Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Red light runners surge at central Nanaimo intersection
NANAIMO - A red light means step on it for a rising number of motorists at a central Nanaimo intersection.Newly released data from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure showed 838 tickets ...
Apr 11, 2024
Advocacy group demands improved healthcare for mid and north Island
NANAIMO - Inequities in tertiary healthcare services north of the Malahat is the focus of a formally launched advocacy campaign. Well-known Nanaimo-based health advocate Donna Hais unveiled Faircare A...
Apr 10, 2024
Nanaimo ties record for monthly fatalities linked to drug toxicity
NANAIMO - The grips of a continuing toxic drug crisis shows no signs of slowing down locally.New data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) released Friday, April 5, showed 15 people died in Nanaimo in ...
Apr 05, 2024
New candidates announced for new-look Nanaimo & Oceanside provincial ridings
NANAIMO - New lines are drawn and a slate of new candidates, along with some familiar faces, are already lining up vying for a seat in the legislature for this fall's provincial election. The 2024 pro...
Apr 05, 2024
New funding advances additional Nanaimo affordable seniors housing complex
NANAIMO - Fresh off the grand opening of a 62-bed facility near Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, funding has been secured to build its twin. Provincial government funding was awarded through the Com...
Mar 22, 2024
Nanaimo food bank project in jeopardy without funding boost: executive director
NANAIMO - A long-envisioned new home for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is starving for a lifeline from the federal government. Already with local, regional and provincial government fi...
Mar 08, 2024
Chase River temporary housing project several months away from launching
NANAIMO - Recently announced temporary housing for the local unhoused population is expected to be operational by mid-to-late 2024, according to BC Housing. To be situated at 1300 Island Hwy. South at...
Feb 01, 2024
Post-holiday respiratory illness surge takes effect
NANAIMO - Increased cases of influenza and other respiratory conditions throughout the province are testing the healthcare system and have already contributed to multiple deaths. Provincial health off...
Jan 10, 2024
Society loses injunction application to continue operating Ladysmith marina
LADYSMITH - A non-profit's bid to continue its nearly 40-year run of developing and operating Ladysmith's community marina is over. BC Supreme Court justice Warren Millman rejected a Ladysmith Maritim...
Jan 03, 2024
Redevelopment of Howard Johnson property in downtown Nanaimo remains on hold
NANAIMO - Progress is again halted on a major redevelopment in the city's downtown core.A proposed residential and commercial complex is set to feature a hotel, over 750 residential units, retail spac...
Dec 08, 2023