We did a thing! During the 2020 COVID19 crisis, my wife Judy and I felt that it was important to support our local businesses. We decided to meet with them virtually and give them a platform to promote themselves. We had so much fun doing this that we’ve decided to create a space for everyone to appreciate and share our love where our corner of the world.
Introducing our FB page, Love Where You Live, Vancouver Island
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Hola! Nanaimo is the Harbour City, so let’s go down to the waterfront again. In this episode of Love Where You Live, Vancouver Island, we go to a floating restaurant with a Mexican flair. Let’s meet Renay, one of the owners of Penny’s Palapa. @pennyspalapa .
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Ever heard of urban farming? Join us as we talk to Dave, urban farmer, and owner of Dove Tree Farm & Furniture. What a neat discovery in the heart of Nanaimo. Learn about what the CSA program is about. Support a local food producer and help secure our local food security.
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Welcome to another episode of Love Where You Live. Tali Campbell, GM of the Nanaimo Clippers is our guest today. Join us as we find out more about this team and the amazing ways that are making a positive impact on our community. Some of the initiatives that we spoke about are already happening!! Way to go!! Put your comments below to show your support for this team!
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This is episode 3 in our Love Where You Live series. In this episode, we go behind the scenes at Longwood Brewery. Join us as we talk to Tracy and Harley about what a truly local beer means to them and discover their passion to create something special with Vancouver Island sourced ingredients.
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This week, our Love Where You Live series takes us down to Nanaimo’s waterfront where we meet Helen the owner of Beefeaters, and her manager Blaize. They share their appreciation for the support shown by our community during these uncertain times.
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Inspired by Canada Takeout Night we want to give a hand to our local businesses and take a few minutes to introduce the people behind them. We are starting off with food-based businesses. In this episode, we meet Justine who has just started an online dessert shop in Nanaimo. Watch the video to the end to get a bonus discount code for this week’s orders.