Tag Archives: Events
Nanaimo logger pro looks for second straight Canadian Championship
NANAIMO - Anita Jezowski has competed in logger sports for more than 20 years and become one of Canada's top performers. Fresh off the heels of a competition in Powell River on July 13 and 14, the Nan...
Jul 18, 2019 Nanaimo's Anita Jezowski competing in the Single Buck at the 2018 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Championship. (STIHL TIMBERSPORTS)
Bathtub Weekend a heartwarming tribute to tireless volunteer and tubber mom
NANAIMO - Tubbers racing along choppy Nanaimo waters have pushed themselves to the limit under the watchful eye of a tireless volunteer who's considered a mother by all. This year, much of the attenti...
Jul 16, 2019 Dozens of tubbers will take off from Maffeo Sutton Park on Sunday for the most grueling race of their lives. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Clippers bid to host national championship falls short
NANAIMO - If the Nanaimo Clippers are to be playing hockey at a national championship in May 2021, they will have to win their way in. Hockey Canada informed the franchise late last week their bid to ...
Jul 15, 2019 The Nanaimo Clippers' bid to host the 2021 National Junior A Championship has not been successful, with Hockey Canada electing to award the event elsewhere. (Nanaimo Clippers)
King of the castle: awards handed out at Parksville sand sculpting competition
PARKSVILLE - Imagination and talent are on full display along Parksville's waterfront, where more than 20 of the world's highest quality sand sculptures now stand.Russian Ilya Filimontsev won the solo...
Jul 14, 2019 Ilya Filimontsev of Russia won first place in the solo division of the 2019 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Silly Boat Regatta to fill Maffeo Sutton Park with fun and cheer
NANAIMO - Dozens of Nanaimo sailors will take to the waters for a fierce, brutal and incredibly intense competition to see who has the fastest and silliest boat. The 35th annual Silly Boat Regatta tak...
Jul 12, 2019 Creativity is untamed and wild during the Silly Boat Regatta. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
World's top sand sculpture creators converge on Parksville beach
PARKSVILLE - Well over 100,000 people are anticipated to view some of the world's top sand sculptures on Parksville beach.The 37th annual Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition featuring 22 creatio...
Jul 11, 2019 Peter Vogelaar of Winlaw, B.C., won the 2018 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition with his Jimi Hendrix inspired piece 'Wild Things.' Vogelaar returns to defend his title in 2019 in the solo division. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
LYON, France - The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second h...
Jul 07, 2019 USA wins women's soccer World Cup
Southern California reels from magnitude 7.1 quake
LOS ANGELES - A quake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted much of California, cracking buildings, setting fires, breaking roads and causing several injuries while seismologists warned that large aftershock...
Jul 06, 2019 The Canadian Press
1,500 dragonboaters fill Nanaimo waters for competitive, emotional weekend
NANAIMO - Thousands of paddlers will be on the water in Nanaimo's harbour putting themselves through a grueling but rewarding race. Roughly 1,500 racers across 60 teams will cruise along the water for...
Jul 05, 2019 Roughly 1,500 paddlers will be on Nanaimo waters this weekend racing to raise money for breast cancer survivors and research. ((Vancouver Island Landscapes)
Canadian pride to be on full display for Canada Day
NANAIMO - Celebrations far and wide throughout the Nanaimo-area will show how patriotic and fun-loving people in the harbour city are. The main Canada Day festivities are in Maffeo Sutton Park, hosted...
Jun 30, 2019 Patriotism will be on full display throughout the Nanaimo area on Canada Day. (File photo)