Category Archives: Nanaimo
Lantzville moves forward with sewer project despite price hike
NANAIMO - Long-awaited but more expensive than advertised sewer lines will be installed for hundreds of Lantzville homes to replace failing septic systems. The District of Lantzville recently announce...
Feb 10, 2020 The District of Lantzville expects installing sewer lines to 307 property owners will be complete well ahead of a government-imposed March, 31, 2021 deadline. About half of the $8.6 million costs are covered by a Small Communities Fund grant. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tentative agreement reached to end seven month long strike
NANAIMO - Negotiators representing Western Forest Products and United Steelworkers local 1-1937 have found enough common ground.The two sides announced Monday, Feb. 10 they had reached a tentative agr...
Feb 10, 2020 Workers with Western Forest Products could be back to work after the company and United Steelworkers local 1-1937 reached a tentative agreement. (Wikimedia Commons)
Multi-million dollar project helps protect affordable homes for seniors in Nanaimo and B.C.
NANAIMO - The B.C. Government and BC Housing have partnered to purchase four senior housing facilities across the province, including one in Nanaimo. The goal of the $147.5 million partnership is to p...
Feb 09, 2020 Lakeside Gardens in Nanaimo is located at 4088 Wellesley Ave. It's an independent and assisted living retirement residence with 123 units. (Lakeside Gardens)
Literacy program expanding with $30,000 to help Nanaimo's most vulnerable
NANAIMO - An expanding outreach programs hopes to help boost literacy rates among those who need assistance the most. The Word on the Street program, created by Literacy Central Vancouver Island with ...
Feb 09, 2020 The Word on the Street program received $30,000 from the City of Nanaimo to tackle a wide variety of literacy issues. (Peretz Partensky/Flickr)
Ladysmith Rotary plays partnership card to provide timely Australian wildfire relief
LADYSMITH - Rotarians in Ladysmith are leaning on their relationships to help people impacted in fire ravaged Australia and flooding in the Cowichan Valley.Ladysmith Rotary hosted a cheque presentatio...
Feb 08, 2020 Members of Ladysmith Rotary present a $60,000 cheque to Disaster Aid Canada to assist with the Australian bush fires disaster (Ladysmith Rotary)
Calls out for artists to design new banners through Nanaimo streets
NANAIMO - The City and Rotary Clubs in Nanaimo are teaming for the latest round of street light banners in the region.Artists are being tasked with representing the work of Rotary in the city over the...
Feb 08, 2020 City crews hang Patrick Belanger's winning banner design from 2016, depicting Newcastle and Protection Islands. (City of Nanaimo)
Newcastle Island ferry service staying afloat with City of Nanaimo help
NANAIMO - A subsidy will ensure the Newcastle Island passenger ferry service operates this year. The City of Nanaimo will give a total of $150,000 over two years to Snuneymuxw First Nation to sustain ...
Feb 07, 2020 The 40-passenger Grey Selkie will operate between Maffeo Sutton Park and Newcastle Island starting March 6, 2020. (Snunyemuxw First Nation)
'It's a tradition we're committed to:' Tubbers Hockey Tournament draws 300 players to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A longstanding annual February hockey tournament has taken over the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The 39th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament attracted 26 teams in five divisions to play on both facilit...
Feb 07, 2020 Tubbers Hockey Tournament organizer Tim Paugh during the opening day of the 39th annual event in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Second ride-hailing service approved for Vancouver Island, unknown if coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Being able to catch a ride in something other than a taxi in Nanaimo is closer to being a reality.The Passenger Transportation Board announced on Friday, Feb. 7 it approved the company Kabu ...
Feb 07, 2020 Kabu has been approved by the Passenger Transportation Board for operation on Vancouver Island, however it is not known if it plans to green-light cars in Nanaimo (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Park space added in Parksville's Memorial Ave. revamp
PARKSVILLE - The repair and revamp of a favourite downtown corridor in Parksville has branched out to include new features. An additional $60,000 was approved by city council on Feb. 3 to design and e...
Feb 07, 2020 Memorial Ave. in Parksville is set to undergo a massive renovation to replace damaged infrastructure and save 34 trees planted in memory of residents who served in the First World War. (Bill Dean)