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Letter - Living Room plans worry south end residents
Cameron Wigmore, Crowfoot Green Party Member | July 8th 2008
The following is a letter I've written to the local papers about VIHAs plan to couple transitional housing with a failed addictions program. I have some experience working in this area.- - -VIHA's Living Room attempts appear disorganized and remind s read more
Stop Cable Bay boundary extension before Aug 5th
Cameron Wigmore, Crowfoot Green Party Member | July 7th 2008
I recently phoned city hall about this controversial development and “negative option” approval process being used to bypass voter involvement. To be clear, the actual development isn’t what’s being voted on; the expansion of the city boun read more
Nanaimo Transit Better Service Now
Cameron Wigmore, Crowfoot Green Party Member | June 20th 2008
I recently overheard a young man on the bus speaking with his friend about gas prices. "Well," he said, "I'm taking the bus because it's gotten to the point that I have to choose between feeding my kids or my truck."When we consider this reality, we read more
Decision to Run for Nanaimo City Council
Cameron Wigmore, Crowfoot Green Party Member | June 12th 2008
(this is a copy of a letter to the editor I recently sent to my local papers)It was inspiring to learn that NALT (Nanaimo and Area Land Trust) has made a call for council candidates to address sustainability and environmental issues. After speaking w read more
Global Warming?
Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony | April 22nd 2008 by Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony
In light of today's festivities...Dr. Jay Richards discusses the state of the debate over Global Warming, the scientific evidence that the Earth has warmed slightly over the last century, and comments on the controversy over whether the rise in tempe read more
Listing Tip #3
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | April 12th 2008 by rcoffey
This one like so many others is simple, yet often overlooked. It’s about SPACE and CLUTTER. Usually, when I enter a home that is for sale, the owners have done a good job of keeping it clean and moving everything out of the way to maximize the read more
Earthships eco housing in Nanaimo?
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | April 1st 2008 by rcoffey
I have a confession to make… I’m an environmentalist. Yes, that’s right, I give one percent of my revenues to environmental charities, (via www.onepercentfortheplanet.org) I drive a hybrid car, I mostly only eat natural foods and us read more
Greening Up at the 11th Hour...
RawReform - the natural way to weight loss | March 27th 2008 by Angela Stokes
We watched the film ‘11th Hour’ by Leonardo di Caprio last night. WOW. If you haven’t seen it, I’d definitely recommend it. I would summarise it as a documentary about how humans are in our ‘11th hour’ in terms of the time we potentially read more
Nanaimo BC Capital of Google Earth
Cariboo Ponderer | March 21st 2008 by Vic Grace
Nanaimo is on the east coast of Vancouver Island and used to be a main shopping centre for me when I lived on the island. Now it has become famous for its innovative use of the internet and Google Earth. Nanaimo ‘Capital of Google Earth,’ read more
Are you living or thinking of living in a rural location?
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | March 20th 2008 by rcoffey
Here is a segment of something that was sent to me from the British Columbia Real Estate Association. It’s a couple of handy information packages for people who live in rural areas who have a septic tank or live on well water. Having grown up read more
Tax-Deductible Moving Expenses
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | March 18th 2008 by rcoffey
I found this in the latest issue of Canada Realty News. As it’s tax time, I thought it would be beneficial for everyone if I shared this tip with them. Ryan Coffey Tax-Deductible Moving Expenses Have you recently moved to a new location? Do you read more
Attention readers from the U.S. (and other internationals conside…
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | February 29th 2008 by rcoffey
Unless you’ve been meditating in a cave for the past year, you’ve certainly heard about all the foreclosures in the United States and how the real estate market down there has plummeted as a result. What you may not know is that it has no read more
Listing Tip #1 (Part 2)
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | February 26th 2008 by rcoffey
I was cruising the web a few days back and found something that echoed a post that I had just made regarding overpricing your home when selling but they described it using different words which I thought might add some depth to the perspective of tho read more
Lately
A Life of Whining | February 23rd 2008 by Kass
I haven't really blogged since the 3rd of Feb, that's pretty rude right? I'm not really in a place where I feel like I need to blog everyday (like I used to) but I really should be blogging once a week, surely I can think of SOMETHING once a week! C' read more
BC Budget Assists Affordability and the Environment
Nanaimo Real Estate Blog | February 23rd 2008 by rcoffey
Here is a press release from the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) regarding some changes to real estate as part of the new B.C. budget. They keep raising the maximum purchase price for first time buyers getting an exemption on propert read more
Mini
A Life of Whining | January 31st 2008 by Kass
My number 1 statement for this month is..It is SO hot. I can't believe how hot it is, I totally forgot that NZ could even get this hot (or was it never this hot when I was here? Has it gotten hotter?). It's insane!→ We went to the Woolston Club las read more
Fish Dinner - Anudder Funny Newf Joke Fer Ya's
Newfie Jokes! | December 22nd 2007 by Graham Matthews
Wendy's CD w/Vancouver Island Symphony Now Available
The Collaborative Piano Blog | December 14th 2007 by Chris Foley
Wendy and I got a great surprise today--the CD of the Vivaldi Stabat Mater she recorded with Marlin Wolfe and the Vancouver Island Symphony earlier this year arrived in the mail. Also on the all-Vivaldi recording is violinist Tetsuumi Nagata playing read more
Looking After Granny-Number-1
GrannyXpress | September 12th 2007 by Cynthia Zirkwitz
The BC Seniors Games are being held in Nanaimo this weekend and I am hoping to get down there to see them. The weather is grand and they likely won't be on the island for a while again... I need inspiration and motivation to be fit!Go here to take a read more
Mon Petit Choux, Nanaimo
Dinner in the Yellow House | August 6th 2007 by Rebeca
The highlight of an otherwise dull trip up to Nanaimo a couple of weeks ago was the discovery of a wonderful new restaurant on Commercial Street called Mon Petit Choux. It was the basket of baguettes in the window that... read more
WildPlay Parks has Adventure
Rezgo's Amazing Tours | July 27th 2007 by Stephen Joyce
Recently, my husband and I spent a day at WildPlay Element Parks. Just south of Nanaimo, the park offers four outdoor adventure activities: TreeGO, Bungy Jump, King Swing and the Canyon Zip. We started out on TreeGO, an aerial adventure course sus read more
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