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OCQ's Sounds of Summer kicks off with a massive music party you don't want to miss
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (400+ words) Published 2: 26 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Nanaimo's Old City Quarter is about to spice up summer with something bigger, louder, prouder and more musically ambitious than ever before " Sounds of Summer 2026, a season-long celebration that turns the neighbourhood into a live-music party…...
Fred Penner will be headlining entertainment at Nanaimo Silly Boat Regatta
37+ min ago (301+ words) Published 3: 00 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026 An icon in Canadian children's music will be headlining entertainment at Nanaino Silly Boat Regatta. Fred Penner, who is a four-time Juno Award winner, best known for his hit The Cat Came Back as well as…...
Port Alberni lands leading role in reality show "Home Town Takeover Canada
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (357+ words) Published 11: 25 am Tuesday, June 9, 2026 People cheer at Port Alberni's Harbour Quay as the city was announced as the first town to be featured on HGTV's Home Town Takeover Canada. Cranes raised a large banner behind the stage as the announcement…...
Nanaimo landscape artist showcasing work at Art 10 Gallery this June and July
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (338+ words) Published 5: 30 pm Monday, June 8, 2026 Eileen Williamson next to her painting "Through the Trees." (Misha Mustaqeem/News Bulletin) A new art exhibit dedicated to landscape artwork of various kinds is on display at the Art 10 Gallery at the Nanaimo North Town…...
PHOTOS: Island Fan Con returns to Langford uniting fandoms of all kinds
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (323+ words) Published 1: 10 pm Monday, June 8, 2026 More than 4, 000 people attended the third Island Fan Con held at Langford's City Centre Park, from June 5 to 7. (Olivier Laurin/Goldstream Gazette) Dustin and his daughter Katelyn pose at the 2026 Island Fan Con held in Langford....
Nanaimo secondary school will be performing Mr. Toad and friends
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (291+ words) Published 5: 30 am Monday, June 8, 2026 Dover Bay Secondary School students Miller Hennessy and Sierra Rosvold-Mc Kay performing. (Courtesy of Alex Brennan) Dover Bay Secondary School will be performing a play adapting an old English children's book. The Winds in the Willows,…...
250 original ancient objects bring Egypt to life in Victoria museum
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (375+ words) Published 1: 20 pm Sunday, June 7, 2026 Ancient Egypt: Obsessed with Life opens June 5 at the Royal BC Museum and runs until January 3, 2027. This exhibition is produced by Museums Partner in Austria, in cooperation with Moesgaard Museum, Denmark. (Christine van Reeuwyk/Victoria News)…...
We desired to find a tunnel: B. C. wall yields artifacts, no tunnels
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (507+ words) Published 7: 00 am Saturday, June 6, 2026 A major conservation project on a historic Wharf Street retaining wall has uncovered long-lost artifacts from Victoria's early commercial waterfront, while putting a famous local myth to the test. The restoration, completed by Heritage Masonry & Conservation,…...
PHOTOS: B. C. s Science World fully transforms into FIFA World Cup match ball
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (186+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Friday, June 5, 2026 The "Beautiful Dome," Science World's transformation into the FIFA World Cup match ball, is now complete. (Destination Vancouver/Jon Ross Films/Science World) Trionda, meaning "three waves" in Spanish, pays homage to the three host countries,…...
Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra performing concerts in Nanaimo and Ladysmith
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (425+ words) Published 5: 30 am Friday, June 5, 2026 The Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra will feature some of history's more obscure composers in one of its last classical concerts of the season. On Saturday, June 6 in the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Nanaimo, and Sunday, June…...