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Events in Nanaimo for Jan. 22 to 28, 2026

By Mick Sweetman ● Nanaimo ● January 22, 2026

Music from Star Wars, Star Trek and The Planets to collide at The Port Theatre.

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A sign says Voting Place in front of a public building in Nanaimo

These Nanaimo residents say health, accessibility barriers contributed to low voter turnout

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● October 20, 2022

Fewer than one in four Nanaimo residents who were eligible to vote participated in the local election. Reporter Lys Morton explores what held some community members back.

A person walks by the community policing office in Nanaimo

Reporter’s Notebook: Breaking down the crime severity index

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● September 12, 2022

While rates of violent crime increased, Nanaimo’s overall crime severity index for 2021 dropped from a peak in 2019, writes Lys Morton.

A red Shawarma food truck with the words Al Khalid is parked at a beach.

Lys Eats Trucks: A taste of Alkhalid Food

By Lys Morton ● Nanaimo ● August 4, 2022

What happens when a sold out menu meets Nanaimo’s ‘best visiting customer’? Lys Morton presents the first community choice review for #LysEatsTrucks

Events in Nanaimo for Jan. 22 to 28, 2026

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These Nanaimo residents say health, accessibility barriers contributed to low voter turnout

Reporter’s Notebook: Breaking down the crime severity index

Lys Eats Trucks: A taste of Alkhalid Food

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units