Tag Archives: City Hall
Nanaimo City Council weighs funding options for planned new public works yard
NANAIMO - A pair of additional funding options proposed by City of Nanaimo staff aims to give councillors more flexibility in its odyssey to establish a new public works facility on Labieux Rd. Known ...
Jun 25, 2024
'Help maintain the ecological balance:' Nanaimo youth plant native species garden in City park
NANAIMO - A group of local youth with a passion for volunteering have added more native plants to a central Nanaimo park.The latest project from Youth 20/20 Can Nanaimo and Volunteer Nanaimo added nat...
Jun 25, 2024
Annual maintenance season sees Beban Park Pool & weight room shut down
NANAIMO - Everybody out of the pool. The City of Nanaimo has entered its annual pool closure maintenance season, starting with the shutdown of Beban Park Pool. The central Nanaimo rec centre, includin...
Jun 23, 2024
Rezoning approved for proposed townhouse development along Ninth St. in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - South Nanaimo's Harewood neighbourhood could be seeing more housing options available after a pair of lots were favoured for rezoning with the goal of increasing housing density.The connecte...
Jun 19, 2024
Respectful Spaces Bylaw to be implemented by Nanaimo City Council
NANAIMO - A formal process of dealing with inappropriate behaviour in City facilities and its staffed public outdoor spaces is about to come into effect. City councillors unanimously passed three read...
Jun 19, 2024
Supportive & affordable housing complex poised to replace temporary 250 Terminal housing
NANAIMO - Rezoning Terminal Ave. properties to allow for a multi-building housing complex is proceeding with some amendments called for by nearby residents.The proposed complex will feature a five-sto...
Jun 18, 2024
'Intention is to bring the community together:' new era approaches for long-closed Nanaimo A&B Sound property
NANAIMO - Despite minimal changes to the building's exterior, work inside the old A&B Sound site in downtown Nanaimo is nearing completion. A request for proposal stage is underway for tenants to ...
Jun 14, 2024
'It became such a lightning rod:' Nanaimo Council seeking clearer rules around AAP use
NANAIMO - Better internal rules around the execution of Alternative Approval Processes (AAP) are hoped to avoid a repeat of the last nine months for the City of Nanaimo. Following two scrapped AAP's t...
Jun 13, 2024
New residents start moving into recently vacated Nanaimo temporary housing site
NANAIMO - With a funding pledge from the province to keep 250 Terminal Ave. open, people began moving into the temporary housing facility this week. Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) executive directo...
Jun 12, 2024
Substantial rental housing development approved in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Additional housing options are coming to Parksville after councillors unanimously approved a significant mixed-use project. During a Monday, June 3 Parksville City Council meeting, 142 ho...
Jun 03, 2024