📷 A Harbour Air Seaplane lands in the Nanaimo Harbour in front of Protection Island. Photo by Jesse Woodward.
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Operating on Commercial street in downtown Nanaimo since 2018, Red’s Bakery has been described by its supporters as a pillar of downtown Nanaimo. The bakery’s Pay It Forward system provides free meals to anyone and everyone who comes in and asks.
Read MoreWith Men’s Mental Health month coming up, Nanaimo’s Western Edge Theatre prepares for its last show of the season, Canadian made play, 7 Stories.
Read MoreWith summer right around the corner, the annual Nanaimo music festival is back with a fresh new paintjob after adapting to challenges faced in 2024.
Read MoreEvery May is a reminder of the crisis impacting B.C.’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Read MoreOn January 1st, 2025, Carly Carey, got the news no one ever wants to hear, she had been diagnosed with cancer.
Read MoreNanaimo has a deep rooted history in farming, and Grow Nanaimo, a new exhibit at the Nanaimo Museum examines it.
Read MoreCommunity members, members of government, and local organizations came together Wednesday April 29 to show support for Volunteer Nanaimo.
Read MoreHundreds of Americans once again came to visit the Harbour City this past weekend, but this time, many healthcare workers came to learn more about making Nanaimo their new home.
Read MoreOnce again the Shaw Auditorium was packed with concerned locals before city council, voicing their opinions on the proposed rezoning of land near the popular Cable Bay trail.
Read MoreLocal and international short films will be on full display this weekend at the Malaspina Theatre at Vancouver Island University.
Read MoreOn April 14, 2016, the Government of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in response to the increase in toxic drug deaths happening across the province.
Read MoreWhile countries around the world work to switch from fossil fuels to green renewables, a new exhibit takes a step back and gives voice to those affected and affecting the clean energy transition.
Read MoreAfter decades of work by local ecological groups, Hamilton Marsh Regional Park is officially open.
Read MoreImagination and creativity are on full display across the harbour city’s downtown, and along Bowen Road as the City of Nanaimo displays a new banner design by a local youth artist.
Read MoreOnce again the numbers of those living unhoused in Nanaimo remains high as United Way BC releases the latest numbers from the 2025 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count.
Read MoreJust weeks away from the closing of the daytime and nighttime service Hub, a local neighbourhood group is concerned about what comes next.
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