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Updates on what’s happening in Nanaimo and on the Salish Sea.
Hul'q'umi'num' art, history and legacies are on display in new city-wide virtual art tour in Nanaimo.
During Monday’s October 5th council meeting, the Nanaimo Chinatown Heritage Foundation presented a delegation seeking to have buildings located at 880 and 997 Hecate St. added to the City of Nanaimo’s Community Heritage Register.
The Comox Valley community joined a province wide rally to call on the B.C. government to permanently protect old-growth forests, and follow through on previous commitments.
With general voting day around the corner in Nanaimo and across the province, Vancouver Island University Students’ Union (VIUSU) is taking on a campaign to help students understand how local governments affect their everyday lives.
The Nanaimo District Teacher’s Association (NDTA) is organizing a forum to let the community meet potential trustees ahead of this month’s local elections.
With local elections happening across BC, Saturday October 17th, the City of Nanaimo has set up advance polls giving eligible voters the opportunity to lock in their votes early.
A local society is celebrating five years working to decrease clothing waste and to make the cost of Halloween a little less spooky.
Semiu Oyolola can see the positive impacts soccer has in Nanaimo.
Several electoral areas for the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), and Islands Trust are uncontested this election season, but voters in areas A, B, G and H can still impact the race for their local school boards.
The 6th annual Comox Valley Spirit Walk, organized by the MIKI'SIW Métis Association, highlighted the importance of showing up, learning from the past and continuing the work of reconciliation.
The Regional District of Nanaimo is holding a referendum to authorize borrowing to replace a water main that’s failed twice in the last decade.
Voters will get to hear from candidates running for mayor and council in the City of Nanaimo at an upcoming Civic Engagement Forum.
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Plans are in the works to decide how to best add a new parcel of land to Westwood Lake Park. Last week the City of Nanaimo announced the purchase of 2.85 acres of land at 2367 Arbot Road for $2.88 million…
Nomination papers are in, and the stage is almost set for next month’s local elections across BC. A political studies professor at VIU says citizens need to think about the process and not just the issues as they get ready to cast their ballots.
Midcoast Morning explores the political path to a change of plans in the Newcastle Neighbourhood.
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