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Parksville individually counting, categorizing, tracking trees & city assets

PARKSVILLE - City staff are going to great lengths to ensure trees in their care are healthy through a growing library of information.In use behind the scenes with the City of Parksville since 2019, T...

Sep 29, 2021

Labieux Road temporary housing facility could remain open longer than planned

NANAIMO - Citing delays in building permanent solutions, BC Housing wants to keep the Labieux Rd. temporary supportive housing facility open for two additional years.The agency's lease for 2060 Labieu...

Sep 25, 2021

Vastly overhauling Nanaimo's public works yard estimated at roughly $125 million

NANAIMO - City councillors are reviewing recommended costly upgrades to the public works yard near Beban Park, described as being far beyond its lifespan.Poul Rosen, the City's director of engineering...

Sep 22, 2021

$500k awarded for Metral Drive phase 2 project

NANAIMO - Another round of provincial funds geared toward active transportation projects are flowing to Nanamo.The B.C. Government announced Nanaimo received $500,000 for phase two of its Metral Drive...

Sep 17, 2021

City developments on track to bounce back from pandemic slump

NANAIMO - The pace of new residential and commercial builds throughout Nanaimo are slated to return to normal in 2021.The value of construction underway in 2020 dipped significantly due to the COVID-1...

Sep 04, 2021

Westwood Lake refit open to public input

NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo is actively seeking feedback on its draft plan to retrofit the amenities available at Westwood Lake.The idea of substantial improvements, valued at upwards of $1 million,...

Sep 03, 2021

Affordable housing expansion on Prideaux St. moves forward

NANAIMO - Replacing several aging downtown low-cost apartments appears within reach for the Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society.City councillors unanimously approved a staff recommendation to pass the ...

Sep 03, 2021

Nanaimo's development approval process to speed up with new online site

NANAIMO - The overwhelmed development permit process in Nanaimo is expected to become easier with provincial money. Nanaimo received $500,000 from the ministry of municipal affairs to speed up the dev...

Sep 01, 2021

City of Nanaimo gates off second downtown park, extended closures possible

NANAIMO - A pair of downtown Nanaimo parks are closed indefinitely in response to social disorder issues.Richard Harding, the City's general manager of parks, recreation and culture, said last week cr...

Sep 01, 2021

Development permits awarded for pair of large Old City Quarter housing complexes

NANAIMO - City councilors endorsed a pair of significant housing complexes which will boost the downtown area's population by several hundred people.Council issued a development permit with height inc...

Aug 31, 2021