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All special events must follow current COVID-10 restrictions and health protocols. (blue2finger/Pixabay)

Application for special event liquor permits gets easier amid COVID-19 reopening

Effective Sept.21, all special event permit applicants must use new online portal

 

Natasha Koifman, the founder of the public relations firm NKPR, poses for a photograph in the backyard of her home in Toronto, on Thursday, August 19, 2021. When Sept. 11 comes, Koifman’s backyard will be awash with chatter and music as up to 100 guests gather for an elegant dinner meant to raise funds for Haitians to access education. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Return of events pushes hosts to address vaccination, COVID tests and masks

Different events are deciding on different pandemic measures

 

Canada Day festivities at Maffeo Sutton Park in 2019. (News Bulletin file photo)

City of Nanaimo suggests community spirit as a way to mark Canada Day

Food trucks, musicians and city ‘spirit teams’ will visit Nanaimo parks July 1

 

FILE – The Phillips Backyard Weekender music festival drew large crowds to downtown Victoria in July 2017. (Facebook )

Large events ‘not likely’ to happen in B.C. this year, even as vaccine rollout speeds up: Henry

Smaller, distanced events could happen outdoors

FILE – The Phillips Backyard Weekender music festival drew large crowds to downtown Victoria in July 2017. (Facebook )
Canadian driver Paul Tracy pulls out of the pits during the morning session at the Molson Indy in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, July 26, 2003 (CP/Richard Lam)

Vancouver is considering hosting a Formula E race using electric cars

The race would be part of a three-day event focused on climate and sustainability

Canadian driver Paul Tracy pulls out of the pits during the morning session at the Molson Indy in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, July 26, 2003 (CP/Richard Lam)
The window of a wedding dress store with mannequins wearing face masks on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The store is closed because of COVID-19 lockdown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Darko Bandic

Delay the date: How the COVID-19 pandemic may alter weddings for years to come

Some couples might shift towards smaller soirees even after the pandemic lifts, says planner

The window of a wedding dress store with mannequins wearing face masks on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The store is closed because of COVID-19 lockdown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Darko Bandic
The Pacific Rim Whale Festival is breaching for a COVID-safe return in March. (Poster photo by Owen Crosby)

Pacific Rim Whale Festival aims for virtual return in March

Educational celebration scheduled to arrive in Tofino-Ucluelet on March 15.

The Pacific Rim Whale Festival is breaching for a COVID-safe return in March. (Poster photo by Owen Crosby)
While COVID-19 regulations see prohibition of mass gatherings, people will be able to head to the Vancouver Island Exhibition fairgrounds at Beban Park for the A Taste of the Fair Food Truck Festival. Pictured here, a scene from last year’s VIEX. (News Bulletin file)

VIEX will take place during pandemic, but will be mostly virtual

Fairgrounds open for food truck festival Aug. 22-23, contests and entertainment all online

While COVID-19 regulations see prohibition of mass gatherings, people will be able to head to the Vancouver Island Exhibition fairgrounds at Beban Park for the A Taste of the Fair Food Truck Festival. Pictured here, a scene from last year’s VIEX. (News Bulletin file)
Old furniture and other unwanted household items can be put out on the curb for others to use this weekend during Nanaimo’s annual Reuse Rendezvous event. (News Bulletin file photo)

Reuse Rendezvous invites Nanaimo residents to get rid of items that others might want

Annual city-wide swap meet happens Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9

Old furniture and other unwanted household items can be put out on the curb for others to use this weekend during Nanaimo’s annual Reuse Rendezvous event. (News Bulletin file photo)
Lanterns displayed at Maffeo Sutton Park at last year’s Hiroshima Day event. (News Bulletin file photo)

Peace ceremony in Nanaimo will be a little different in a pandemic

Hiroshima Day will be observed during the afternoon Aug. 6 at Maffeo Sutton Park

Lanterns displayed at Maffeo Sutton Park at last year’s Hiroshima Day event. (News Bulletin file photo)
Health experts are warning people to stay away from buffet-style meals as they can contribute to the spread of COVID-19. (Pixabay)

Could the COVID-19 pandemic mean the end of the traditional buffet?

Experts are asking events and restaurants to stay away from buffet-style meals

Health experts are warning people to stay away from buffet-style meals as they can contribute to the spread of COVID-19. (Pixabay)
Ocean views, sophisticated style, caring customer service… and WINE!

Ocean views, sophisticated style, caring customer service… and WINE!

Old world charm and new world comforts make 40 Knots Winery the perfect event space

  • Feb 24, 2020
Ocean views, sophisticated style, caring customer service… and WINE!
20th Edge to Edge half marathon winner Tom Morrison reaches for a cup of water during Sunday’s downpour. Morrison said the race was “type two fun”: not fun at the time, but fun to talk about after. (Douglas Ludwig Photo)

Runners brave wet, windy weather for Ucluelet’s 20th Edge to Edge

“The spirit of the runners I have nothing but compliments.”

20th Edge to Edge half marathon winner Tom Morrison reaches for a cup of water during Sunday’s downpour. Morrison said the race was “type two fun”: not fun at the time, but fun to talk about after. (Douglas Ludwig Photo)