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were purchased by local buyers. Lone Tree Properties, a subsidiary of Storm Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC), is developing the land. The City of Nanaimo has named eleven members to the new Tourism Advisory Committee, which was put in place for their transition plan after separating tourism from the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation. The new committee consists of: Henry Traa, Joan Spencer, Robert Plante, Dale Partridge, Jenn Houtby-Ferguson, Rosemary Gibson, Lex Dunn, Chao Chang, Dan Brady, Leif Bogwald, and Mike Bauche. Ajacs Equipment (1982) Inc. celebrated their 50 th year in business this year with an open house, held at 160 Cliff Street. United Way held their annual Spirit Awards in Nanaimo last month and honoured 12 workplace and individual donors from the Nanaimo and North Cowichan regions who participated in the 2016 workplace campaigns. This year’s recipient list included: Vancouver Island University; Laura Blackburn of Catalyst Paper; Jay Xia and Tamara Schmidt of CIBC; Terrapure; BC Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union; BMO; CIBC – Duncan; BC Hydro; Catalyst Paper – Port Alberni; Costco; and Timberwest. Jingle Pot Pizza is now open for business at their location on 2211 Jingle Pot Road. The Nanaimo Casino and The Well Public House have celebrated the grand opening of their newly renovated facility at 620 Terminal Avenue, with live entertainment and a contest featuring a grand prize of a trip to Las Vegas. Jason and Dawn Burrows have joined the Royal Service Group at Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty. They are welcomed onto the team, bringing with them a wealth of experience in the real estate industry, and they will be operating out of the 4200 Island Highway location. A year-long campaign, ‘Share the Fare’, is a new initiative launched by Harbour Air that will see $1 donated for every passenger who flies on Fridays over the coming year. Harbour Air has partnered with the BC Cancer Foundation, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, and the Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC to distribute the funds earned in their campaign to each of the organizations. Merit Home Furniture, located on 3230 Norwell Drive – behind Country Club Mall, celebrates their 30 th anniversary in business this year.
Nanaimo Memory and Complex Care has opened its doors at 4989 Wills Road, offering a unique approach to memory care that includes resident-centered care planning, unique cognitive placement, specialized activities, and a solid pricing guarantee. Two local children’s entertainers, former graduates of Dover Bay Secondary School, Robyn Hardy (also known as ‘Bobs’) and Lorraine Pond (also known as LoLo), have created an educational app that teaches about the life cycles of Pacific salmon. The app is called Run Salmon Run, featuring interesting facts from the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
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renovated the space. The facility will now include a card-lock feature which will enable customers to gas up 24/7 with their cards.
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June 10th marks the grand re-opening of the Mid-Island Co-op in Lake Cowichan. More than one year ago, Mid-Island Co-op purchased the former Esso location at 137 Lake Cowichan Road and has
Randy Blair, Chief Operating Officer of Black Press BC, announced the appointment of Warren Goulding as the new Publisher of the Cowichan Valley Citizen. Goulding will also be responsible
JYSK, a Danish household retailer, is scheduled to open a location in Duncan. The store will be open this summer, making this the second store on Vancouver Island after Nanaimo.
Two local Vancouver Island University (VIU) students, Amanda Rizzo and Leesy Ferguson, received gold and silver placements in their respective skills categories at the Skills Canada country-wide competition in Winnipeg. Rizzo has her culinary management diploma, and Ferguson is in hairdressing.
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LADYSMITH – CHEMAINUS Riot Brewing Comp., located in Chemainus and owned by Ralf Rosenke, Aly Tomlin and Morgan Moreira, received a prestigious award at this year’s Canadian Brewing Awards in Ottawa. Riot Brewing received a silver placing for their Good Vibrations Classic Pilsner in the Kellerbier/ Zwickelbier category. The microbrewery was opened just six months ago and this is their first award for a product. The 49 th Parallel Grocery store celebrates 40 years serving the community this year.
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