Henna and art
Moments after I sat down to chat with Ava Crabbe, owner of the Charcoal Eclectic Art Emporium and Henna Lounge (Charcoal Henna Lounge), customers began to wander in off the bright Old City streets. Located directly across from the historic St. Andrew’s United Church on Wesley St., Charcoal Henna Lounge’s warm, inviting collage of local … Continued
Monumental $49 million settlement for Snuneymuxw First Nation
By Managing Editor Molly Barrieau November saw a record-breaking deal in the fight for land reserves for Canadian First Nations. 79 acres of Downtown Nanaimo was reserved for the Snuneymuxw in 1860, yet the government never delivered on their agreement to give this land to them. A recent vote of 98.1 percent led to the … Continued
Fresh Start: Nanaimo Community Rallies Behind Barbershop Charity Event
Foreground: Karly Sue Menzie styles grade 12 student Tyra Johnson’s hair. Background: While Dave Lawrence cut’s grade 3 student Elijah Plante’s hair. Elijah is reading No David by David Shannon, which is being held up by his mother Serena Plante. 📷Shanon Fenske By contributor Shanon Fenske It was five minutes before 10 am, September 3, on an … Continued
Op-ed: The streets of Nanaimo
Above: Nanaimo skyline via Wikipedia By contributor Philip Gordon The streets of Nanaimo are shifting. Where the salt-air and diaspora meet, hundreds of displaced people gather in huddled masses to talk about how broken the system is that put them there. Downtown Nanaimo is currently a hub of invalids, mental patients, and drug addicts—all of … Continued