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For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

For almost 100 years, the 1st Nanaimo Scouts Hut has been the meeting place for Scouts to develop skills, make new friends and contribute to the community. Now after a fire and break-in, the future of the historical hut is uncertain. The log cabin, an official heritage building, was first built in 1926 by four teachers who wanted to give back to the Scouting community. The hut, located at Comox Gy...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

With Election Day weeks ahead, the Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is encouraging students to get out and vote. In addition to its Generation Vote Now campaign, the VIU Students’ Union (VIUSU) is hosting an All Candidates Forum for students to learn more about who their local candidates are. Caitlin Kellendonk is the Director of External Relations for VIUSU and a fourth-year student st...

The writ has been dropped marking the start of the 43rd provincial election in British Columbia, with candidates in Nanaimo’s two ridings kicking off their campaigns. This provincial election also sees new ridings for residents in the central Vancouver Island area. The former Nanaimo electoral district is now called Nanaimo-Gabriola Island which includes Gabriola Island, and the southern half of t...

The writ has been dropped marking the start of the 43rd provincial election in British Columbia, with candidates in Nanaimo’s two ridings kicking off their campaigns. This provincial election also sees new ridings for residents in the central Vancouver Island area. The former Nanaimo electoral district is now called Nanaimo-Gabriola Island which includes Gabriola Island, and the southern half of t...

Fall GoByBike week is kicking off from September 23 until October 6  across the province and in Nanaimo. With the weather and this event encouraging more students to ride bicycles to school, École Quarterway Elementary School’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is reminding drivers and cyclists to focus on road safety. Kara Walsh is the PAC vice chair for École Quarterway Elementary School. She starte...

Fall GoByBike week is kicking off from September 23 until October 6  across the province and in Nanaimo. With the weather and this event encouraging more students to ride bicycles to school, École Quarterway Elementary School’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is reminding drivers and cyclists to focus on road safety. Kara Walsh is the PAC vice chair for École Quarterway Elementary School. She starte...

Fall GoByBike week is kicking off from September 23 until October 6  across the province and in Nanaimo. With the weather and this event encouraging more students to ride bicycles to school, École Quarterway Elementary School’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is reminding drivers and cyclists to focus on road safety. Kara Walsh is the PAC vice chair for École Quarterway Elementary School. She starte...

As an ambassador for BC Culture Days, a local artist is hosting a community mural event in the hope of bringing community members from all walks of life together. Annabelle Bail is a mixed-media, multidisciplinary artist in Nanaimo who uses their art to express herself and reconnect with nature and their body.  “I use, let's say, fine line work mixed with [a] kind of chaotic patterns to represent,...

With fall around the corner, black bears will be seeking to fatten up for the winter on the coast. During this time, WildSafeBC is reminding everyone to create a bear-safe neighbourhood. WildSafeBC is an organization that offers education on preventing conflicts with wildlife. Gabriela De Romeri is the Communications Specialist for WildSafeBC, she said in the fall, bears will appear more often in...

With fall around the corner, black bears will be seeking to fatten up for the winter on the coast. During this time, WildSafeBC is reminding everyone to create a bear-safe neighbourhood. WildSafeBC is an organization that offers education on preventing conflicts with wildlife. Gabriela De Romeri is the Communications Specialist for WildSafeBC, she said in the fall, bears will appear more often in...