Operating on Commercial street in downtown Nanaimo since 2018, Red’s Bakery has been described by its supporters as a pillar of downtown Nanaimo. The bakery’s Pay It Forward system provides free meals to anyone and everyone who comes in and asks. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Suppo...
May 16, 2026•12 min
With Men’s Mental Health month coming up, Nanaimo’s Western Edge Theatre prepares for its last show of the season, Canadian made play, 7 Stories. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 15, 2026•5 min
With summer right around the corner, the annual Nanaimo music festival is back with a fresh new paintjob after adapting to challenges faced in 2024. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 13, 2026•7 min
Every May is a reminder of the crisis impacting B.C.’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 08, 2026•7 min
On January 1st, 2025, Carly Carey, got the news no one ever wants to hear, she had been diagnosed with cancer. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 05, 2026•6 min
Nanaimo has a deep rooted history in farming, and Grow Nanaimo, a new exhibit at the Nanaimo Museum examines it. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
May 01, 2026•4 min
Community members, members of government, and local organizations came together Wednesday April 29 to show support for Volunteer Nanaimo. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 30, 2026•8 min
Hundreds of Americans once again came to visit the Harbour City this past weekend, but this time, many healthcare workers came to learn more about making Nanaimo their new home. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 28, 2026•13 min
Once again the Shaw Auditorium was packed with concerned locals before city council, voicing their opinions on the proposed rezoning of land near the popular Cable Bay trail. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 24, 2026•8 min
Local and international short films will be on full display this weekend at the Malaspina Theatre at Vancouver Island University. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 16, 2026•7 min
On April 14, 2016, the Government of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in response to the increase in toxic drug deaths happening across the province. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 15, 2026•9 min
While countries around the world work to switch from fossil fuels to green renewables, a new exhibit takes a step back and gives voice to those affected and affecting the clean energy transition. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 13, 2026•8 min
After decades of work by local ecological groups, Hamilton Marsh Regional Park is officially open. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 09, 2026•9 min
Imagination and creativity are on full display across the harbour city’s downtown, and along Bowen Road as the City of Nanaimo displays a new banner design by a local youth artist. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Apr 03, 2026•3 min
In the face of a global biological crisis, a Vancouver Island research group is using new environmental DNA techniques to help better understand some of the coast's smallest fish. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . Photo: Sophie Vanderbanck (Redd Fish Restoration Society) ★ Support this p...
Mar 31, 2026•6 min
Once again the numbers of those living unhoused in Nanaimo remains high as United Way BC releases the latest numbers from the 2025 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 27, 2026•5 min
On January 2nd, 2025, a year-round drop-in service hub opened in downtown Nanaimo, giving a space for those unhoused to access essential services. A little over a year later, they are now bracing for what will come next as the Hub is set to close. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Supp...
Mar 19, 2026•13 min
Just weeks away from the closing of the daytime and nighttime service Hub, a local neighbourhood group is concerned about what comes next. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 19, 2026•12 min
Nanaimo is full of animal lovers, and while people want to give their furry friends the best care possible, veterinary care can come at a high cost. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 13, 2026•5 min
Bluebirds once could be seen–and heard–all across the Cowichan Valley, but loss of habitat due to development saw a decline so significant that bluebirds became locally extinct. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 12, 2026•12 min
The first week of March marks Open Education Week, and facing rising education costs, Vancouver Island University Students’ Union put a spin on the classic Scholastic Book Fair, hosting their first zero cost textbook fair. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 05, 2026•8 min
A local software developer wants to make buying local produce to support Vancouver Island farmers a lot easier with a new website. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 28, 2026•5 min
Following the story of a long lost record being found, former Nanaimo-based band, The Glass Cage, was reunited for the first time in over 50 years. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 25, 2026•7 min
With little over a month out from the federal NDP leadership election, NDP leader candidate and current MP Heather McPherson made a stop in Nanaimo to hear from local party members. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 23, 2026•5 min
In the summer of 1968, performing a once in a lifetime gig, a band of Vancouver Island teenage boys decided to record their live performance, an album that never saw the light of day, until now. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 21, 2026•14 min
Since the incorporation of the City of Nanaimo, many members of the Snuneymuxw First Nations (SFN) have not been able to vote in municipal elections. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 18, 2026•4 min
For many people, sexual health was only something taught to them in high school. Vancouver Island University Students’ Union wants to go further in breaking down stigma and opening up conversion around sexual health and consent. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 09, 2026•8 min
A local non-profit group is calling on parents and youth to beware of the harmful effects of their cell phone, devices, and social media. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 05, 2026•6 min
Students from John Barsby Secondary School’s School of Rock program are gearing up to hit the stage this Friday. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 04, 2026•7 min
Highlighting the importance of inclusion in sports, the Nanaimo Clippers hockey team and the Nanaimo Pride Society hosted a Pride Night for the first time. Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month . Want more news on the Salish Sea? Find more news from our Nonprofit Newsroom with our local news updates and Midcoast Morning . Photo: Island Images Photography ★ Support this podcast ★...
Feb 02, 2026•6 min
