Tag Archives: City Hall
Community vents frustrations over property crime & addictions issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local and provincial leaders got an earful from Nanaimo residents tired of escalating crime in the community.More than 200 people crammed the Nanaimo Entertainment Centre Tuesday night to so...
Oct 01, 2019 Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson was in the line of fire of angry residents at an Oct. 1 meeting in downtown Nanaimo. Social disorder concerns linked to addiction and mental health issues were discussed.
Orange Shirt Day front and centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Orange will be common colour theme in many Nanaimo schools and workplaces on Monday.Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30 recognizes victims and survivors of Canada's disgraceful residential school h...
Sep 29, 2019 Orange Shirt Day has increased in momentum over the past few years. The event recognizes victims and survivors of Canada's residential schools. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Automated garbage collection to spread across entire Mid Island region
NANAIMO - Automated garbage collection trucks for nearly 30,000 single-family households on the mid island will hit the streets next fall.The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board awarded a 10-year...
Sep 24, 2019 The first year of a 10-year renewable automated waste collection contract to serve the RDN outside the City of Nanaimo kicks on next fall. The first value of the first year of the deal is $3.2 million (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Old City Quarter proposal in limbo after lengthy public hearing adjourned
NANAIMO - It remains unclear if a hotly contested housing proposal at the former Malaspina Gardens site will get off the ground.A marathon public hearing for 388 Machleary St. was adjourned Thursday, ...
Sep 19, 2019 An artist rendering of what a large housing proposal for the old Malaspina Gardens site on Machleary St. would look like. Sketch depicts looking uphill from Kennedy St. (Molnar Group.)
City to buy extra trucks to ease Nanaimo's garbage collection woes
NANAIMO - A lengthy summer season of waste collection delays across Nanaimo will hopefully be in the past. The City is set to purchase two used automated garbage trucks from Kelowna for $90,000. One t...
Sep 18, 2019 Two used automated garbage trucks are set to be bought from Kelowna. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Future secured for valuable south Nanaimo urban farm
NANAIMO - Urban agriculture will continue to grow in south Nanaimo after the last remaining urban farm was purchased and protected from development. The City of Nanaimo announced Thursday, Sept. 12 it...
Sep 12, 2019 Volunteers and members of Nanaimo Foodshare picking corn at Five Acre Farm, which will be used in the Good Food Boxes sent out to hundreds every month. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City seeking new provocative outdoor public art
NANAIMO - There is an upcoming changing of the guard among the temporary public art pieces scattered through Nanaimo. The City is once again putting out the call for submissions of temporary art from ...
Sep 06, 2019 Maggie Wouterloot's piece Forest Cloak in Maffeo Sutton Park captivated people during the 2018 temporary public art season. (submitted/Maggie Wouterloot)
Forgotten portion of downtown Nanaimo sees huge development push
NANAIMO - A previously underutilized part of Nanaimo's downtown is receiving a significant development boost. Construction is underway or planned for numerous mixed-use developments in the Chapel St. ...
Sep 05, 2019 Crews recently demolished a run-down building on Front and Chapel Streets to make way for a six-storey hotel. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City of Nanaimo to combine previous initiatives for economic development
NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo is shifting course on its plan for economic development in the region.Previously, the city had an external agency working on economic development only to controversially ...
Aug 27, 2019 It's hoped a new hybrid model will help Nanaimo thrive economically in ways it hasn't in recent years. (Dirk Heydemann/HA Photography)
Nanoose Bay hit hard by road rehab season
NANOOSE BAY - Dueling traffic construction projects and significant gridlock in Nanoose Bay forced one project to be temporarily abandoned. Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting announced it is shifting awa...
Aug 19, 2019 Mainroad Contracting crews temporarily ditched work at the south end of Northwest Bay Rd. Monday to create a bit of relief for motorists dealing with delays on multiple points of the road through Nanoose Bay. (Mainroad Contracting)