FREE listings for non-profit community events. Please email, 25 words or less, to: events@myCoffeeNews.ca (Deadline Mondays at noon)
Attention Tradesmen! We need your input. We are hosting one-on-one consultations until the end of July. Email: trades@lcvi.ca for more information.
City Square Free Community Event: Held every Wednesday in June (fair weather only), 6:30-8:30pm in the square at Duncan City Hall. Hosted by Harbour City Swing. Bring friends or come make new ones. Newcomers welcome. Starts off with a drop-in beginner class.
Parksville Lawn Bowling Club presents Community Appreciation Mornings each Friday June 7 - July 4, 10-11:30am. Free bowling lesson ages 10+. Wear runners & comfortable clothes. 149E. Stanford PV. Bowls supplied.
Volunteer Nanaimo Monthly Market: June 14, 11am-4pm at St. Andrews Presbyterian, 4235 Departure Bay Rd. Great gifts. Win prizes.
Cowichan Folk Guild Coffeehouse: Black Angus, held June 14, 7:30pm. 246 Ingram St, Duncan.
Honeymoon Bay Community Society is holding a Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, June 15. 8:30-11am at the community hall in Honeymoon Bay, 10022 Park Dr.
Nanaimo Family History Society Meeting: Held Monday, June 16, 7pm. Gordon McBean of Winnipeg, presents ‘They Came Through Ontario’ via ZOOM. For more info, visit: nanaimofamilyhistory.ca
Call To Poets! The Nanaimo Arts Council invites poets to participate in the 2025 Ekphrastic Poetry Celebration, a competition where poets craft a poem about a visual image they select from submitted artwork in the Purple Urchin Gallery. Submissions Open: June 17 to July 9. Winners receive a cash prize & publication in the Sea Wolf Literary Review. For details visit: shorturl.at/tmfts
Solstice Crafty Cruise: Hop aboard the Francis Barkley on June 20, 6-9pm to enjoy an aged 19+ fundraiser for the arts. Hosted by the Community Arts Council. Music by DJ Spin Daddy, food by V9Y Catering & drinks by Dog Mountain Brewing. Buy tix online at alberniarts.com/crafty-cruise
Summer Solstice Tai Chi Workshop: Sat., June 21, 9:30am- 4pm, Bowen Auditorium, by donation. Pre-req: first 17 moves. Inquiries: 778-744-0413 or midislandtaichi.org
Butterfly Effect: Sat., June 21, 11:30am. Release a butterfly for fun or in memory of a loved one. Free kids’ activities, free face painting, a bbq by donation & more! Everyone is welcome to attend. Butterflies $25 each, or reserve a sponsored no-cost butterfly. 250-723-4478 or albernihospice.ca
Nanaimo Gem & Mineral Show: Held June 21 & 22, 10am-5pm at Legion Hall, 1630 E Wellington Rd. Admission $4 (kids free under 12). Rocks, crystals, beads & jewelry.
Altrusa Nanaimo’s Annual Garden Tour: June 22, 10am-3pm. 6 gardens, self-guided. $25 cash: Green Thumb, GardenWorks, KC’s Boutique, Birdie & Bees.
Children’s Summer Playgroup: Ages 0-9, June 23 - August 28, Mon - Thurs., 9am-12pm. $10 drop in or free for members. Visit: myinnerharbour.ca
Hospice Volunteer Training: Wednesdays, from now until June 25, 4pm-6:30pm. Training will give you the skills needed to deliver support to grieving & palliative care clients in an informed, compassionate & confidential manner. To register: info@albernihospice.ca or 250-723-4478.
Attention Seniors: Dance to old country/rock ‘n roll music Fri., June 27, 1-4pm, Bradley Centre, 975 Shearme Rd., Coombs. Musicians most welcome! Members $5/non-members $15. Info: Angie, 250-738-1661 or angievh@telus.net
Canada Day Celebrations at Maffeo Sutton Park! Join us for free family fun as we celebrate our nation’s birthday. Live music, kid & family zone, cultural community stage, food zone & more. Tuesday, July 1, 11am-3:30pm. Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo.
Free Family Fun at Parksville’s Canada Day Celebrations: Held July 1, at Parksville Community Park. Featured events include Shriner’s breakfast, parade, live entertainment, kids activities, food trucks & more.
Canada Day Celebration at Mesachie Lake: Come out & celebrate Canada’s birthday at Mesachie Lake on July 1st, 4-6pm. CVRD staff will have music, dancing, arts & crafts, kids’ games, concession & birthday cupcakes.
Parksville Lawn Bowling Club presents Community Appreciation Mornings each Friday until July 4, 10-11:30am. Free bowling lesson ages 10+. Wear runners & comfortable clothes. 149E. Stanford PV. Bowls supplied.
Honeymoon Bay Day: Join in for a fun family event on July 12, 7:30am-3pm. Pancake breakfast followed by a parade that marshals on March Rd., at 10am. Live music, games for kids, crafts, concession & more! Free event.
Open Your Home, Change a Life: Host an international student (ages 13-18) in Parksville or Qualicum. You can earn $1100 per month. Apply at www.schoolincanada.ca or 250-951-0857.
Moving? Spring Cleaning? Downsizing? NanGo Grannies are collecting clean, unused fabrics & yarn for the fabric sale held Sept. 27. Call 250-756-2429 or 250-753-3371 to arrange drop off or pickup. Visit: nangogrannies.com
City Square Free Community Event: Held every Wednesday in June (fair weather only), 6:30-8:30pm in the square at Duncan City Hall. Hosted by Harbour City Swing. Bring friends or come make new ones. Newcomers welcome. Starts off with a drop-in beginner class.
Nanaimo & District Men’s Shed Society: Where men connect & work shoulder to shoulder on community projects, or just have a coffee & chat. Info: 250-268-2050 or info@nanaimomensshed.org
The new Quw’utsun Youth Health Centre inside the new Quw’utsun Secondary School in Duncan, is now open. Services are for Quw’utsun Secondary students, all youth in the Cowichan area aged 13 to 24 & VIU students up to 24 years old. Call 250-737-2653 for more info.
Register Now for École Publique Francophone: École des Cascades, 3039 Sprott Rd., Duncan. For info, call 250-737-4486.
Mid-Vancouver Island Region Alcoholics Anonymous: If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help! www.NanaimoAA.org 250.753.7513 or Toll Free 1.833.753.7513.
Annual Lions Free Admission Swim: Presented by Nanaimo Lions Club at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, 1-2:30pm every Saturday until June 28. There will be no sessions on June 21.
Book Your Free Home Energy Consult Today! Retrofits don’t have to be confusing. Brought to you by Home Energy Navigator & Regional District of Nanaimo. Call 1-866-381-9995.
Nanaimo Lions Club warmly welcomes new members who wish to join us in giving back to the community. Google ‘Nanaimo Lions Club’ or email nanaimolions@gmail.com
Compassionate Care is Just a Call Away! From personal care to companionship & respite. Your loved one deserves the best. Local & insured, with very reasonable rates. Call 250-667-7453.
UK Pension Transfers: Personal/company pension left behind in the UK? Contact us to discuss options. Sterling Advisory, 1-250-863-7766 or email: mark@sterlingadvisory.com