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Pedestrian safety upgrades throughout Nanaimo eyed through increased budget

NANAIMO - The safety of a collision-prone intersection in Harewood will likely form part of a pending report to council on pedestrian infrastructure upgrades in Nanaimo.Throughout 2019, the city condu...

Jan 14, 2021

Multi-family projects pace active downtown Nanaimo construction sector

NANAIMO - It doesn't take long to find a construction crew busy working away in Nanaimo, especially downtown.Numerous active projects are infilling under-utilized properties with four-to-five storey r...

Jan 07, 2021

Supply and demand sends Nanaimo area property valuations up

NANAIMO - BC Assessment Authority property valuations increased in the Nanaimo area and across the province despite the global pandemic ravaging the economy.2021 assessments used to gauge annual prope...

Jan 04, 2021

Provisional 2021 property tax increase set at 3 per cent

NANAIMO - Residents have a snapshot of their 2021 property tax bill. Nanaimo councillors passed three readings of the 2021 property tax increase and budget during the council meeting on Monday, Dec. 2...

Dec 22, 2020

Gordon St. hotel hits development goals, 10-year tax exemption extended

NANAIMO - Councillors have granted an extension to the significant Gordon St. project despite it missing key deadlines. They voted unanimously on Monday, Dec. 21 to push the 10-year tax exemption for ...

Dec 22, 2020

$1.3M bike lane for Albert St., further pedestrian infrastructure included in 2021 budget

NANAIMO - Significant funding for a new bike lane and infrastructure to make Nanaimo streets safer is now included in the upcoming budget. Councillors voted in favour of approving $1.3 million for a b...

Dec 15, 2020

New specialist positions at Nanaimo RCMP focusing on child porn investigations

NANAIMO - Two positions at the local RCMP detachment are being looked at to help process the immense volume of information collected during major crime and child porn investigations.A digital forensic...

Dec 14, 2020

Qualicum Beach councillor takes leave of absence, claims abuse and hostility from fellow councillors

QUALICUM BEACH - The youngest councillor to sit at the Qualicum Beach council table is taking a leave of absence. Robert Filmer, 22, announced on Thursday, Dec. 10 he's stepping back for two months fr...

Dec 11, 2020

Lantzville council back track on letter explaining Clark-Medd decision

LANTZVILLE - Mayor and council in Lantzville appear ready to move on from a drawn-out and controversial residential housing development.After being formally approved in early November, council pitched...

Dec 08, 2020

Nanaimo council puts off funding for social planning, backs climate sustainability manager

NANAIMO - A manager of social planning isn't currently included in the many management positions being created at Nanaimo City Hall. Nanaimo councillors discussed the option in their Friday, Dec. 4 me...

Dec 07, 2020