Environment

RDN probes expansion to extend life of regional landfill

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is wondering if a long-term landfill option could be found by looking over its back fence. An unsealed RDN document revealed a preliminary attempt to e...

Jan 17, 2022

Town of Qualicum Beach pleased with how artificial spit performed during fierce storm

QUALICUM BEACH - A high tide combined with storm winds caused havoc on the area's waterfront, however the Town is convinced damage could have been more severe.Director of planning Luke Sales said vari...

Jan 11, 2022

VIDEO: Old growth logging protesters block Hwy. 1 near downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Protesters partially blocked the Trans Canada Highway in a bid to overturn provincial logging policy.Members of Extinction Rebellion Nanaimo joined counterparts across B.C. in sporadic disru...

Jan 10, 2022

Rotating cold weather shelters operating through Oceanside

PARKSVILLE - One local organization is banding together all available resources in a bid to ensure everyone has a warm, safe space to sleep.Perry Perry, a coordinator with OHEART, a group of local chu...

Jan 02, 2022

Snow & ice build-up further delays curbside collection throughout mid Island

NANAIMO - Garbage trucks aren't expected to serve the Nanaimo AND Oceanside regions until after the weekend.The City of Nanaimo furthered delayed curbside collection to Tuesday, Jan 4, while the RDN h...

Jan 01, 2022

Canada Post suspends delivery for Nanaimo, Ladysmith and Gabriola Island due to snowfall warning

NANAIMO - Canada Post temporarily suspended delivery for the mid Island area due to poor weather conditions.The suspension of service applies to Wednesday Dec. 29 for Nanaimo, Ladysmith, and Gabriola ...

Dec 29, 2021

Rare white Christmas in store for Nanaimo, Oceanside region

NANAIMO - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.Environment Canada Meteorologist Brian Proctor said a series of systems bringing sporadic snow and freezing rain has led to snow on the ground Chr...

Dec 24, 2021

Funding secured to sprout school based urban food farm in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo's old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools landed a $1...

Dec 12, 2021

Transformative north Nanaimo development destined for public hearing

NANAIMO - City councillors have advanced a substantial mixed use development to the public hearing stage.A concept of 2,500 residential units on the 42-acre Green Thumb Garden Centre site in north Nan...

Dec 07, 2021

Record fall rains add another chapter to Nanaimo's weather story

NANAIMO -Fresh off the driest spring in Nanaimo's history which then turned into the hottest summer on record, we can now add the wettest fall to the wild weather list of 2021. Environment Canada reco...

Dec 03, 2021