Tag Archives: City Hall
'We're going to have a state-of-the-art park:' new skateboard facility coming to Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - Over the next several months the existing skateboard park in Qualicum Beach will be deconstructed in favour of a rebuilt, modernized amenity. Located between the Qualicum Beach Civic ...
Feb 06, 2025
Bike lanes to nowhere: Nanaimo grapples with piecemeal project dilemma
NANAIMO - Attempting to bolster active transportation amenities is proving to be an ongoing, delicate task City officials are continually navigating. It's a bumpy road with the challenge more paramoun...
Jan 29, 2025
Ladysmith mayoral candidates announced with by-election looming
LADYSMITH - Six candidates are vying to be the next mayor of Ladysmith.The Town of Ladysmith revealed the list of candidates following the Friday, Jan. 24 4 p.m. cut-off.Russ Barling Deena Beeston Ray...
Jan 24, 2025
Classy, devoted Nanaimo advocate officially granted Freedom of the City status
NANAIMO - More than sixty years ago a young John Ruttan moved to the Harbour City with humble beginnings renting a $65 a month Rosehill St. bachelor pad. He would make significant contributions to cou...
Jan 21, 2025
New central Nanaimo light-signalled intersection about to open
NANAIMO - A new intersection is about to open on a busy Nanaimo corridor as the City's Midtown Gateway project enters its final year of construction.In a release, the City of Nanaimo stated the traffi...
Jan 14, 2025
Significant development envisioned in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A multi-family residential building and small hotel planned for an important vacant Qualicum Beach lot has been introduced. A developer intends to construct 60 two-bedroom condo units...
Jan 13, 2025
Proposed Nanaimo housing complex advancing, despite 'significant' height & parking variances
NANAIMO - Amid concerns regarding proposed building heights and parking, a proposed central Nanaimo rental apartment building cleared another hurdle. Developers are proposing a 93-unit rental apartmen...
Jan 11, 2025
Repeat vandalism causes 'thousands of dollars' worth of damage at Nanaimo's Colliery Dam
NANAIMO - Vandalism at a popular urban park is described by one City of Nanaimo official as "senseless, frustrating, and asinine."Repeated damage - and the eventual cutting - of a safety boom at lower...
Jan 10, 2025
'Complete Street' to be established near downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Modernizing a section of Third St. represents a notable pending construction project, featuring raised cycling lanes on both sides of the street. A bulk of the work slated between Howard Ave...
Jan 09, 2025
Nanaimo hosting month-long art festival to celebrate 150th birthday
NANAIMO - Dubbed a celebration of light, art and community, the City of Nanaimo is staging a month-long winter arts festival at Maffeo Sutton Park. Luminous Paths: Nanaimo's 150 & Beyond includes ...
Jan 08, 2025