Tag Archives: City Hall
Top Stories of 2023: homicide investigations, pending trials & sentencing hearings
NANAIMO - While 2023 didn't see the level of homicides as last year, it was still a violent year in the Harbour City.With numerous unsolved murders from years past still under investigation locally, t...
Dec 16, 2023
Plans advancing for downtown Nanaimo Salvation Army project
NANAIMO - Development plans to replace an ancient half of the Salvation Army's downtown presence are proceeding. Members of the City's Design Advisory Panel reviewed a four-storey modular structure pr...
Dec 15, 2023
Two new warming centres opening in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Two local non-profits have answered the call for more warming centre options through the winter.The Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) will operate a daily warming centre at the former locati...
Dec 13, 2023
'Make sure the city keeps operating:' Nanaimo snow removal crews ready & awaiting flurries
NANAIMO - Despite forecasters calling for a generally warmer winter than usual, local road crews are still primed and ready to roll should the flurries fly. Between 60 to 70 City of Nanaimo workers in...
Dec 11, 2023
Redevelopment of Howard Johnson property in downtown Nanaimo remains on hold
NANAIMO - Progress is again halted on a major redevelopment in the city's downtown core.A proposed residential and commercial complex is set to feature a hotel, over 750 residential units, retail spac...
Dec 08, 2023
Condos to replace undeveloped lot near Parksville's downtown
PARKSVILLE - City councillors unanimously awarded a development permit for a five-storey condominium a few blocks north of Parksville's downtown core. Garwin Wuerch with Radcliffe Development Corp., o...
Dec 07, 2023
New report shows extreme industrial land shortage in Nanaimo, surrounding area
NANAIMO - As the region's population increases, valuable industrial land availability shrinks. A new report from commercial real estate firm Colliers International showed in the third quarter of 2023 ...
Dec 05, 2023
Parksville council approves substantial housing development despite concerns
PARKSVILLE - In the end, densifying a wooded lot envisioned by the City of Parksville for a more intensive use won out over widespread localized grievances. During a Monday, Dec. 4 meeting, councillor...
Dec 04, 2023
'They cry when they get a key to a new home:' north Nanaimo affordable housing complex opens
NANAIMO - Lower cost housing options for nearly 90 people in the city's north end are ready to put a small dent in the widening affordability crisis. Operated by Ballenas Housing Society (BHS), around...
Dec 04, 2023
Maintenance work temporarily closes portion of Benson Creek Falls Regional Park
NANAIMO - Access will be closed for the ravine section of Benson Creek Falls Regional Park (BCFRP) to address an ongoing embankment erosion issue. Amy Gore, superintendent of parks, planning, research...
Nov 29, 2023