The Grand Crew and Cellar Dwellers wine clubs joined forces on March 26th to hold a dinner with the appropriate pairing of sparkling, white and red wines. Helena Pedersen, Manager of the BC Government Liquor Store in Parksville, selected and provided information on all of the wines served. Host couples, Bob and Heather Popple…
Jeremy Humpherville has been carving since his childhood in Haida Gwai; taught by his elders and inspired by the diverse flora and fauna surrounding him. He and his wife, Darlene, opened the Coastal Carvings Fine Art Gallery in 2004 in order to showcase Jeremy’s work as well as that of other aboriginal artists. From traditional…
“For people who like to travel, it’s like putting a child in a candy shop” is how Judy Miller describes she and Randy Borger’s 15 years owning and managing ExpediaCruiseShipCentres in Nanaimo. Now, having travelled to almost 100 countries (many for “product research”), they say that their favourite trip was to see the mountain gorillas…
Members of the Second Chapter book club had the opportunity recently to grill local author, Ulla Håkanson, on the process of writing, editing, and marketing her thriller The Price of Silence. A resident of Nanoose Bay, Ulla is an avid hiker and kayaker. Her knowledge and love of the backwoods of British Columbia is evident…
In the most recent issue of Business in Nanaimo, Sasha Angus, CEO of Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation (NEDC), described the $50 million, 240 room hotel planned for downtown Nanaimo as a “tremendous asset to the community”. As a result of promotion lauding Nanaimo as a tourism destination to tour agents across China, the company projects that the hotel will be a drop-off point for 70,000 Chinese guests…
Well, first you invite the author who would name his book about growing up in a family with a cabin in Desolation Sound: Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a nude potluck and other stories from Desolation Sound. Then, you serve a yummy lunch. So, thanks to the chutzpah of one of our…