Japanese internment explored in new exhibit, From ‘Herring Capital’ to Seven Potatoes
Nanaimo Museum exhibit traces the experiences of three local families, including the Yoshidas, who started The Grotto restaurant.
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‘entre chien et loup’ teeters between the body and technology
Performance explores 'the fault lines between fear and unknowing, civilization and the wild, and security and safety.'
After generations of displacement, ‘Vancouver Island’ lands returned to Lyackson, Cowichan First Nations
An agreement to transfer 312 hectares in the Cowichan River Valley was signed May 11 as part of the treaty process.
What’s going on with the old Howard Johnson hotel site?
Rezoning of village site passes third reading, despite opposition from Snuneymuxw First Nation.
Angela Sterritt on Unbroken and being a journalist in Canada
‘There's an Indigenous truth, and then there's the Canadian truth, and they're very, very different.’
Sun Over Swamp explores the abstract aesthetics of ‘vast and complex lifeworlds’
Nanaimo Art Gallery's Sun Over Swamp group show features abstract works from Takao Tanabe, Rebecca Brewer, Azadeh Elmizadeh, Rita Letendre and Gailan Ngan.
Artists, forest kids and dancers Pull to Gather for Earth Day
Art Action Earwig collective's Earth Day event will feature visual installations, ivy-pulling, music and dance.
Youth addiction services come to Vancouver Island
Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre is the first of its kind and will offer culturally relevant detox and treatment services.
Nanaimo’s Backyard Fest is back on
Two-day backyard festival that celebrates local musicians and artists saved by ‘working together,’ says organizer.
‘It’s all Haida land’: Nation’s title to be officially recognized over the entirety of Haida Gwaii
A new draft agreement with the province lays out the groundwork to transition governance and jurisdiction over more than 10,000 square km of territory.