Tag Archives: City Hall
Youth to have a say in how their voice is heard by Nanaimo council
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Youth Advisory Council is facing some changes.It was to be formally dissolved by Nanaimo councillors at their Monday, Oct. 21 meeting. The decision was based on a staff recommend...
Oct 22, 2019 Nanaimo councillors voted in favour of not axing the Nanaimo Youth Advisory Council and instead hosting engagement sessions about how to proceed. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Help is out there:' mental health fair in Nanaimo focused on youth
NANAIMO - While mental health is a constant struggle for many young people, there were plenty of smiles at a first-of-its-kind gathering in Nanaimo.Youth-a-Palooza drew nearly 30 agencies to the John ...
Oct 20, 2019 Ruby McGillvary was all smiles at the Youth-a-Palooza mental health awareness event at John Barsby Secondary on Saturday, Oct. 19. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Racial discrimination hearing involving former City CFO postponed
NANAIMO - A lengthy delay means a BC Human Rights Tribunal complaint launched by the City of Nanaimo's former chief financial officer likely won't be heard until next summer.The City's human resources...
Oct 19, 2019 Former City of Nanaimo chief financial officer Victor Mema lodged a series of racism complaints against his former employer. (City of Nanaimo)
City official says widespread road work in Harewood nearly done
NANAIMO - Numerous disruptions caused by extensive road work in Nanaimo's Harewood neighbourhood should finally be resolved in the near future.The City's manager of engineering projects Phil Stewart s...
Oct 17, 2019 Numerous road construction projects slammed Nanaimo's Harewood area this year, including utility upgrades and repaving on Lambert Ave., which the City says should be done by the end of October. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Advocates shedding light on youth homelessness
NANAIMO - Advocates say a fundamental shift in services helping those experiencing homelessness are needed to save the most vulnerable from living on the street. Joey John Patrick Carlson, a member of...
Oct 17, 2019 Groups like the Youth Advisory Council, run by the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre, is grappling with the overwhelming issue of youth homelessness and advocating for the most vulnerable. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Homelessness Action Week aims to inspire, start important conversations in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Conversations about homelessness in the harbour city happen every day but a campaign wants to make sure the right conversations are happening. Homelessness Action Weeks runs from Sunday, Oct...
Oct 15, 2019 Up to 600 people are believed to be experiencing homelessness in the Harbour City this year. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo apartment manager fined thousands for illegally removing trees
NANAIMO - The manager of a Nanaimo apartment complex was fined several thousand dollars for illegally chopping down eight trees, bringing to an end a contentious court battle.Nancy Grace was fined $4,...
Oct 14, 2019 Nancy Grace, pictured on the right, was fined $4,000 by a judge for having eight protected trees illegally chopped down in front of the Nanaimo apartment complex she manages. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Nanaimo Council rejects Machleary St. housing proposal
NANAIMO - A vacant chunk of land in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter neighbourhood will remain empty for now after council rejected a contentious multi-family housing proposal.Council voted 6-3 against a 17...
Oct 09, 2019 A proposal calling for 175 apartment/townhouse units on Machleary St. was denied by Nanaimo City Council on Oct. 9. The 6-3 no vote occurred following a pair of lengthy public hearings. (Molnar Group)
'I think he saved my life:' Nanaimo transit driver hailed as hero for spotting badly injured man
NANAIMO - The stars aligned for a maintenance worker whose life may have been saved by a Regional District of Nanaimo transit driver.On the afternoon of May 2, 2019 Lin Bayford was 15-feet up a ladder...
Oct 08, 2019 Neil Atleo standing at the scene of where he found Lin Bayford, who had serious injuries after a steep fall from a ladder on May 2, 2019 (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Council forms Environment Committee exploring how to 'do things better'
NANAIMO - A newly formed committee is designed to infuse environmental sustainability into more conversations at Nanaimo City Hall.Council revealed a nine-member Environment Committee Monday night, to...
Oct 08, 2019 Nanaimo City Council has formed an Environment Committee, which will see recommendations referred their way (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)