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VI Exibition Continuing the Tradition
Today closes another successful chapter in the Vancouver Island Exhibition. The VIEX has been a fall fair standby since before I can remember and is continuing the small town tradition. When I was a... 129 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
RCMP Musical Ride Performs for Appreciative Crowd
Nanaimo BC, CanadaThe RCMP Musical Ride performed last night at the Beban Park fairgrounds before an appreciative crowd. The Ride performed twice to help raise funds to maintain the Vancouver Island... 244 views | 34 recommendations | 2 comments
Nanaimo Kids Given Important Lesson In Sportsmanship
Some 10 year old baseball players were given an important lesson in sportsmanship Sunday. The mosquito AAA Nanaimo Pirates were undefeated in their games. They didn't get to play the championship round. Why? When they defeated the Richmond kids someone... 221 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
The cleanest fuel for the dirtiest engines? You decide
Do you own a small engine? Do you know what small engine emissions do to your health and the environment? Do you know why small engines pollute so much? Are you tired of your small engine equipment having starting... Nanaimo's Marine Festival Wraps Up With Bathtub Race
Nanaimo's celebration of the sea with the Marine Festival wrapped up on Sunday with the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race. Many things have changed in the more than 40 years since the...
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
200 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
200 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
Silly Boat Regatta Sees 25 Years of Helping the Community
The Nanaimo Silly Boat Regatta marked its 25th year of helping the community this weekend. The two day event is a fun way to raise money for the non-profit Nanaimo Child Development Centre, with has as its... Tozan Kiln Re-opened The Dragon Breathes Again
Today the Tozan kiln in Cedar by the Sea was re-opened. The very rare type of ceramic kiln had been built in the town of Nanaimo in1995 at the site of what was then Malaspina College. Expansion plans by... Yellow Jacket Wasps A Nuisance in Hot Weather
Yellow Jacket queens emerge from their hiding places in the spring to start making a nuisance of themselves in hot weather. Yellow jackets are found all over N. America, some making nests in the ground and... Nanaimo : Site of Ancient Rock Carvings
Vancouver Island remains a place of stunning natural beauty and ancient people in the area of Nanaimo must have thought so too. Nanaimo and environs have many ancient rock carvings or... Plan a Day Trip to Protection Island
Protection Island is perfect for a day trip from Nanaimo. It's a small Gulf Island that forms the eastern border of Nanaimo harbour. While it has seen development in recent years, it still retains the... Food Security Is of Increasing Concern
The term food security was barely heard a decade ago on Vancouver Island but with the new reality of climate change and peak oil, food security is of increasing concern. Fifty years ago a... Try a Different Sport, Go To a Lacrosse Game
Saturday night I attended a Western Lacrosse Association game played by young men. The sparse but enthusiastic crowd cheered on the local Timbermen as well as the powerhouse New Westminster... Reluctant Champion of Free Speech Ezra Levant
Reluctant Champion Ezra Levant Nanaimo, BCFriday May 22 2009Laston LastofEzra Levant recounted his wrenching tale of government-sponsored tyranny at the Coast Bastion while his audience of more than 100 guests, in... Ten Suggestions to Reduce Your Environmental Footprint
From reading news articles posted on NP and comments attached to some of them, it is easy to tell that many people are passionate about saving the environment from destruction. Some celebrities have gotten a... 3132 views | 38 recommendations | 5 comments
Nanaimo Celebrates Empire Days
Small town Nanaimoites turned out to watch the traditional May Day parade on Sunday. The province wide holiday goes by various names - Victoria Day, Empire Day, 24th of May - but for the past 85 years in...
created by Barbara McPherson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
512 views | 46 recommendations | 3 comments
512 views | 46 recommendations | 3 comments
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