Tag Archives: Environment
Outdoor cannabis farm in Cedar ignites debate at RDN board table
NANAIMO - A legal outdoor marijauna farm planned on property on Quenell Lake in Cedar has left a foul smell among local residents and several Regional District of Nanaimo directors. Following a length...
Jan 30, 2020 RDN directors requested the province to put a moratorium on outdoor cannabis farms arguing they require further study. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City council in Prince Albert, Sask., votes to give plastic bags the boot
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A city in northern Saskatchewan is believed to be the first in the province to have banned plastic checkout bagsPrince Albert city council passed a bylaw unanimously at a meetin...
Jan 28, 2020
Rehabilitated seals on special mission released from Parksville shores
NANAIMO - Six rehabilitated seals reunited with B.C.'s waters are doing more than returning home. They're also on a special research project which will help other rescued and rehabilitated animals. Th...
Jan 25, 2020 Six seals were released into the waters near Parksville with special transmitters affixed to their heads. (Oceanside)
Minor earthquake near Ucluelet felt through Nanaimo, Vancouver
NANAIMO - Several residents in Nanaimo reported minor shaking and rolling Friday afternoon as a minor earthquake struck off the west coast of Vancouver Island.Earthquakes Canada said the magnitude 4.4...
Jan 24, 2020 Sensors detected a 4.5 magnitude earthquake striking approximately 45 kilometres south east of Ucluelet on Friday afternoon. (Earthquakes Canada)
Community shares hopes and concerns for East Wellington Park
NANAIMO - Developing a park on East Wellington Rd. is one step closer to reality. An open house about the park just south of Cathers Lake was held on Saturday, Jan. 18 to consult the community about w...
Jan 21, 2020 There are many options available about how to best use the East Wellington Park location. (City of Nanaimo)
Concerned citizens slam affordable housing proposal near prized Englishman River estuary
PARKSVILLE - A proposed affordable housing development near Parksville's Englishman River estuary drew the ire of many during an emotionally charged public hearing.Parksville city council chambers wer...
Jan 21, 2020 A public hearing at Parksville City Hall heard overwhelming opposition to an affordable housing project proposed on undeveloped, City-owned land near the estuary. (Karen Barry)
Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The agency has been considering ...
Jan 21, 2020
City of Nanaimo crews attack snow-packed drains to ease flood threat
NANAIMO - Warming temperatures following a week-long deep freeze with heavy snowfall has City of Nanaimo crews busy clearing storm drains to prevent flooding.Wayne Roulston, the City's general foreman...
Jan 17, 2020 Michael Olson (left) and Jag Sekhon clear one of several Rock City Rd. storm drains Friday, January 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It will be a big change:' forecaster warns to brace for a blast of cold weather
NANAIMO - A relatively tame winter is taking a frigid turn with drastically colder than normal temperatures gripping the mid island region.Environment Canada Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon said a substant...
Jan 12, 2020 Environment Canada anticipates temperatures will regularly sit below the freezing mark for the next several days, beginning the evening of Sunday, Jan 12. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'This is huge for us:' officials excited for Parksville's new water treatment plant
PARKSVILLE - People living in Parksville and Nanoose Bay are now tapping into a more reliable and safer drinking water supply.The $42 million Englishmen River Water Treatment Plant on Herring Gull Way...
Jan 09, 2020 These intake pipes separate water and debris prior to the cleansing process at Parksville's new water treatment plant (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)