Tag Archives: City Hall
Former construction manager pleads guilty to falsely granting permits
NANAIMO - A planned four-day trial instead resulted in guilty pleas by a man in a highly unusual municipal bylaw offence case. Darren Gaudreault pleaded guilty to two charges of allowing occupancy to ...
Mar 11, 2024
Long desired community park coming to Cassidy
NANAIMO -Cassidy's first community park is within reach following the purchase of a Hallberg Rd. property. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced the nearly half-acre lot at 3483 Hallberg Rd...
Feb 29, 2024
Addiction treatment centre in Parksville unanimously approved
PARKSVILLE - One final vote signaled the end of debate for a much-discussed addiction treatment centre on the edge of Parksville's downtown. Council gave its unanimous blessing for a 19 bed Island Hea...
Feb 27, 2024
Non-market workforce housing proposed in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A local non-profit organization intends to build a 36-unit apartment-style building on the city's southern edge. Members of Parksville Lions Housing Society outlined its plans earmarked f...
Feb 23, 2024
Open house scheduled for proposed permanent supportive housing project in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Further information on the evolution of 250 Terminal Ave. N takes place with an upcoming open house.Hosted by BC Housing, presentation boards for the planned permanent supportive housing com...
Feb 21, 2024
Ladysmith partners with province to create downtown subsidized rental homes
LADYSMITH - A planned new City Hall is expected to be topped with rental housing geared toward middle-income earners in Ladysmith. The province confirmed this week the Town of Ladysmith is one of 20 l...
Feb 15, 2024
Rural fire sweeps smoke across much of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A blanket of smoke across much of the city Thursday morning came from a rural property burn.Smoke moved across Nanaimo's north and central areas in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday, Feb. 15, stem...
Feb 15, 2024
City provides update on long-envisioned south downtown Nanaimo waterfront plans
NANAIMO - More than a decade after purchasing an unsightly waterfront lot, the City of Nanaimo believes extensive preparatory work will help unlock its potential, but it's not clear when. Nearly 27 ac...
Feb 14, 2024
Revised road scoring system to adjust Nanaimo school zones
NANAIMO - The City is looking for better consistency and a more data-driven approach in determining where school zones are placed and managed.Councillors supported a new school zone policy at the comm...
Feb 13, 2024
Nanaimo Council scraps second AAP for Operations Centre, project on hold
NANAIMO - It's back to square one for the City and funding of the Nanaimo Operations Centre (NOC). Councillors voted unanimously in favour on Monday, Feb. 12 to cancel a second alternative approval pr...
Feb 12, 2024