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Election 2022: Complete mid-Island election results

NANAIMO - Many surprises dotted the election landscape across the mid-Island with new Mayors in multiple communities in addition to a slate of new councillors, trustees and RDN directors.The City of P...

Oct 15, 2022

Leonard Krog re-elected for second term as Nanaimo Mayor

NANAIMO - The City's top elected position will remain unchanged for another four years.Leonard Krog was comfortably re-elected in the 2022 Municipal Election, winning with 12,390 votes and holding off...

Oct 15, 2022

Gabriola event derailed after school trustee candidate shows 'very graphic and explicit' images

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A question for school trustee candidates in the 2022 Municipal Elections on inclusion resulted in a heated confrontation requiring a police presence.A meet and greet at Gabriola Isla...

Oct 14, 2022

Revamped Foothills development to proceed following Lantzville council approval

NANAIMO - With little opposition from the public or around the Council table, Lantzville councillors have endorsed notable shifts to an ongoing housing development.In a pair of votes following a Sept....

Oct 14, 2022

Free public transit announced on mid Island for Saturday's civic election

NANAIMO - Accessibility has been enhanced to help people without a ride of their own to get out and vote.BC Transit announced many local governments around the province decided to provide free transit...

Oct 12, 2022

Second and final advance voting opportunity opens Wednesday

NANAIMO - The second of two advance voting opportunities for upcoming General Local Elections takes place province-wide on Wednesday, Oct. 12.Voters electing local councils and school boards for the n...

Oct 12, 2022

Copper wire thieves targeting City lights after exhausting other Nanaimo options

NANAIMO - A rise in copper wire thefts from street lights is being noticed by local Mounties.Nanaimo RCMP report a handful of the thefts in recent weeks, involving light standards broken into and copp...

Oct 07, 2022

Advance voting opens ahead of Oct. 15 civic election

NANAIMO - The first of two advance voting opportunities for upcoming General Local Elections to form local councils and school boards takes place province-wide on Wednesday, Oct. 5.Voters must be 18-y...

Oct 05, 2022

Increased flows on Nanaimo River to help spawning salmon

NANAIMO - Flows will be swifter than usual on Nanaimo River for the next few days.The city of Nanaimo advised river users of increased in-stream flows due to water being released from the Fourth lake ...

Oct 04, 2022

Community coming together to honour and remember on Truth & Reconciliation Day

NANAIMO - For the second time nationally, the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is being recognized on Sept. 30. The day was made official last year as a time to honour the victims and survi...

Sep 30, 2022