multiple regions grappled with the risk of flooding. For a period on Monday there were evacuation notices covering parts of Chemainus and a campground in Parksville…

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Joe Pugh
Local historian brings compiles macabre tales from Nanaimo's past
Joe Pugh
Local historian brings compiles macabre tales from Nanaimo's past
Joe Pugh

Stories of hangings, explosions, and tragedies from Nanaimo’s past have been brought together in a book from lifelong history buff T.W. Paterson. Called Unknown Nanaimo, it focuses on events from the 1850s through to the turn of the 20th century, with much of the material sourced from newspaper accounts from that period…

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Joe Pugh
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Artificial Intelligence Policy and Procedure Update
Jesse Woodward
Artificial Intelligence Policy and Procedure Update
Jesse Woodward

We’ve set a policy and procedure for Artificial Intelligence usage at CHLY 101.7FM.

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Jesse Woodward
Policy and Procedure Updates for Fall 2025
Jesse Woodward
Policy and Procedure Updates for Fall 2025
Jesse Woodward

Policy updates for Fall 2025 from the Board of Directors and Executive Director.

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Jesse Woodward
Winter Social 2025
Jesse Woodward
Winter Social 2025
Jesse Woodward

Our Winter Social returns for December 2025!

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Jesse Woodward
Results: Annual General Meeting 2025
Jesse Woodward
Results: Annual General Meeting 2025
Jesse Woodward

The Radio Malaspina Society Board of Directors has moved to hold our 27th Annual General Meeting in person at Vancouver Island University. The meeting will occur on Thursday, October 30th with sign-in starting at 5:30 PM, and meeting business starting at 6:00 PM.

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Jesse Woodward
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Philosophy Café: Climate, Power, and Responsibility—A Community Conversation
Feb 4
Philosophy Café: Climate, Power, and Responsibility—A Community Conversation

This is a free event.

If climate change exposes deep gaps in global governance, what ethical responsibilities do corporations, governments, and local citizens hold? How do principles like “polluter pays,” human rights due diligence, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) commitments stack up against real-world practices?

Happy Trails, Prospector
Feb 18
Happy Trails, Prospector

Tickets:$25 online through the Port Theatre / $30 at the door.
Doors: Open at 6:30 and showtime is 7:30 PM

St. Auc Events Presents: Happy Trails Prospector, A charming evening of Bluegrass and Old-Time Music. Happy Trails, Prospector is elated to present their lively concert of Bluegrass and Old-Time music, intimately focused around one microphone, at St. Andrew’s United Church on February 18, 2026…