Nanaimo jazz singer releases first album in nine years

Last week singer Narissa Young, pianist Scott Arkell and the rest of her band released the jazz standards album ‘Fever.’ (Photo courtesy Dirk Heydemann)
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B.C. NDP leader John Horgan releases his election platform, Vancouver, Oct. 6, 2020, featuring COVID-19 relief payments promised for most households. (B.C. NDP photo)

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Steve Metcalfe, Quality Foods Harewood store manager, holds a poinsettia and a Coins for Kids donation jar, two symbols of Christmas spirit. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin

Coins for Kids collects for Christmas causes in Nanaimo
While the Cassidy and Cedar areas have changed significantly over the last 100 years, farming continues in the area. This 95-acre Haslam Road property is home to a thriving hemp farm, hay fields and grazing cattle.

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    Nanaimo Clippers goaltender Jordan Naylor makes a save during the third period of Tuesday’s Island Cup final against the Victoria Grizzlies on the road at Victoria’s Q Centre. (GARY DORLAND photo)

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    Lieut. Orphée Bernard takes a twirl on his Movember moustache as Lieut. Jeff Allan, back left, firefighters Andrew Mills and Layne Polnick and Capt. Troy Libbus display an oversized cheque showing the amount of cash raised from the profits of custom-embroidered T-shirt sales. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

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