Maple Sugar Festival 2025
Author: Laura Hawley (MILUG member) Last month, MILUG participated in the Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d’Érable at Beban Social Centre in Nanaimo. The event ran February 22nd and 23rd, 2025 and celebrated French...
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Going Green with LEGO® at Science Sunday Expo 2025
MILUG was thrilled to attend the Science Sunday Expo once again. This event is put on by our friends at Nanaimo Science and is geared towards children and youth. The expo features various non-profit...
Happy 67th Birthday LEGO® Brick!
In 1932, LEGO® started as a wooden toy company founded by Ole Kirk Kristiansen in Denmark. LEGO® transitioned to plastic toys the following decade. On January 28, 1958, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s...
Fun and games at the MILUG year-end gathering
At the end of the year, MILUG members get together to have some fun! At our 2024 year-end gathering we played games, built LEGO®, did some trading, enjoyed a potluck, and spent time just...
MILUG Elves Build Life-Size Toys for the Randerson’s Christmas Market at Dover
Author: Laura Hawley (MILUG member) Once again MILUG kicked off the Christmas season with the Randerson’s Christmas Market at Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo. The event ran Friday Nov 22nd and Saturday Nov 23rd,...
Brick Built Books!
MILUG collaborated with the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Wellington Branch once again to bring children’s books to life using LEGO®. MILUG members never know what books will be chosen for us, and the...
5th Annual Mid Island Brick Fest!
MILUG held our 5th annual Mid Island Brick Fest at Country Club Centre on October 26th, 2024. This event centred around a huge LEGO® exhibition showcasing MOCs (My Own Creations) created by MILUG members...
MILUG Meetup: Oct 2, 2024
Our monthly AFOL (Adult Fans of LEGO®) meet-up is the first Wednesday of every month (we may be doing the odd Saturday in the future). We will be meeting Wednesday October 2, 2024 from 7:00pm to...
Visit MILUG at the VIEX Sept 20-22
MILUG will have a massive LEGO display at the VIEX (Vancouver Island Exhibition) this weekend (Sept 20-22). We will be recreating the VIEX grounds out of LEGO and we will have a second display...
MILUG Meetup: August 7, 2024
Our monthly AFOL (Adult Fans of LEGO®) meet-up is the first Wednesday of every month (we may be doing the odd Saturday in the future). We will be meeting Wednesday August 7, 2024 from 7:00pm to...