Activities

The Departure Bay Activity Centre will be demolished, the City of Nanaimo announced Monday, July 18. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo’s Departure Bay Activity Centre slated for demolition

Following fire earlier this year, city has been advised the building cannot be repaired

 

Pinball machines inside Shawn Orza’s Wiffle Games store in Chemainus will be busy on April 30. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Pinball wizards flashing their supple wrists in game action

Mid-Island Pinball League features tournaments in Chemainus and Cedar

 

Sean Brown in Commercial Alley downtown Victoria with some of the skateboards and wheels donated for his Youth on Board project. (Don Descoteau/News Staff)

Getting youth at risk on skateboards is a passion project for Victoria man

Former skateboarder rallies community to collect equipment for street youth

 

Enjoying smores on the patio at the Fairmont Empress Hotel is one of the treats of the Victoria holiday season. Rhymes With Orange Photography

TESS VAN STRAATEN: Find Christmas cheer in the heart of Victoria

From the iconic Fairmont Empress to decorated Old Town, seasonal activities abound in the harbour

  • Dec 7, 2019
Enjoying smores on the patio at the Fairmont Empress Hotel is one of the treats of the Victoria holiday season. Rhymes With Orange Photography
Ry Williams extracts dinosaur fossils at Victoria’s Dino Lab. He also works as a welder to help build displays for the fossils. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)

New, hands-on dinosaur lab opens in Victoria

Dino Lab Inc. offers a museum and education centre where participants can extract real fossils

Ry Williams extracts dinosaur fossils at Victoria’s Dino Lab. He also works as a welder to help build displays for the fossils. (Nicole Crescenzi/News Staff)