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Nanaimo Marine Festival & World Championship Bathtub Race

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s a Nanaimo thing. World Championship Bathtub Racing is a high-thrills, adrenaline pumping sport that’s been a tradition on Vancouver Island since 1967. I had the chance to go out on the water with a bathtub racer earlier this spring to learn more about the sport, its history, and the community festival that has been […]

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Feastival Nanaimo Feed Your Body and Spirit

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Nanaimo’s annual festival of food, Feastival returns for the second year, June 17-18, 2016. It features a tradeshow event, family cooking classes, celebrity chefs, and Sips at Feastival, featuring local craft breweries, small-batch island wineries, local artisanal spirit producers. I recently wrote a story for FestivalSeekers about another major component of the festival: the third […]

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Social Media Content Production and Amplification Workshops

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Last year I began a partnership with Seekers Media (FestivalSeekers & SnowSeekers) to produce and share content from their network of adventurers. This spring, I am joining them on the road for Social Media Content Production and Amplification Workshops that will visit 17 cities in BC and Alberta, in partnership with TELUS Optik Local. BC […]

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Education & Career Fairs: Abbotsford and Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Education & Career Fairs in Abbotsford (November 30, 2015) and Vancouver (December 11, 2015). Education & Career Fairs take place in 5 BC cities this fall and winter, with 2 right here in the Lower Mainland. The fairs connect visitors, young and old, with work and study opportunities, providing them with a chance to examine different career paths and to obtain labour market information.

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