Category Archives: Events

Call for submissions: Vancouver Island Short Film Festival

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Calling all film artists, the deadline to enter your short film is February 1, 2012.

It is year number 6 for The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival!

This film festival is extra special because it specifically features short filmmakers from   Vancouver Island. The length of film is maximum 12 minutes including credits.

The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival creates opportunities for local filmmakers to screen their films, network with other film professionals and inspire.

For more information visit the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival website.

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Kids Christmas Workshop at the Nanaimo Museum

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Come to the Nanaimo Museum this Saturday, December 10th from 11 am to 4 pm and experience what Christmas was like a hundred years ago.

Whisper your Christmas wishes to Santa who will be going over his list in the lobby.  Then listen to Anne Royle tell some old Christmas tales (11:30 and 12:30). You can make toys to take home, decorate Christmas sugar cookies and have fun eating them! Sing Christmas carols with Arvon Brunt from 1pm to 3pm and create old fashioned felt stockings to hang above your fireplace.

Free admission, please bring a non-perishable item for the food bank. Everyone is welcome!

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Vancouver Island Symphony Hero Concert

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The Vancouver Island Symphony will be starting 2012 with a concert to honour first responders and four Mid Island heroes.

This is your opportunity to nominate someone who has made a difference or saved your life! Local heroes should reside between Ladysmith and Nanoose Bay.

Four heroes will each receive four free symphony tickets and the nominator will also receive two free tickets to the celebration concert on January 28, 2012.

Deadline for Nominations:
Friday December 9, 2011 to the Vancouver Island Symphony office: Box 661, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5L9   OR
150 Commercial Street (Wharf St entrance)   OR   fax: 250-754-0165
OR email: info@vancouverislandsymphony.com

The four heroes selected will be notified by January 9, 2012.

All Nominations will be on display for the community to view on Saturday February 18 at the Symphony’s Community Day from
11:00 – 1:30 p.m.


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Cedar: New Community Plans

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Cedar is making plans for the future!

You are invited to come join the Regional District of Nanaimo to discuss the parameters for the Cedar Main Street design.

Cedar Community Secondary School at 1640 MacMillan Road
on:     Thursday, November 24, 2011
time:     6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

This is a last chance for the public to discuss important design elements such as building heights, acceptable uses, and to identify if there are any special site conditions that the design plans should respect, prior to the actual design charrette to be held on January 25th – 28th, 2012 (schedule to be confirmed at a later date).

Local area residents, property and business owners, and those with an interest in property in the Cedar Area are invited to comment on the draft design brief.  You can submit your response by email to cedarmainstreet(at)rdn.bc.ca.

Make sure you provide your comments by December 22nd, 2011 to allow sufficient time to amend the draft design brief prior to the charrette in January.

For more information visit:

 

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World Town Planning Event in Nanaimo

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Are you interested in a career in the planning profession? Or just curious about future projects around the City of Nanaimo?  Your opportunity to find out more about the planning profession and speak with the city’s planners has arrived.

This Tuesday, November 8th, is World Town Planning Day!  Meet the City of Nanaimo planning department staff from 11:30am to 2:00pm at the Nanaimo Museum to celebrate World Town Planning Day and the greatest street in Canada – Commercial Street, Nanaimo.

There will be FREE heritage tours at 12:00pm, 12:30pm and 1:00pm.

Help your self to FREE Nanaimo bars and coffee, plus a large map of Commercial Street where you can cast your vote for your favourite building, heritage photos, and a children’s colouring book for the kids.

This year Commercial Street in Nanaimo was named  the greatest street in Canada and recognized for its historic character by the Great Places in Canada contest hosted by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

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Local Food Open House in Cedar

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How do you see the future of agriculture in the Nanaimo Regional District? What does local food production mean to you?

The RDN is seeking public input for an “Agricultural Area Plan”

Key Goals of the Plan:

  • Establish a guiding vision for agriculture;
  • Increase public awareness of agriculture in our region;
  • Discuss the issues facing our farming community;
  • Identify trends, constraints and barriers to viable, local agriculture;
  • Discover practical solutions to strengthen opportunities for agriculture;

The Regional District of Nanaimo is holding an open house in Cedar November 2, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm at the Cedar Community Secondary School (1640 MacMillan Road).  Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, check out their website, Growing Our Future

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