For Nanaimo Gabriola

In Nanaimo-Gabriola Island, ballots can be cast at The Moose Lodge #1052 (1356 Cranberry Ave.)

South Wellington Community Centre (2195 South Wellington Rd.)

St. Paul’s Anglican Church (100 Chapel St.)

VIU Building 300 (900 Fifth St.)

Gabriola Island Community Centre (2200 South Rd.)

For North Nanaimo

Nanaimo North Town Centre (4750 Rutherford Rd.)

Wellington Hall (3922 Corunna Ave.)

Costin Hall (7232 Lantzville Rd.)

Ladysmith-Oceanside

Parksville’s Jensen Centre (132 Jensen Ave. E)

Winchelsea Learning Centre (140 Renz Rd.)

Qualicum Beach’s Kwalikum Secondary School (266 Village Way),

Ladysmith’s Saltair Community Centre (3850 South Oyster School Rd.)

Cameron Lake in Mid Island Pacific Rim can vote at:

Lighthouse Community Centre in Bowser (240 Lions Way)

Coombs Fairground Activity Hall (1014 Ford Rd.)

Does this man actually think he should be a part of the city council??? Between treating people like crap. Personally bullying multiple people and women especially and his tone deaf website this is a joke. He’s just another washed up jock douche bag

For legal purposes this is all alleged.

You both should be ashamed of yourselves.

I do not know how me moving five feet further would have changed anything. There was no where else to go. People were hurt, emergency crews were doing what needed to be done. But I guess that half a car length gap was worth the honking and arm gesturing to get me to move up.

I didn't realize you were so important, more important than anyone's else's safety. Next time please let me know in advance and I will not be in front of you during an unexpected slow down.

Please post the photos you took, I'd really like to know what all the fuss was about.

I work in skilled trades. I've run a business for over a decade and have a boat load of experience. I've had a few call backs, and some interviews(all over the web), still nothing. All summer sending out applications...it's getting depressing.

I've had to take insurance off my vehicle, visit the food bank, and get mortgage extensions. Can't even get social assistance because my partner makes too much.

I'm really starting to hate this city.

Ive let my yard overgrow so much its become too much of a hassle to deal with myself. A small patch in my front yard ( maybe 15 ×15 feet max ) is completely overgrown with blackberry bushes.

My landlord has informed me I need to deal with it asap but the problem is im also on a very tight budget.

Id deal with it myself but im taking on the backyard alone and dont have the right tools or time to efficiently take care of the thick bushes in front yard.

Hey everyone, I thought it would be a good time to share this seeing as how Mark MacDonald is running for public office again.

I first met Mark through some friends I made at elementary school: their parents were from the same country as my parents and before long, we were dragged into Christianity by this family and doing bible studies at Mark's house.

I'm not going to get into my personal faith here, but let's just say we come from one of those "godless atheist countries" that missionaries go to and try and convert people all the time.

I was a child and obviously hung out with his children around my age during these bible study sessions. Whenever I would try to connect with them about something I liked, I was told that they weren't allowed to watch the TV shows that I watched and that I was bad for watching them because the devil was inside Pokémon/Sailor Moon. I didn't really understand it at the time—all I knew is that I was made to feel a lot of shame over a perfectly normal TV show geared towards kids. And frankly, it felt like I lived in an alternate reality where Halloween was not a fun holiday to dress up and get free candy, but instead a weird battle for my soul that I didn't even really believe in.

His kids are homeschooled of course, or were until the Christian school was built in the mid-00s. Keep in mind his youngest is late 20s/early 30.

Looking back on it, I feel like my story has a lot of similarities with many people who have grown up inside Christian fundamentalist communities or homes.

I distinctively recall a time where child-me proudly boasted about fibbing to get my parents to buy me a rare McDonald's treat (looking back on it, my parents definitely knew but indulged me anyway) and one of Mark's kids said to me, "you didn't lie did you? GOD DOESN'T LIKE LIARS."

I firmly believe that this is a form of in-group terror and shame that no child should have to face, especially one so unfamiliar with everything in this country.

As per his linkedin, Mark graduated from an American non-profit college (United States International University), but what's interesting is that he also attended Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, TX in 1989 (not on his LinkedIn but in his personal website "foundations of faith")

I just want people to know exactly the kinds of people that we are putting into power, and as well, I am deeply concerned about the co-opting of our conservatives by the religious right à la the USA.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Hey im 16f and i have 3 years of experience in a restaurant, mostly customer service but i can assist the kitchen too! As for certifications, i only have foodsafe level 1. Do you guys know any places currently hiring for teenagers that can compromise with school hours? I live near chase river but i can take the bus!!

Hi. I'm not going to speak politics, but wonder why this "candidate" thinks he can put a sign up in the middle of the road, in a turning intersection? If anyone else drives the old highway, coming from the North end going South and are trying to turn left into Terminal Park mall at the signal in front of Burger king, good luck! This stupid sign has been placed in the middle of the road blocking vision to on-coming traffic! Didn't know that was allowed? Accident waiting to happen!

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Mayor:
Anne Marie Dryden

City Council:
Jeff Annesley
Sandy Bartlett
Malcolm Cooke
Joe Figel
Bryan Gordon
Derek Hanna
Frank Pluta
Patrick Gunville

This is dangerous because it's important to remember they are well organised and pick people to play into the grift

They want to spread chaos and fear so they can make money off it

It's more American culture coming here with a play book well studied.

Don't just write it off as werid

Why I won't support any business that supported them, it's not politics as normal it's attempt to change Canadian politics to more outrageous American style division

Why is there so many rentals that expect you to share utilities with the other tenants in the house? I don't get why home owners don't spend the money to have the suites metered separately?

Personally, I am not sharing utilities with someone else unless its metered separately, I am very frugal with my bills because I don't like expensive bills that are a stress to pay, and putting people in a situation where they could potentially have higher bills because of someone else seems unfair. I've heard nothing but horror stories of people sharing utility bills and the other tenants are using up a ton of power and or aren't paying their portion of the bill, and that falls on the tenants that are paying. It also seems like a huge risk to the home owner to have tenants pay utilities that are in the home owners name because if the tenants don't pay that's directly affecting the home owner, versus the tenant who is paying the bill in their name.

not sure why this is even a thing, but it's really frustrating how many rentals I don't bother to inquire about because of this.

Around 7,000 votes already cast in Nanaimo. That's a big jump on the last election. A sign of a bigger turnout? Or just people preparing for the provincial election next weekend?