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Nanaimo News Bulletin
www.nanaimobulletin.com
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Leonard Krog M.L.A. (Nanaimo)
! n o i EMPIRE EMP t a r b DAYS D DA e ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ l e C 145TH NANAIMO
4-77 Victoria Crescent Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5B9 Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Telephone: 250-714-0630 leonard.krog.mla@leg.bc.ca www.leonardkrog-mla.ca
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This yearly ceremony encompasses the past year’s May Queen turning over her crown to the new reigning Queen for this year. Come and enjoy the pageantry of the Queens and their Royal Parties. • Free Community Event • Entertainment/Refreshments • Doors Open 6:30 pm Quarterway School (Home of 2012 May Queen Party) Corner Wellington & Bowen Roads (across from Br. 256 Legion)
MAY QUEEN & ROYAL PARTY FIRE DOWNTOWN BASTION CANNON
2:00 pm
congratulate all the volunteers of the Nanaimo Empire Days Celebration Society! y We encou everyone rage t and enjo o get out activities y all the t in store f hat are this Victo or you r long wee ia Day kend.
Located in the Nanaimo Conference Centrre. Come and say hello.
1:00 - 3:00 pm PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ABOARD HMCS NANAIMO HMCS EDMONTON and HMCS SASKATOON are docked alongside. Come and see these Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels, docked at Nanaimo Visitin ng Pier, Downtown
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Parade Theme:
HARBOUR CITY BINGO Nanaimo
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Parade Marshalls: Imperial Potentate Michael Severe
ANNUAL ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH PRE-PARADE HOT DOG SALE
Take Exit 16 off the Parkway Corner of Fifth St., and Bruce Ave., Nanaimo
Downtown Chapel Street (Bring a lawn chair and watch the parade from our lawns)
1:00 pm
250-754-1421
145TH ANNUAL NANAIMO EMPIRE DAYS PARADE • Traditional Downtown Route • Theme: Shriners: 100 Years in Nanaimo. Parade Marshall: Imperial Potentate Michael Severe This year’s parade includes the regular array of floats, bands, organizations PLUS many participating Shriner entries, and the Naden Band of the Maritime Forces Pacific.
HOME LACROSSE OPENER – NANAIMO TIMBERMEN SR. ‘A’ VS. LANGLEY THUNDER
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HIGHEST BINGO PRIZE BOARD
Organized by the Nanaimo Lions Club
SHRINERS: 100 YEARS IN NANAIMO
Thank You
ENTRY TO PARADE LINE UP
Frank Crane Arena
SPECIAL NOTE!! FIREWORKS CANCELLED The lack of sufficient funds this year has prompted the cancellation of our annual Downtown Fireworks event. We hope this event returns next year and our sincere apologies to the public.
Special Acknowledgements: Royal Dressmaker Performing Fabrics May Queen Co-ordinators Mrs. Nettley Mark, Mrs. Elena Knappett Chaperones Mrs. Sandra Battle, Mrs. Sandy Blakey Queen Victoria Mrs. Barbara Desprez Accompanying Pipers/RCMP Heritage Tea Mrs. Muriel McKay Ross
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2012 EMPIRE DAYS PARADE
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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MAY QUEEN & ROYAL PARTY VISIT DOWNTOWN MUSEUM
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Special Thanks to our Retiring May Queen Party • Queen Breanna Hayes • Princesses Haley Anderson, Ramneek Gill, Courtney Harder • Page Boys James Foreman and Colby Neff
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anaimo Empire Days S Society wishes to publ icly Nanaimo Lions acknowledge the and Lionesses their excellent for ef forts in putt ing on our annual pa Lions’ help th rade. Without the e parade would have the profes not sional quality it has. Thank you, L ions, from all Soci members. Spec ial thanks Shrin ety ers!
CELEBRATING PAST HERITAGE & QUEEN VICTORIA’S BIRTHDAY
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Thank You
The Nanaimo Empire Day Celebration Society thanks the following people, companies and organizations who helped make the 2012 Empire Day festivities a success. Please accept our apologies if we have overlooked your name. We’re looking forward to working with you all next year. Thank you.
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Quarterway School Culinary Institute of VIU Mayor J. Ruttan and City Council Nanaimo Lions Club Nanaimo News Bulletin Nanaimo Port Authority Pacific Gael Pipes and Drums Shaw T.V. Daily News/The Star Roger Bird and Evan Petley-Jones Royal Canadian Mounted Police HMCS NANAIMO, HMCS EDMONTON, HMCS SASKATOON Nanaimo Lioness Club Performing Fabrics Sands Funeral Home St. John Ambulance Kwik Copy Printing NISA Nanaimo-Info Mr. Peter Hewitt, Principal Quarterway School Nanaimo Museum Nanaimo Concert Band Shriner’s Lois McGuffie Barb Ernst
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City of Nanaimo B.C. Lottery Corporation Great Canadian Casino John and Gladys Gorosh Pamela Mar
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