Saving what remains of Nanaimo's old Chinatown

More than 60 years after a fire ravaged Nanaimo's final Chinatown, the Nanaimo Chinatown Heritage Foundation is working to save what's left.

NanaimoLauryn MackenzieJune 23, 2026Nanaimo, Chinatown, History, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Culture

“You can't move forward unless people are moving forward together.” Nanaimo celebrates tenth annual Pride Parade

Over the weekend thousands of people came out to celebrate the tenth annual Pride Parade in Nanaimo.

Celebrating The Glass Cage and a soundtrack of a past Nanaimo

Following the story of a long lost record being found, former Nanaimo-based band, The Glass Cage, was reunited for the first time in over 50 years.

NanaimoLauryn MackenzieFebruary 25, 2026Nanaimo, The Glass Cage, Music, Victoria, History, Music Scene, Trooper

Federal NDP leadership hopeful, Heather McPherson, stops by Nanaimo

With little over a month out from the federal NDP leadership election, NDP leadership candidate and current MP Heather McPherson made a stop in Nanaimo to hear from local party members.

NanaimoLauryn MackenzieFebruary 23, 2026Nanaimo, The Glass Cage, Music, Victoria, History, Music Scene, Trooper

Inside The Glass Cage, a Nanaimo band reunites over a long lost album

In the summer of 1968, performing a once in a lifetime gig, a band of Vancouver Island teenage boys decided to record their live performance, an album that never saw the light of day, until now.