Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Trans Mountain puts contractors on notice to get ready for pipeline restart
OTTAWA - Construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is set to restart in the next month, just in time for the official kick-off of the federal election. Trans Mountain Corp., t...
Aug 21, 2019
Alberta to limit oil production to end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist
CALGARY - The Alberta government says some oil companies will have to limit their production until the end of 2020 as pipeline delays persist. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the current l...
Aug 20, 2019
Nanoose Bay hit hard by road rehab season
NANOOSE BAY - Dueling traffic construction projects and significant gridlock in Nanoose Bay forced one project to be temporarily abandoned. Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting announced it is shifting awa...
Aug 19, 2019 Mainroad Contracting crews temporarily ditched work at the south end of Northwest Bay Rd. Monday to create a bit of relief for motorists dealing with delays on multiple points of the road through Nanoose Bay. (Mainroad Contracting)
More than 100K view stunning sand sculptures at Parksville Beach
PARKSVILLE - For a fifth straight year more than 100,000 people viewed the world-renowned sand sculptures at the popular Parksville Beach Festival.Cheryl Dill, festival society president, said the lar...
Aug 19, 2019 Peter Vogelaar's entry titled Beneath the Waves. Vogelaar won the people's choice award in the solo division of the 2019 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition as part of the Parksville Beach Festival. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
South RDN community rallies against proposed gravel pit mine
NANAIMO - A proposed gravel pit mine on Nanaimo River Rd. is digging up resentment against the Regional District of Nanaimo.A petition with several hundred signatures accuses the RDN of not properly h...
Aug 06, 2019 Chris Cathers says a gravel pit mine along Nanaimo River Rd. would seriously harm the community which has built up in the area.
'Quick wins' hoped to usher along new era of downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Investment and interest is returning to downtown Nanaimo and the City wants to capitalize as quickly as possible. Councillors unanimously endorsed a staff report on Monday, July 29 detailing...
Jul 30, 2019 The City of Nanaimo hopes the continued revitalization of downtown will be helped along by a series of quick wins. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Office temperature settings out of many employees hands & leads to conflict, study reveals
NANAIMO - Control of office temperatures around the province are off limits for many employees, and is a source of workplace contention.Two-thirds of 500 employees in the province surveyed online by p...
Jul 25, 2019 Control over the office thermostat seems to be out of the control of many office workers around B.C. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Feds announce nearly $50 million to expand Duke Point shipping facility
NANAIMO - A long-planned vision to expand the Port of Nanaimo's deep sea dock at Duke Point has received a substantial shot in the arm.Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced a $46.2 million...
Jul 24, 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced $46.2 million to help expand the deep sea shipping dock at Duke Point. He said the investment was based on a strong business case. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Construction of Gordon St. hotel delayed, December 2020 opening 'a possibility'
NANAIMO - The window is quickly closing for a downtown Nanaimo hotel project to finish in time to receive a significant tax break. McKay Quinn, development manager with hotel developer PEG Companies, ...
Jul 23, 2019 A render of what the downtown Nanaimo Gordon St. hotel could look like once it's open.
SFN breaks ground on first gas station
NANAIMO - The initial work is underway to build the first gas station owned and operated by Snuneymuxw First Nation. A ceremonial shovel was used by SFN councillors and Elders on Thursday, July 18 to ...
Jul 18, 2019 Snuneymuxw First Nation councillors and Elders at the site of what will be the First Nation's first gas station. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)