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05/31/2026

Our first goslings of the year are growing up so fast. They’ve moved from the nursery and are now in a larger outdoor enclosure that allows them space to stretch their wings and learn how to fly!

05/31/2026
05/31/2026

Nanaimo rec sports for adults ranging from volleyball, dodgeball, kickball, futsal, wiffleball and more.

05/31/2026

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05/31/2026
05/31/2026

Last week the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC celebrated their 50th anniversary with a conference in Kamloops bringing together over 300 representatives from dozens of outdoor recreation groups around BC for discussions, info sessions, networking, and fellowship over our common goals. Fifteen of our own Regional Reps and Board of Directors attended , and all had an amazing time!

President Cameron Colquhoun reflected on his experience:

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π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Ž 16 π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘’π‘  π‘€π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” 4π‘Šπ·π΄π΅πΆ π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘’, π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘™π‘¦ 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘’. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘’π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘” π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’, π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Ž 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦.

π‘‚π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘ , π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ , π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘”π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘ . πΎπ‘–π‘š 𝑅𝑒𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘œ π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘˜π‘’π‘¦π‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘Žπ‘™π‘Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ. π»π‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘‘ 𝑒𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘π‘  π‘ π‘’π‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘  π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ , π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔, π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘”π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’, π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘”π‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘š.

π‘‚π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘Ž π‘ π‘–π‘”π‘›π‘–π‘“π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 4π‘Šπ·π΄π΅πΆ. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  𝑀𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘π‘  𝑀𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑑 π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ 𝑓𝑒𝑀 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘  β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘”π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘  π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘ β„Ž πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘–π‘Ž π‘’π‘›π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑀𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘’π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ.

05/31/2026
05/31/2026

Good morning Van Isle and surrounding areas, so the last couple weeks I have been hitting the parks and rivers and estuaries from cedar to Nanaimo,cleaning up the areas of needles and drug paraphernalia.
Because summer is coming and the kids will be out in full force, whether it's playing, swimming or nature walking,these areas need to be cleaned up every year, I have been doing this every year for several years and I always seem to end up with a little more every year.
Bowen park still holds number 1 place for needles mostly unused this year but still number1.
Alot of the estuaries were full of needles this year around Nanaimo even a few cedar.
Nanaimo river there was quite a few this year which was sad to see.
I am still not quite done all the areas yet in Nanaimo and surrounding areas but this is what I have gotten so far way over a thousand I stop counting and I will do a final count when I am finished.
It's all about keeping our children and the animals safe along with nature,I hope everyone enjoys their weekend,be safe and enjoy life!

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