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NANAIMO - More than 200 meters of aluminum boardwalk now tops a challenging section of trail on the south side of Cottle Lake in the popular Linley Valley recreation area. Charlotte Davis, manager of ...
Mar 27, 2024
NANAIMO - Officials in Nanaimo are working on implementing the provincial plan to increase available housing density near transit exchange areas. Passed on Nov. 30 bill 47 requires municipalities to d...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 26, 2024
LADYSMITH - A significant funding injection will complete a major water infrastructure project in Ladysmith.The Town announced on Friday, March 22 nearly $10.9 million in federal and provincial fundin...
Mar 24, 2024
NANAIMO - A planned four-day trial instead resulted in guilty pleas by a man in a highly unusual municipal bylaw offence case. Darren Gaudreault pleaded guilty to two charges of allowing occupancy to ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 11, 2024
NANAIMO -Cassidy's first community park is within reach following the purchase of a Hallberg Rd. property. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced the nearly half-acre lot at 3483 Hallberg Rd...
Alex Rawnsley Feb 29, 2024
PARKSVILLE - One final vote signaled the end of debate for a much-discussed addiction treatment centre on the edge of Parksville's downtown. Council gave its unanimous blessing for a 19 bed Island Hea...
Daryl Major Feb 27, 2024
PARKSVILLE - A local non-profit organization intends to build a 36-unit apartment-style building on the city's southern edge. Members of Parksville Lions Housing Society outlined its plans earmarked f...
Feb 23, 2024
NANAIMO - Further information on the evolution of 250 Terminal Ave. N takes place with an upcoming open house.Hosted by BC Housing, presentation boards for the planned permanent supportive housing com...
Alex Rawnsley Feb 21, 2024
LADYSMITH - A planned new City Hall is expected to be topped with rental housing geared toward middle-income earners in Ladysmith. The province confirmed this week the Town of Ladysmith is one of 20 l...
Feb 15, 2024
NANAIMO - A blanket of smoke across much of the city Thursday morning came from a rural property burn.Smoke moved across Nanaimo's north and central areas in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday, Feb. 15, stem...
Feb 15, 2024