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NANAIMO - Over 100 units of rental housing, a majority of which will be under rent subsidy, are moving ahead on the edge of Nanaimo's downtown. City Councillors unanimously, and swiftly without discus...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 23, 2025
NANAIMO - A significant roadway overhaul through the epicentre of the city's downtown core has surpassed some key milestones. Commercial St. between Bastion and Wharf St. reopened to vehicular traffic...
Jul 21, 2025
NANAIMO - A property has been purchased for the future new home of a long-planned community centre to serve the city's growing south end. To be located at the western end of Eleventh St. at Junction A...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 07, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - A new affordable housing facility on the edge of downtown Qualicum Beach is now open. The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs announced on Monday, July 7 the recent opening of R...
Jul 07, 2025
NANAIMO - It's last call for regional landowners to pay their annual property bills before fines apply. All mid-Island municipalities from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach face a Wednesday, July 2, propert...
Daryl Major Jul 02, 2025
NANAIMO - With typically several big-ticket projects on the go simultaneously, notably fewer road renewal projects are happening this summer in Nanaimo. A key project features an upsized sewer line an...
Jun 25, 2025
NANAIMO - Preventing the sale of damaging invasive plant species is being actively pursued by the City of Nanaimo. During a Monday, June 23 governance and priorities meeting, Nanaimo City Council agre...
Jun 24, 2025
QUALICUM BEACH - An agreement has been reached to allow a family programming facility to continue operating after the Town and school district stepped in at the eleventh hour. The Town of Qualicum Bea...
Alex Rawnsley Jun 23, 2025
NANAIMO - A trio of raised crosswalks are being planned for the coming years throughout different parts of the city. Councillors, through their Wednesday, June 18 finance and audit committee meeting, ...
Alex Rawnsley Jun 18, 2025
NANAIMO - New construction at a local shopping centre could just be the start of big changes, including higher-density housing options.Five new storefronts are under construction to replace parking st...
Jun 13, 2025