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| Imbolc | February 6, 2020 - 9:58am |
Imbolc or Imbolg is a polytheistic holiday celebrated from February 1 through sundown February 2 to mark the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox in Neolithic Ireland and Scotland. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals along with Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. For Christians, especially in Ireland, it is the feast day of Saint Brigid. For more information about Imbolc, please visit https://wicca.com/celtic/akasha/imbolc.htm. |
| Indigenous Homes Innovation Initiative Accelerator Launch Event | January 29, 2020 - 1:24pm |
From January 20th-January 23rd 2019, MABRRI staff members and a team of Master of Community Planning (MCP) students, including myself (both a MABRRI Research Assistant and a MCP student), assisted at the Indigenous Homes Innovation Initiative (IHII) Accelerator Launch Event. The four day launch event took place in Parksville at the Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre. In December of 2019, 24 innovative Indigenous housing projects were invited to participate in the IHII Accelerator. |
| Station closed to the public | January 28, 2020 - 10:34am | |
| World Sight Day | January 30, 2020 - 1:27pm |
Observed annually on the second Thursday of October, World Sight Day aims to draw public attention to blindness and visual impairment. It has been integrated into VISION 2020 - a global initiative led by the World Health Organization to eliminate avoidable blindness. For more information about VISION 2020 and World Sight Day, please visit http://www.iapb.org/vision-2020/. |
| Accelerating the SDG's" Building VIU's Roadmap to 2030 | January 27, 2020 - 1:04pm |
'Road Map to 2030' brings together VIU leaders from across campus, and is hosted by Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI), VIU's Sustainability Advisory Committee, and the Faculty of International Education. The forum is a critical next step in VIU’s achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals across both academic and operational mandates. RSVO pam.shaw@viu.ca |
| Cancelled: Community Partners Series: How the Nanaimo John Howard Society Helps More than Men in Jail | March 10, 2020 - 1:24pm |
Please note this event has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled. |
| VIU Students to Benefit from Norwegian Collaboration in Outdoor Studies | January 27, 2020 - 10:03am |
Students from VIU have an opportunity to take friluftsliv studies at the University of South-Eastern Norway in Bø, and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Oslo, and their students can come to VIU to further their studies in courses related to Child and Youth Care (CYC), Recreation and Tourism Management and Kinesiology. Friluftsliv, pronounced free-loofts-liv, coined by renowned Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1859, loosely translates to free air life. |
| Clam Digging for Adults | January 24, 2020 - 11:53am |
Clam Digging Experience for Adults: Sunday May 10 from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm Cost: $30 per person, maximum of 20 participants. |
| Clam Digging for Adults | January 24, 2020 - 11:53am |
Clam Digging Experience for Adults: Sunday April 12 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Cost: $30 per person, maximum of 20 participants. |
| Clam Digging For Kids! | January 23, 2020 - 4:19pm |
Clam Digging Experience for Kids (ages 8 to 18): Saturday May 9 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Cost: $20 per child and $5 for adults accompanying, maximum of 10 kids, 20 adults. |
| Clam Digging For Kids! | February 4, 2020 - 11:29am |
Clam Digging Experience for Kids (ages 8 to 18): Saturday April 11 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Cost: $20 per child and $5 for adults accompanying, maximum of 10 kids, 20 adults. |
| No Drop-In Admission, Closed for Easter | May 17, 2024 - 10:14am | |
| Community Partner Series with Jake Rudolph, CAO City of Nanaimo | January 28, 2020 - 9:34am |
Join us for a presentation and discussion with Jake Rudolph, CAO at the City of Nanaimo, and learn about key initiatives happening in the city, including topics such as health and housing. Explore opportunities for (even) greater connection and collaboration! |
| Martin Luther King Day | January 20, 2020 - 1:08pm |
Celebrated on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King Day is an American federal holiday that honors this highly influential civil-rights activist. Dr. King is renowned worldwide for his leadership on taking a non-violent approach to campaigns to end racial segregation on public transport and for racial equality in the U.S. He is celebrated for his inspiring vision of a world in which people are judged "not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character," shared in his famous speech "I have a dream." Dr. |
| Undergrad Research and Outreach Grants for STEM Students | January 17, 2020 - 1:32pm |
NSERC USRA & Ambassador programs will be reviewed. Students and VIU employees welcome! |
| Undergrad Research and Outreach Grants for STEM Students | January 17, 2020 - 1:31pm |
NSERC USRA & Ambassador programs will be reviewed. Students and VIU employees welcome! |
| World Religion Day | January 9, 2020 - 12:26pm |
The purpose of World Religion Day is to highlight the idea that the spiritual principles underlying the world's religions are harmonious, and that religions play a significant role in unifying humanity.
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| New Year’s Eve | January 13, 2020 - 2:22pm |
The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, often celebrated in Canada with parties and firework displays at midnight.
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| Boxing Day | January 13, 2020 - 2:18pm |
Boxing Day is a day to spend with family and friends and to eat up all the leftovers from Christmas Day dinner. The name is a reference to holiday gifts and charity drives.
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| Christmas | January 14, 2020 - 12:21pm |
Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated generally on December 25 as a religious and cultural holiday.
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