By contributor Kelly Whiteside After five months of rushed planning and heated debate regarding the proposed Nanaimo Event Centre, it appears that the spontaneous project has been rejected by the public. The referendum, held on March 11, resulted in 80.3 percent of votes favouring the “no” side. Voters were asked at the referendum if they … Continued
Above: An artist’s rendering of the proposed events centre. 📷 Courtsesy NanaimoNewsNOW By contributor Kelly Whiteside Two years ago, when our Nanaimo city council was elected, none of the nine councillors mentioned a multiplex or event centre as a priority in their platforms. Now, over the course of a few months, council has spent upwards of $500K … Continued
By contributor Kelly Whiteside The application for VIU to have a team in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) has been approved, making it Nanaimo’s first-ever university hockey team. The Mariners are set to begin playing in the BCIHL in September 2017. They join five other schools in the league: Eastern Washington University, Selkirk College, … Continued
By contributor Kelly Whiteside Vancouver Island saw a spike in activity on its hiking trails this past summer, as did most of BC, and, probably, the rest of the world, and it appears that the winter weather hasn’t deterred as many people as it used to. Thanks to photo-sharing websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and … Continued
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