Tag Archives: City Hall
Nanaimo's Bastion/Commercial Street intersection to close while mine void issue addressed
Editor's note: This article was updated at 1:50 p.m. with further context from the City of Nanaimo's manager of engineering projects. NANAIMO - A key intersection in Nanaimo's downtown core will soon ...
Dec 30, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Key projects advance in Downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Multi-year, extensive upgrades on several fronts to Nanaimo's downtown core focuses on overhauling a pair of critically important streets. The old phrase 'no pain, no gain' applies to ongoin...
Dec 27, 2024
'Transformative for the downtown:' 162-unit rental housing complex approved in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A so-called "second kick at the can" for a major rental housing development in the city's downtown core has been given the green light.For the second time in just under two years, Nanaimo Ci...
Dec 18, 2024
Judge orders removal of online posts defaming City of Nanaimo manager
NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court justice gave a one-week deadline for the deletion of several publicly available Facebook posts defaming the City of Nanaimo's communications manager. Justice Douglas Tho...
Dec 18, 2024
RDN taxpayers want relief as board grapples with budget
NANAIMO - While a formal five-year financial plan is still a few months away from adoption, urgency from concerned citizens is ratcheting up. A Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board meeting on Tues...
Dec 12, 2024
Spring Mayoral by-election called in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - Voters in Ladysmith will head to the polls on March 1 to elect a new Mayor.The Town's top elected position was vacated in September when Aaron Stone left the position in favour of a privat...
Dec 11, 2024
Storm-damaged north Nanaimo beach access stairs to be replaced
NANAIMO - A closed valued public access point down a steep embankment is planned to be addressed shortly. Charlotte Davis, the City of Nanaimo's manager of parks operations, said the damaging November...
Dec 04, 2024
Construction starts on new Nanaimo food bank despite funding shortfall
NANAIMO - One year from now a new Nanaimo-based storage and distribution hub to feed thousands of people is slated to open. A building permit was awarded last week and contractors were on-site Monday,...
Dec 03, 2024
Proposed $90m Nanaimo public works upgrade halted after third AAP
NANAIMO - Borrowing money to construct a slimmed down, "fit for purpose" revamp of the City's public works facility has been denied by local voters. The City of Nanaimo confirmed the results of an Alt...
Nov 29, 2024
Budget discussions well underway as Council's mull property tax increases
NANAIMO - Discussions at Council tables across the mid-Island are underway, to decide how to pay for projects and services over the next five years.Property tax rate increases, which form the majority...
Nov 27, 2024