Good Food Box Supports Vancouver Island Amid Rising Food Insecurity
For over 28 years, The Good Food Box, based in Nanaimo and run by Nanaimo Foodshare, has served Vancouver Island residents
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“It’s a march for our freedoms”: Cowichan Plans Pride Festival June 21st
The Cowichan Pride Festival will be held June 21st beginning at 11am in the parking lot of VIU’s Duncan campus making
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Nanaimo’s St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church Offers First Mass in Spanish
A Spanish mass at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Nanaimo, presided over by Father Eduardo Da Silva Santos from Our Lady of
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Nanaimo Fallen Project Pushes to Resurrect 23 Veterans’ Headstones in Bowen Road Cemetery
Kevin Hills, a commercial pilot, has spent five years pushing local and federal government agencies to restore 23 flattened headstones
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Ladysmith Resources Centre Volunteers Harvest 8,700 Pounds of Fruit for the Hungry
Last year, while many Ladysmith residents struggled with food insecurity, $20,000 worth of produce was rescued from backyards across the
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SOS Offers $10 Formal Outfits in Their Grad Wear Program
Parksville’s Society of Organized Services (SOS) is expanding its Grad Wear Program to outfit graduating students from Qualicum School District
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$5 Million in Federal Funding Arrives for Nanaimo’s Loaves and Fishes Warehouse
Nanaimo’s Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank received $5 million in federal funding on February 6, 2026, to finish a
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Literacy Central Creates Money Stories to Teach Math and Budgeting
Gerald Halabura, Executive Director of Literacy Central Vancouver Island (LCVI), said nearly 50% of British Columbians have reading skills below
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Pantry Counters Student Food Insecurity at VIU
A faculty-run food pantry for students in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Arts and Humanities building has run for the last
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SPUD Volunteers Deliver Hot Potatoes to Nanaimo’s Needy for 21 Years
For nearly 21 years, volunteers for a local Nanaimo charity called SPUD (Serving Potatoes to Unrecognized Devas) have been gathering in front of Nanaimo’s downtown
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