Kendall Hanson
Video Journalist at CHEK-TV (Victoria, BC)
Vancouver Island Video Journalist for CHEK News since 2002. Based in Nanaimo. Father of 2. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson
High school students from across the Nanaimo-Ladysmith district descended on John Barsby Secondary to compete at the 15th Indigenous games, with a new traditional Coast Salish game added to the roster. Lahal, a Coast Salish game where you try to guess which hand is hiding the bones, was the talk of the Indigenous Games this year.
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson
A group of volunteers have set a lofty goal to remove the Scotch Broom along a section of Highway 4A between Parksville and Coombs. Each year, volunteers aptly known as “Broombusters” try to eliminate more of the abundant and invasive Scotch Broom from Mid-Vancouver Island. This year, with the help of a local landowner, they’re tackling a visible section that they say is crucial in reducing wildfire risks.
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson
The loved ones of Reid Davidson are grappling with the recent death of the man accused of killing him in Nanaimo nearly two years ago. What makes it unusual is that the accused died while in a Nanaimo jail awaiting a trial in the matter. It’s left a lot of unanswered questions for the family. Georgia Nicholls spoke with CHEK News at the Merle Logan soccer pitch in Nanaimo, where she has a lot of memories with Reid, her boyfriend of nearly six years. “We would come here to train.
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1 week ago |
cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson
The Qualicum School District is among the districts facing tough decisions as it looks to set its budget for the upcoming school year. The district (SD69) is one of nine districts across Vancouver Island forecasting a declining enrollment, resulting in less provincial funding. Qualicum is facing what B.C.’s minister of education calls a sudden decline in enrollment.
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2 weeks ago |
cheknews.ca | Kendall Hanson
The large Nanaimo sign at Maffeo Sutton Park has been vandalized again, but this time the damage isn’t so obvious. The city says someone painted over just one letter, and the result is not that noticeable to visitors. When asked, some American tourists said they couldn’t spot the vandalism. “No, but we hadn’t seen it before, so it’s hard to know what the changes might’ve been,” said Jens Feeley, from Arlington, Virginia.
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High school students from across the @sd68bc descended on John Barsby Secondary in #Nanaimo to compete at the 15th Indigenous games, with a traditional Coast Salish game added for the first time
High school students from across the Nanaimo-Ladysmith district descended on John Barsby Secondary to compete at the 15th Indigenous games, with a new traditional Coast Salish game added to the roster. https://t.co/qX0BVsYwdF
A group of volunteers have set a lofty goal to remove Scotch Broom along a section of Highway 4a between Parksville and Coombs. @RDNanaimo
A group of volunteers have set a lofty goal to remove the Scotch Broom along a section of Highway 4A between Parksville and Coombs. https://t.co/4izipYnTKm
.@VIUniversity wants to cancel or suspend a number of graduate and undergraduate programs ahead of the upcoming academic year as it grapples with its deficit. #Nanaimo
Vancouver Island University wants to cancel or suspend a number of graduate and undergraduate programs ahead of the upcoming academic year as it grapples with budget shortfalls and flagging international enrolment. https://t.co/K6A3Pjkzqi