Tag Archives: Community
City provides update on long-envisioned south downtown Nanaimo waterfront plans
NANAIMO - More than a decade after purchasing an unsightly waterfront lot, the City of Nanaimo believes extensive preparatory work will help unlock its potential, but it's not clear when. Nearly 27 ac...
Feb 14, 2024
Low snowpack levels not a predictor of bad Island fire season: Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - Despite a snow pack measured at roughly one third of what it typically is this time of year, regional fire crews aren't concerned...yet.As rain deficits increase with each passing month, and...
Feb 14, 2024
'Blew fundraising goals away:' millions donated for new equipment at Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - State-of-the-art equipment is coming to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) sooner than expected, thanks to a record-breaking donation. The Windsor Plywood Foundation recently donated $...
Feb 14, 2024
Revised road scoring system to adjust Nanaimo school zones
NANAIMO - The City is looking for better consistency and a more data-driven approach in determining where school zones are placed and managed.Councillors supported a new school zone policy at the comm...
Feb 13, 2024
Nanaimo Council scraps second AAP for Operations Centre, project on hold
NANAIMO - It's back to square one for the City and funding of the Nanaimo Operations Centre (NOC). Councillors voted unanimously in favour on Monday, Feb. 12 to cancel a second alternative approval pr...
Feb 12, 2024
Construction starts on seniors' housing in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter
NANAIMO - Several years after a contested housing proposal was voted down, construction has begun to erect a 145-unit seniors' housing project.Located at 388 Machleary St. where the former Malaspina G...
Feb 12, 2024
Nixon and Clippers shutout the Grizzlies 4-0
COLWOOD - The Clippers allowed only one goal in two games and finished their weekend with an impressive 4-0 win over the Victoria Grizzlies.Coming off a 1-0 home ice loss to Surrey, Nanaimo traveled t...
Feb 10, 2024
Lantzville council advances substantial long-term care project to public hearing
LANTZVILLE - Required zoning changes for a 306 bed publicly funded long-term care facility in Lantzville took a step forward this week. In votes of 4-1 in favour, zoning and official community plan by...
Feb 10, 2024
Clippers blanked 1-0 by Eagles
NANAIMO - For the second time in four games the Clippers suffered a 1-0 shutout loss.The division leading Surrey Eagles skated away with the win thanks to a late second period goal by Aaron Schwartz.B...
Feb 09, 2024
Timbermen focus on homegrown talent in 2024 WLA draft
NANAIMO - Six new players have joined the Senior A Timbermen in the 2024 WLA entry draft. Five of those players are graduates of the Junior A Timbermen program with club president Chris Bowman saying ...
Feb 09, 2024