Events

Live summer music series takes the stage in downtown Nanaimo

NANAMO - Live music is adding to notably increased vibrancy in downtown Nanaimo as pandemic restrictions continually ease.The Downtown Nanaimo Business Association created a summer corner concert seri...

Jul 25, 2021

Film festival looks to broaden reach with virtual event

NANAIMO -Organizers of an emerging film festival are confident the event can reach more people, despite the event shifting online due to the pandemic.The 16th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festiv...

Jul 24, 2021

Funding family camp experiences the focus for modified Tour de Rock

NANAIMO - For the second year in a row, Tour de Rock will look a little different than normal, but still carry the same spirit its fostered for nearly a quarter century.The 24th edition of the Island-...

Jul 19, 2021

VIEX announces August return to Beban Park, rides & live music included

NANAIMO - Summer events season in Nanaimo received a significant jolt with the return of the Vancouver Island Exhibition at the Beban Park Fairgrounds.One of the oldest agricultural fairs in western C...

Jul 02, 2021

Canada Day events in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Though Canada Day 2021 arrives at a time of continuing discussions and calls for celebrations to be cancelled, many events are running throughout the mid-island area.Nanaimo:Canada Day event...

Jul 01, 2021

Millions committed to preserve local Gulf Islands

NANAIMO - The largest private donation ever to the BC Parks Foundation hopes to preserve a pair of Gulf Islands off central Vancouver Island.The BC Parks Foundation (BCPF) announced $4 million from th...

Jun 29, 2021

Orange hearts decorate VIU campus on National Indigenous Peoples Day

NANAIMO - A renowned First Nations Elder addressed VIU students more than 50 years after having a life-changing moment at Nanaimo's old Malaspina College campus.Barney Williams, 81,spoke at a National...

Jun 21, 2021

Famous Nanaimo bathtub race cancelled, hope floats for September event

NANAIMO - Bathtubs, silly boats and dragon boats won't race through the waters off the shores of Nanaimo this year. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, which hosts and co-organizes the larger Nanaimo M...

Jun 15, 2021

Virtual parade plan announced, marshal named for scaled-down Calgary Stampede

CALGARY - There will be a parade to launch the upcoming Calgary Stampede, but it won't include hundreds of thousands of fans lining the city's downtown streets. Stampede officials announced Wednesday ...

Jun 09, 2021

Nanaimo SPCA's virtual Lock-in for Love kicks off with large matching donation

NANAIMO - One of the SPCA's largest fundraisers has started with a big push. Leon Davis, executive director of the Nanaimo and District SPCA, said a generous gift is doubling donations given when peop...

Jun 01, 2021