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Poet Zoe Dickinson explores Pacific coast through verse
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (648+ words) Published 7:30 am Saturday, August 1, 2026 For almost 20 years, the Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival has gathered Canadian authors and bibliophiles, and this year they invited Vancouver Island’s Zoe Dickinson to share her poetry that’s rooted in the local land-and-seascapes. Dickinson…...
From farm to canvas: B.C. artist's horse dung Trump portrait causes stir
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (582+ words) Published 2:35 pm Friday, July 31, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump is causing a stink in Sooke. A portrait of the polarizing political figure has become one of the biggest talking points at this year’s Sooke Fine Arts Show – not only because of its…...
Love starts as the world ends in Cowichan author's 'All We Have Left"
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (263+ words) Published 11:30 am Thursday, July 30, 2026 If you’re a sucker for romance, or post-apocalyptic settings, then all you need is All We Have Left. This is the second novel from Mill Bay author Emily Paxman, who had her lifelong dream of becoming…...
Famed jazz player and his quartet will be playing at Nanaimo’s Simonholt Restaurant
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (346+ words) Published 11:00 am Thursday, July 30, 2026 A jazz quartet will be performing at the Simonholt Restaurant to record a live album. Roy Styffe Quartet will play on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m., and consists of Styffe on saxophone, Rob Cheramy on guitar, Steve Wallace…...
What’s On, July 22
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (456+ words) Published 11:00 am Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Keep Right Jazz Quartet and Friends will be playing Thursday Nite Jazz at the Green Olive on July 30 at 6 p.m. No cover charge. Behaviors, Plaid Snakes, Slumbering Patina, My Drum Machine, Your Skull and Maskara will be…...
Tibetan monk and golf pro pair up for book blending Buddhism and birdies
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (458+ words) Published 10:30 am Wednesday, July 29, 2026 A Tibetan Bön Buddhist meditation master and a Canadian golf professional teed off together this week to promote a book they say bridges the gap between mental stillness and physical performance on the golf course. Geshe…...
Sunfest turns up the heat with country stars on August long weekend
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (476+ words) Published 11:26 am Tuesday, July 28, 2026 The heat is on as Sunfest kicks off a hot line-up of artists at Youbou’s Laketown Ranch from July 30, to Aug. 2 for four days of good times and great music. It’s ‘Slow Go the Days’ no…...
Canoe races an important part of Snuneymuxw culture and heritage
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (258+ words) Published 1:45 pm Monday, July 27, 2026 The three-day Snuneymuxw Days that was held July 24-26 began with canoe races that were held at The Point, located on reserve lands along the waterfront near Needham Street, on Friday afternoon. It was one of several…...
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Poltz takes Duncan City Square stage on July 29
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (411+ words) Published 5:30 am Sunday, July 26, 2026 Get ready for a hair raising good musical time as Canadian-American singer-songwriter Steve Poltz plays 39 Days of July on the Duncan City Square stage on July 29. He will be playing from a vast selection of songs…...
All's bubbly at parade ahead of World Championship Bathtub Race in Nanaimo
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (76+ words) Sailpast on Wheels Fun Parade winds through downtown Nanaimo streets Published 4:00 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 The Sailpast on Wheels Fun Parade took place in Nanaimo today, heralding the Great World Championship Bathtub Race. The signature event race takes place Sunday, July…...