Tag Archives: City Hall
'We have to get smart:' Nanaimo RCMP confident online crime reporting tool will pay off
NANAIMO - An online crime reporting program used by Nanaimo RCMP may be off to a slow start, but the detachment believes the new platform will prove its worth over time.The program became operational ...
Apr 13, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP are bullish on its new online crime reporting website, used to process less serious crimes since early February, 2020. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
User rate payment deadlines extended as COVID-19 financial fallout comes into focus for Nanaimo City Hall
NANAIMO - Payment deadlines for user rate bills will be extended for all property owners.Nanaimo city council on Thursday, April 9 unanimously endorsed allowing property owners pay their user rate bil...
Apr 09, 2020 Nanaimo councillors grappled with major financial decisions from afar during a special meeting on Thursday, April 9. (City of Nanaimo)
'Catastrophic' water main break closes portion of Bowen Road, some residents without water
NANAIMO - A large water main rupture described by a city official as the most significant in recent memory is expected to close southbound traffic on a portion of Bowen Rd for one week. Bill Sims, Nan...
Apr 04, 2020 Soutbound traffic on Bowen Rd. between Meredith Rd. and Dufferin Cres. is expected to be closed for roughly one week after a substantial water main break on the evening of Friday, April 3. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Confusion reigns as Nanaimo council decides how to help the homeless during pandemic
NANAIMO - Motions on the fly, amendments to those motions and fatigue took their toll on Nanaimo councillors when discussing how to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is not a good way to make public...
Apr 03, 2020 Nanaimo councillors led a roundtable of confusion about how to better communication with service providers and direct staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. (file photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'World class' skateboard park greatly anticipated by Harewood community
NANAIMO - Longstanding efforts to establish the Harewood Skate Park are at last paying off.Construction of the skate park in Harewood Centennial Park is expected to finish by June. It feature a street...
Mar 25, 2020
City of Nanaimo shuts down sports courts, other outdoor rec amenities
NANAIMO - Further closures from the City of Nanaimo have been announced in efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.All of the City's outdoor sports courts, skateboard parks, bike parks and gated dog pa...
Mar 23, 2020 The pickleball court at Beban Park is one of several popular sports courts now closed by the City of Nanaimo. (Dan Marshall/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City of Parksville shuts down playgrounds to reduce COVID-19 transmission
PARKSVILLE - All playgrounds under the City of Parksville's control are closed indefinitely in a bid to help slow the spread of COVID-19.The Friday announcement from the City is effective immediately ...
Mar 20, 2020 All City of Parksville playgrounds are closed indefinitely. The order applies to playgrounds on City property and does not cover school district property or other public parks and trails in Parksville. (Alex Rawnley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Front St. bike lanes given final approval by Nanaimo Council
NANAIMO - A major overhaul for a key road in downtown Nanaimo is officially approved. Nanaimo council endorsed the $400,000 project to narrow Front St. and install bi-directional bicycle lanes during ...
Mar 18, 2020 A conceptual view of Front St. looking north at the Church St. intersection. Revamping Front St. features narrowing the road and installing bi-directional bike lanes between the Gabriola Island ferry terminal to Cliff St. (City of Nanaimo)
City of Nanaimo shutting down all recreation facilities
NANAIMO - All City of Nanaimo recreation facilities will be closed as of Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m. The City made the announcement shortly after Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ordered all ...
Mar 16, 2020 All City of Nanaimo recreation facilities will shut down as of Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m. due to the escalating COVID-19 health crisis. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Funding aimed at further snuffing out Nanaimo's wildfire risk
NANAIMO - A grassroots initiative in Nanaimo is armed with funding to better protect vulnerable neighbourhoods from potential wildfires.The City of Nanaimo received $25,000 to support a series of Fire...
Mar 14, 2020 VIU property just east of the Nanaimo Parkway will be the site of a FireSmart clean-up event this spring. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)