Firehouse Grill Opens Anew On Front Street
MARK MACDONALD
NANAIMO – The Firehouse Grill has closed on Old Victoria Road, but owner Mike Atherton has re-opened it at 75 Front Street. Their special in-house sauce is peerless, and worth a trip to try it out. It’s so good, it’s tempting to drink it out of a straw.
Congratulations to realtor Dan Morris of Royal LePage Nanaimo upon earning his Bachelor of Commercial in Entrepreneurial Management from Royal Roads University.
Nicole Sendey has joined the team at Kane Biotech, where she will be working in Investor Relations and Public Relations. Nicole was at RE/MAX of Nanaimo prior to recently working for the Coulson Group of Companies in Port Alberni.
Convertus Nanaimo, also known as Circular Waste BC, held a grand opening for its newly upgraded organic waste processing facility at 981 Maughan Road at Duke Point on August 26. CEO Mike Leopold spoke at the announcement, which showcased the retrofit to the composting and odor abatement systems, courtesy of Waste Treatment Technologies.
Parksville chiropractor Dr. Emily Roback, who was born with profound deafness, has designed her new office so that it is accessible and welcoming for people who have hearing, sight and other sensory issues.
Congratulations to Tiffaney Daniels for starting a new position as Project Coordinator at Milestone Equipment Contracting Inc.
On Saltspring Island, a new resort project by Merchant House Capital has made it through the Islands Trust, meaning The Vortex will replace the demolished Fulford Inn.
That’s no small feat for MHC, which has a working partnership with Tsawout First Nations.
Alexandra Eady
The organization now called 4VI (formerly known as Tourism Vancouver Island), has added Alexandra Eady to their team as a Sustainable Development Specialist.
Alexandra will be focusing on the management of the Biosphere Commitment Program for Vancouver Island, which involves working with tourism businesses to encourage and support their participation in the program.
The building that is home to Kal Tire, on the Island Highway next to Costco, has sold for $2.65 million.
A new Pharmasave has opened at 100-525 Third Street in Harewood.
A tip of the hat to Mid-Island Co-op, which has helped the non-profit Nanaimo Science purchase two vans for the “Science of the Move” program that offers science programs to children and families in the Nanaimo area.
Vining Law is now at 6-1200 Princess Royal Avenue, above the Christian Book & Music Centre.
Rob Gough has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Forest Management, effective September 1.
He takes over from Jeff Zweig, whose tenure ends August 31, and whose departure was planned earlier. Rob has almost 30 years of international resources experience, and was most recently Mosaic’s Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to Mosaic, he was in a senior leadership positions with BHP and Coalspur.
Well done, Sandy Harper, a long-time realtor at RE/MAX of Nanaimo, and former professional golfer, who won the British Columbia Golf Senior Men’s and Super-Senior Men’s Championships in Victoria in late July at Victoria’s Uplands Golf Club.
It’s particularly great because Sandy suffered a stroke two years ago.
A tip of the hat for organizing the first annual Hub City Soapbox Derby on August 20 to Alair Homes, VMAC and the Kristo Zorkin Group, which sponsored the well-attended event.
Knox Contracting Ltd., founded by Kyle Knox in 2009, is now a Licensed Residential Builder in BC. This is the new designation required to build new residential homes in BC and they can now offer New Home Warranty to their clients.
Communication Connection BC Ltd. has moved to 104-1885 Boxwood Road. The telephone and communication business had hung its hat at 2345 Delinea Place for a number of years.
VI Drives.ca has set up shop at the corner of Bowen Road and the Island Highway, in the former location of Nanaimo Mitsubishi, which has moved to its new premises a block away at 2348 Kenworth Road.
Liam Patey is General Manager of the online retail company that provides vehicles to drivers from all over BC.
Mary Brown’s Chicken has opened a second location in Nanaimo, on Metral Drive beside Meat Craft and Cobb’s Bread. Their initial Nanaimo store is in Chase River.
Donair Dude is opening soon in University Heights in Harewood, next to Baby Salsa Mexican Restaurant.
Congratulations to Savanna Constable upon being promoted to Operations Manager at IWCD. IWCD continues its torrid pace by breaking ground at the VRS Communities Society senior’s housing complex in Port Alberni, called “The Timberline at North Park”. It’s a five-storey, wood-framed seniors living residence featuring 102 units.
It’s hard to keep up with chiropractor Dr. Ferenc Stefani, literally, as he recently took first place in his age category at the 42-kilometre ultra-marathon race in Grand Cache, Alberta dubbed the “Canadian Death Race”. Ferenc, 61, traveled the 17,000 vertical feet of elevation change over 125 kilometres in 19:5:58 – almost a full day.
More awards for Nanaimo Theatre Group: Who recently won awards for best sound, lighting and costume design at the Theatre BC Mainstage Festival in Vernon. NTG also earned awards for Best Director – Sherri McLean, and the Bill Elliot Award for Best Performance by Youth or Novice – Zane Downey.
Foothills has received good news from the District of Lantzville, which will amend its official community plan to allow the project to increase its density from 730 to 814 units.
Ironclad Developments has submitted a development permit application for 525 Third Street, where they want to build two apartment buildings, which would be home to 171 student housing and townhouse units.
Mark MacDonald is President of Communication Ink Media & Public Relations Ltd. and Author of the book “It Worked For Them, It Will Work For Me: The 8 Secrets of Small Business I Learned From Successful Friends”, which can be obtained by reaching him through: mark@communicationink.ca