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Suspected encampment catches fire at Nanaimo's Bowen Park

NANAIMO - Black smoke was visible from across much of the city Tuesday morning, stemming from a bush fire inside Bowen Park.The fire sparked on Tuesday, Aug. 16 just after 10 a.m. toward the northern ...

Aug 16, 2022

Huge land acquisition formally connects Mount Benson with Westwood Lake

NANAIMO - Hikers can now easily, and legally, make the long track between two favourite outdoor recreation spots.The City and Regional District of Nanaimo combined for a $4.21 million purchase of 99.1...

Aug 12, 2022

Cut down on waste and clean out your closet with Reuse Rendezvous

NANAIMO - The longest-running reuse event in Nanaimo is making its return.People living within Nanaimo city limits will have the chance to get rid of items they no longer use, and pick up some free st...

Aug 10, 2022

Maffeo Sutton Park playground upgrades underway

NANAIMO - Young children won't have long to wait for a substantially improved experience at one of Nanaimo's go-to playgrounds.Aging equipment and a somewhat unforgiving gravel surface was recently re...

Aug 09, 2022

Minetown Day takes over Lantzville's village core

LANTZVILLE - A large family-friendly event honouring Lantzville's mining roots returns following scaled down offerings the previous two years.The annual Minetown Day celebration on Saturday, Aug 6, ki...

Aug 06, 2022

Nanaimo Fire Rescue moves into new primary fire hall, demolition nears for old facility

NANAIMO - Following years of planning, a new multi-purpose firehall in downtown Nanaimo is now partially functional with staff transitioning into the newly built facility.Over the past few weeks Nanai...

Aug 05, 2022

Nanaimo building permits on track for record-setting year

NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo is on pace for another record-breaking year for building permit values.As of June 30, building permit values were $319 million, which puts it on pace to break the 2019 re...

Jul 23, 2022

Rising cost of construction materials sending Metral Dr. upgrades over budget

NANAIMO - An increase in key elements to ongoing Metral Dr. upgrades is contributing to a $1.4 million bump in the budget for the project's second phase.City staff went before Council's finance and au...

Jul 20, 2022

Feds announce sizable grant to complete overhaul of Nanoose Bay park

NANOOSE BAY - In the face of elevated construction costs the Regional District of Nanaimo secured $500,000 to complete upgrades to Jack Bagley Community Park (JBCP).The federal funding allows for a wa...

Jul 20, 2022

High-traffic Nanaimo intersection to be repaved leading to brief disruption

NANAIMO - One of the city's busiest intersections is getting some overdue work.City of Nanaimo crews will close portions of the Bowen Rd. at Northfield Rd. intersection on Tuesday, July 19 between 7 p...

Jul 19, 2022