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Construction reducing lanes, adding bike route on Front St. begins

NANAIMO - A substantial overhaul of downtown Nanaimo's street closest to the water is set to begin. Construction on Front St. from Port Dr. to the Terminal Rd. intersection start on Monday, March 15. ...

Mar 15, 2021

VIDEO: Chopper delivers hiking bridge to Benson Creek Falls Regional Park

NANAIMO - Installing a bridge to properly connect Benson Creek Falls Regional Park (BCFRP) was anything but ordinary.Thick stands of trees crowding a narrow gorge forced the Regional District of Nanai...

Mar 12, 2021

Nanaimo's active transportation: how we got here, contentious projects & what's to come

NANAIMO - Active transportation is centre stage for the City's vision of what Nanaimo will become over the next 20 years.The addition of bike lanes and improved pedestrian infrastructure has drawn cri...

Mar 11, 2021

Nanaimo's residential construction sector maintains steady pace during pandemic

NANAIMO - COVID-19 doesn't appear to be a major hindrance in building new homes in the city.A presentation Monday night from the City's director of development approvals Jeremy Holm showed permitted v...

Mar 03, 2021

Construction starts on new Qualicum Beach highway roundabout

QUALICUM BEACH - Construction for a roundabout has begun to replace a busy intersection on Hwy. 19A and Memorial Ave.The Town of Qualicum Beach anticipated the project would be concluded in August or ...

Feb 23, 2021

Councillors vote to increase awareness about available menstrual products in City facilities

NANAIMO - Anyone in need of a menstrual product but caught without at a City of Nanaimo facility will soon know exactly where to turn. Councillors voted unanimously to increase signage at City facilit...

Feb 17, 2021

Longtime Nanaimo firefighter named new chief

NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo didn't have to look far for its new fire chief.Deputy chief Tim Doyle has been named the new head of Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) nearly two months after former chief Karen ...

Feb 17, 2021

Rent bank opens to help keep Nanaimo renters housed

NANAIMO - A short-term solution is now available for Nanaimo renters facing eviction or utilities being cut off. The Nanaimo rent bank is now open and operated by the Nanaimo Region John Howard Societ...

Feb 12, 2021

New committee or task force to coordinate tackling change of homelessness in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - The health and housing task force, chaired by Nanaimo councillors and including community representatives, has wrapped up. The task force held its last meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 10. It oper...

Feb 11, 2021

External review rejects discrimination, bullying allegations by Qualicum Beach councillor

QUALICUM BEACH - A third-party report examining mistreatment allegations from a Qualicum Beach town councillor showed no evidence of discrimination, bullying or harassment at the hands of his council ...

Feb 10, 2021