Tag Archives: Business & Economy

NANAIMO - A grey wave in the Harbour City may be beginning to subside, or at least be partially replaced by a younger tsunami.For the first time in a long time, Nanaimo's primary projected population ...

NANAIMO - An underway expansion of Hammond Bay elementary school will wrap later than expected.The addition of 12 new classrooms for a mixture of 295 existing and new students at the French immersion ...

QUALICUM BEACH - Oysters produced north of Qualicum Beach appear to be making people sick, triggering a recall from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Affected Stellar Bay Shellfish brand of C...

NANAIMO - Librarians and their supporters remain on the picket lines following the latest round of negotiations.According to the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL), the BC General Employees Unio...

NANAIMO - A small family-run business devastated by the murder of a devoted co-worker is re-opening this weekend.Popular staff member Eric Kutzner was killed at Buzz Coffee House, which was about to o...

NANAIMO - Any adult in B.C. can now get a free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kit through community pharmacies. The provincial government said starting Wednesday, March 23 any B.C resident 18 years of ag...

NANAIMO - Several Nanaimo area lakes received their latest top-up as spring and summer fishing season approaches.The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC online stocking report showed 7,800 catchable ra...

NANAIMO - Multiple factors are hand-cuffing widespread new and used vehicle shortages, leaving many lots in the region uncharacteristically bare.Pent-up demand and supply-chain issues are impacting av...

NANAIMO - Construction activity is expected to remain constant in the Harbour City following another strong year.During a Monday, March 7 presentation the City's director of development approvals Jere...

NANAIMO - The builder behind a substantial housing development underway in upper Lantzvillle hopes to construct additional housing on top of 730 residences already approved.Lone Tree Properties Ltd. d...