Sunk City festival digs into Nanaimo’s underground music scene
Sound Heritage owner wants to create an outdoor community events space behind his store.
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Vancouver Island’s Company of the Blue Dragon medieval fighters set sights on world championships
These weekend warriors suit up for sword fights, camaraderie and something far larger — a shot at Canada’s first gold medal at this summer’s International Medieval Combat Federation world championships in Denmark.
Second Nanaimo Infusion attracts hundreds of health-care workers
Nanaimo hospital ER now boasts a cohort of American nurses, and more want to join them.
A stage among the orchards: Cowichan Valley Shakespeare Festival celebrates 15 years
The Cowichan Valley Shakespeare Festival marks 15 years of bringing The Bard’s work to life outdoors and making it approachable for all ages.
History repeating itself: American health-care workers ‘kick the tires on Canada’ in the Comox Valley
For more than 50 years, political upheaval south of the border has benefitted the Comox Valley.
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