lauryn mackenzie

An intersection in Nanaimo’s Old City neighbourhood got a makeover this weekend. Community members came together to paint a new street mural at the intersection of Campbell and Machleary streets. The painting was supported by The City of Nanaimo in collaboration with the Old City Business Association. Local artist Sebastian Abboud and his team spent the early weekend preparing the mural outline. Then on Sunday July 5, the community was invited to help bring it to life.

“You don't really know until you are in the Old City how amazing it is, but this doesn't surprise me that we're having such an amazing community event, because when you live here and meet the neighbours, there's things like this that happen all the time,” she said. With the community working to add bright pinks, blues, and yellows to the street, CHLY spoke with Madeleine Koch, Active Transportation Project Specialist for the City of Nanaimo.

Wanting to reduce waste and support housing projects in Nanaimo, Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island has opened a pop-up shop offering low cost furniture and clothing. Located at the Nanaimo North Town Centre, the pop-up opened on July 3rd to a very eager, and large, crowd. From furniture pieces to soccer balls and clothing items for men, women and children, all items sold at the pop-up have been donated. The pop-up shop is a smaller version of the Habitat ReStore on Mostar Road in Nanaimo.