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Updates on what’s happening in Nanaimo and on the Salish Sea.
Two university students are training for the biggest run of their lives, while raising money and awareness about men’s mental health.
Owners of the Soundworks Market Hall hosted a preview of the former A&B Sound building, with the hope of seeing it again become a landmark for the downtown core.
Once again, downtown Nanaimo will be taken over by artists showcasing their talent and wares for purchase.
Nanaimo-born artist Jeff Cancade returned to Woodstove for their second year, under stage name Devours, performing confessional electropop inspired by their own inner city queer experiences.
Couples who receive disability assistance will now be able to be with the ones they love without having to worry about reduced support clawbacks.
A new play coming to Downtown Nanaimo’s OV Arts Centre is looking to tackle the tough realities of living with mental illness, addiction, and intergenerational trauma.
The Pride Society of the Comox Valley shared a letter addressed to MLA Brennan Day, following the representative’s decision to support the first reading of a OneBC bill intituled Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act.
A local potter with 40 years of experience is sharing her knowledge in a book aimed at novice potters.
Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank is facing unprecedented difficulties due to financial challenges and resulting in changes to this year’s Christmas Hamper program.
Vancouver Island University nursing students are making sure kids, no matter their background, can still take part in sports.
It is Halloween in the Comox Valley, but there is a deeper spiritual, and even religious story to be told behind the origins of this festive day; one that is still honoured by witches today.
Ground has officially broken for construction on the new BC Cancer centre at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
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Humpback whales are returning to the Salish Sea in growing numbers, but between the rising population and the increase in vessel traffic, collisions are also becoming more common…
A motion about industrial land use divided Nanaimo city council in a narrow 5-4 vote Monday night. On the meeting agenda the motion from Councillor Paul Manly asked staff to prepare a zoning amendment that would have prevented six different industrial scale uses, including certain garbage incineration facilities, chemical plants, petroleum refineries, and Liquified Natural Gas export facilities…
Now in its ninth year, demand for the Woodstove Music and Arts Festival seemingly hit new highs, with organizers saying that the initial round of tickets sold out almost immediately. The non profit community festival took place last weekend across 16 venues in the village ranging from community halls, to the museum, to tattoo parlours and hair salons…
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