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Nori Sushi Restaurant Is On A Roll Popular Nanaimo Establishment Sizzles Its Way to the Top
Barkley Project Group Has Been Involved in More Than 60 Projects Since 2003
BY ROBERT MACDONALD
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Port Alberni
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Cowichan Valley
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Nanaimo
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Comox Valley
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Port Hardy
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ANAIMO – Sea urchin, octopu s, whole sof tshell crabs, fresh oysters, sockeye salmon, and fresh tuna engulfed in flames: all of these, and more, can be found on a table at Nori Japanese Restaurant. Con sidered by m a ny to be one of the best eating establishments in Nanaimo, Nori is coming off of an exciting year of award-winning and special recognition. Now in its eighth year, Nori Sushi is one of Nanaimo’s hottest restaurants. On any given night, the establishment can have lineups out the door with every single seat filled with customers anticipating the Nori experience. A lready recognized as best Japanese Restaurant in Nanaimo
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Nori Sushi’s owner and head chef, John Lim
Who is Suing Whom 30 Movers and Shakers 31 Opinion
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Record Number Of Finalists For VIREB Awards 54 Buildings From Malahat To Port Hardy Up For Honours At April 19 Gala
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A NA I MO – A re cord tota l of 5 4 bu i ld i ngs have made the cut to become Finalists for the 11 t h Annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Boa rd Com merci a l Building Awards, set for April 19 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo. The largest number of projects since the event started 11 years ago were eligible this year for the awards, which celebrate the best in commercial, community
and industrial buildings north of the Malahat on Vancouver Island which were completed between January 1 and December 31, 2017. “It’s the largest nu mber of finalists we’ve had yet,” notes Mark MacDonald of Business Examiner Vancouver Island, which coordinates the event. “T his is an indication of the construction activity that has taken place in the region last year, and it’s been very, very
busy. “Each year there seems to be an increase in the quality and diversity of the buildings which are involved with the Awards, and this is no exception,” he adds. “It takes a lot of vision, commitment, financing and skill to bring these buildings to completion, and the event is all about celebrating the people behind the scenes who make them become reality.” A team of independent
judges chooses the w i n ners i n the 12 categories of these awards: Retail, Retail Renovat ion , O f f ic e, M i xe d Use, I n s t it ut ion a l , I n s t it ut iona l R enovat ion, Com mu n it y Amenity, Hospitality Renovation, Multi-Family Apartment, M u l t i-Fa m i l y To w n h o m e , Multi-Family Renovation and Seniors. Gold sponsors of the event SEE VIREB | PAGE 13