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Graduates of NewToBC's Library Champions program stand with their certificates

Vancouver Island newcomers can soon become Library Champions
Lys Morton May 19, 2022
The Arbutus Canyon trestle on the E&N Railway near the Malahat has spent more than a decade sitting idle, pictured surrounded by forest.

Q&A: Island Corridor Foundation’s big pitch to revive Vancouver Island passenger rail
Lauren Kaljur May 19, 2022
Daniel Elliott and Kim Trotter stand on the rocks at the beach smiling at eachother.

To tackle anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare, this community group connects healthcare providers with Indigenous mentors
Lauren Kaljur May 5, 2022

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Councillor Erralyn Thomas and Chief Michael Wyse of Snuneymuxw First Nation sign an MOU with the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce to adopt principles of UNDRIP and partner to promote an economy inclusive of First Nations people

Snuneymuxw First Nation and Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce MOU marks a ‘commitment to respect’
Julie Chadwick April 28, 2022
VIU student Brant Cartwright, left, stands beside his brother Riley with a white backdrop smiling in Inclusive Clothing T shirts

Nanaimo student stitches inclusion into new clothing company
Rae-Anne Guenther April 28, 2022
An Elder holds a book and purses her lips to read outloud.

Nanaimo-based Indigenous Elders’ literacy circle takes flight across the country
Julie Chadwick April 21, 2022
Passengers endured hours of delays on a Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay sailing April 13. Pictured, the Queen of Oak Bay finally docks at the Nanaimo terminal shortly after 1 a.m.

‘I’ll swim, it’s fine’: Nanaimo-bound passengers make the most of hours-long ferry delays
Tegwyn Hughes April 14, 2022
An apartment complex with blue facade and balconies in Nanaimo is shown from the driveway.

Rental prices in Nanaimo jumped 30 per cent in the last year: Here’s what you need to know
Julie Chadwick April 14, 2022
A packed crowd get ready to view VISFF films in Malaspina Theatre in 2020.

Vancouver Island short film festival reveals ‘complex, intimate portraits’ from the island and beyond
Joe Paris April 7, 2022