Serving the community for over a century, we support many local and international organizations with the help of our huge used book sale.
 
SPRING 2026 BOOK SALE is MARCH 20-29
at Nanaimo North Town Center
We hope to see you all there!

Filling backpacks for patients

 Community Partnership Committee members savored the holiday spirit as they put together backpacks for patients who will be in the in-patient unit at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over the holidays.

A grand holiday party

We celebrated the holidays in style at the Grand Hotel...enjoying good cheer, great food and lots of dancing! Much thanks to cello duet Ivan and Emily Vazquez for the lovely pre-dinner music and to the social events committee for organizing the beautiful event.

Bayview holiday lunch – A long-standing tradition

Every year our members look forward to serving a turkey holiday lunch with all the trimmings for Bayview Elementary students and staff. This year's holiday tradition was full of smiles, festive clothing and lots of delicious cookies! Students thanked us with a cheery shout out and a sweet holiday song. 

Fall Book Sale starts strong

Our Fall Book Sale started off strong with over 100k books. We're looking forward to the best sale ever that will benefit the community in so many ways. Our donations support literacy, education, mental health, food and water sustainability and much more in our community and around the world. 

Squashtober at NACL Evanmorr farm

Our club members gathered at Nanaimo Association of Community Living (NACL)'s Evanmorr farm to help serve clients and caregivers in mid-October. The "Squashtober" event was full of fun and laughter as all enjoyed a baked potato bar and farm-raised applesauce and pumpkin pudding.  

Welcoming new exchange students for 2025-26
Nanaimo Rotary Clubs celebrated the arrival of new exchange students for 2025-26; (l-r) Julia Licariao Rocha from Germany, Paul Glaab from Switzerland, and Josefine Rosvall from Sweden were introduced to our clubs and met returning exchange students.
Club Executives & Directors
President
Immediate Past President
President Elect
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
The Rotary Foundation
Upcoming Events
  • Winter Pub Night
    4700 Hammond Bay Road
    Feb. 28, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (UTC-08:00)
Speakers
Graham Sakaki
Feb 13, 2026
The Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region: Connecting People to Nature
Kelly Hadfield (Ghana Medical Aid)
Feb 20, 2026
Empowering Women: The Sheep, Health & Economic Empowerment Project
Joanna Hesketh
Feb 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Today: What it is, what it isn't, and how it's changing our world.
Martin Litchfield
Mar 06, 2026
Book Sale: Reuse and Recycle Opportunities & Challenges
RYLA Students
Mar 13, 2026
Presentation by Rotary Youth Leadership Awards students

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Meeting Responsibilities
February 6, 2026 [Golf Club]
Greeter 1
Wilson, Bob
 
Greeter 2
Muller, Bern
 
Inspiration
Perrino, Janice
 
Introduce Speaker
Narver, Debbie
 
Thank Speaker
Anderson, Douglas
 
Square Wizard
Anderson, Wayne
 
Notetaker
Shillabeer, John
 
Sergeant at Arms
Coutu, Janeane
 
February 13, 2026 [Golf Club]
Greeter 1
Ryan, Joan
 
Greeter 2
Pankratz, Lynne
 
Inspiration
Shantz, Cindy
 
Introduce Speaker
Witty, Dave
 
Thank Speaker
Shoemaker, Frank
 
Square Wizard
Anderson, Wayne
 
Notetaker
Skeeles, Mila
 
Sergeant at Arms
Hammond, Dave
 
February 20, 2026 [Zoom]
Greeter 1
Wicks, Gary
 
Greeter 2/ Zoom monitor
Stephens, Susie
 
Inspiration
Muller, Bern
 
Introduce Speaker
Tait, John
 
Thank Speaker
Wilson, Bob
 
Notetaker
 
Sergeant at Arms
McFarlane, Keith
 
February 27, 2026 [Golf Club]
Greeter 1
Woodley, Michael
 
Greeter 2
Buzzard, Gordon
 
Inspiration
Heisterman, John
 
Introduce Speaker
Cowling, Doug
 
Thank Speaker
De Artola, Steve
 
Square Wizard
Anderson, Wayne
 
Notetaker
 
Sergeant at Arms
Witty, Dave
 
March 6, 2026 [Golf Club]
Greeter 1
Fath, Joanne
 
Greeter 2
Gosselin, Lucie
 
Inspiration
Janes, Bob
 
Introduce Speaker
Gosselin, Yvan
 
Thank Speaker
Hankins, Dawn
 
Square Wizard
Vazquez Alatorre, Ivan
 
Notetaker
 
Sergeant at Arms
Hankins, John
 
March 13, 2026 [Golf Club]
Greeter 1
Hoverman, Adam
 
Greeter 2
Holzwarth , John
 
Inspiration
Hilliard, Heather
 
Introduce speaker
Ryan, Joan
 
Thank speaker
Jaeger, Jana
 
Square Wizard
Vazquez Alatorre, Ivan
 
Notetaker
 
Sergeant at Arms
Coutu, Janeane