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<br /> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 nanaimomagazine.ca July 2024 1<br /> <br /> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 nanaimomagazine.ca July 2024 1<br /> 2 July 2024 Check out our new website and submit your events to nanaimomagazine.ca<br /> [ CONTENTS ]<br /> OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLAND<br /> 1, 5 Nanaimo Cover Story:<br /> Budget Blinds<br /> 1, 6-7 Voyager Cover Story:<br /> NYLA Celebrates 10 Years<br /> 4 Editorial: Just Judy<br /> 8-10 Destination Downtown<br /> 11 Celebrity Spotlight:<br /> Councillor Ian Thorpe<br /> 13 Ready, Set… Learn!<br /> Aspengrove School<br /> 14-17 Ravishing Renos<br /> 18, 23, 41-42 Our Community<br /> 19-20, 23 Health & Wellness<br /> 19-23 Savvy Seniors<br /> 24-25 Crimson Coast<br /> Presents…<br /> 26 Inside Sports<br /> 27-30 Love Where You Live<br /> 30 Photo Essay - West<br /> Coa<a title="NMweb_jul24 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=1"> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 nana</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=2"> </a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=3"> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 nana</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=4"> 2 July 2024 Check out </a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=5"> [ CONTENTS ] OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLAND 1, 5 Nanaimo C</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=6"> [ FROM THE EDITOR ] By Judy Stephan Are you FireS</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=7"> [ COVER STORY ] BUDGET BLINDS Smart Blinds, Smar</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=8"> [VOYAGER COVER STORY ] Compiled by Judy Stephan N</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=9"> Leon has always been present and very much part o</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=10"> S pL a S pDw w Na a m ho oc lly... ho o n</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=11"> DINE | SHOP | PLAY | </a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=12"> [ DESTINATION DOWNTOWN ] By Aurora Zuraw Commer</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=13"> [ CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT ] By Judy Stephan Council</a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=14"> 12 July 2024 Check out </a> <a title="NMweb_jul24 page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/31505163?page=15"> [ READY, SET... 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