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<br /> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 nanaimomagazine.ca July 2025 1<br /> <br /> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 nanaimomagazine.ca July 2025 1<br /> 2 July 2025 Check out our new website and submit your events to nanaimomagazine.ca<br /> OUR BEAUTIFUL ISLAND<br /> [ CONTENTS ]<br /> 1, 5 Nanaimo Cover Story:<br /> Budget Blinds<br /> 1, 7 Voyager Cover Story:<br /> Welcome to Brix + Mortar<br /> SocialHouse<br /> 4 Editorial: Just Judy<br /> 8-10 Destination Downtown<br /> 11 Celebrity Spotlight:<br /> MP Tamara Kronis<br /> 12-19 Renos & Home<br /> Improvements<br /> 20 Travel Tips<br /> 21-22, 28 Health& Wellness<br /> 21-23, 28, 33 Seniors Lifestyle<br /> 24-25 VI Symphony presents...<br /> 24-27, 34, 38 Arts &<br /> Entertainment<br /> 26-27 Crimson Coast Dance<br /> presents...<br /> 29 Paws for Thought<br /> 30 Nature<a title="NMweb_jul25 page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/7348d168?page=1"> Nanaimo and Voyager Magazine 250.585.2767 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