Tag Archives: City Hall

City of Parksville loses unsightly property lawsuit against mayor's next-door neighbour
PARKSVILLE - Following years of bylaw visits, senior staff correspondence and legal action, a BC Supreme Court judge sided with the defendants, who happen to live next to Parksville Mayor Doug O'Brien...
Sep 22, 2025

City Council boosts south Nanaimo clean-up efforts
NANAIMO - Previously committed funding and redirected resource deployment hope to widen the impacts of clean-up efforts resulting from social disorder issues in south Nanaimo. On Monday, Sept. 15, Nan...
Sep 17, 2025

New high-end Parksville running track officially unveiled
PARKSVILLE - Years of campaigning, fundraising and community effort have finally led to completion of a new outdoor running track. The ribbon was officially cut on the Oceanside Community Track at col...
Sep 12, 2025

Agreement reached to conserve 360 hectare Hamilton Marsh
QUALICUM BEACH - A conditional sale agreement been signed to conserve a large chunk of forested land west of Qualicum Beach into a conservation area at a cost of $30 million. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the ...
Sep 02, 2025

City of Nanaimo navigating AI road maintenance tool during three-year trial period
NANAIMO - While the City is taking its time absorbing vast amounts of data, it appears artificial intelligence will play key role in maintaining Nanaimo's roads in the future. The City is entering com...
Aug 18, 2025

Rain aids Alberni Valley fire, BC Hydro begins damage assessment
PORT ALBERNI - Cooler temperatures, higher humidity, and a long-awaited rain storm all converged to reduce the spread of the Mount Underwood wildfire. Burning in elevated and forested terrain south of...
Aug 15, 2025

Nanaimo Food truck location calendar goes live
NANAIMO - A new online calendar is dishing up dates of where Nanaimo's food trucks will be set up. On Aug. 1, the City of Nanaimo debuted its Food Truck Scheduling Calendar at Nanaimo.ca/foodtruck, wh...
Aug 10, 2025

'The general mood right now is pretty frustrated:’ Nanaimo’s Commercial St. to temporarily close again
NANAIMO - An unscheduled shutdown to vehicular traffic on Commercial St. between Wharf and Bastion streets takes effect on the morning of Monday, Aug. 11. According to the City of Nanaimo, Commercial ...
Aug 08, 2025

Lantzville culvert replacement disrupts Dickinson Road traffic
LANTZVILLE - Dealing with a failing culvert beneath Lantzville's Dickinson Road is now underway, resulting in traffic delays for the next several weeks. Delcy Wells, director of corporate administrati...
Aug 06, 2025

Nanaimo’s well used tree voucher program returns
NANAIMO - Thousands of new trees on private lots around Nanaimo have been planted since the adoption of a popular program. The City of Nanaimo's annual tree voucher program launched last week, which a...
Aug 03, 2025