Tag Archives: Environment

Surprise grant helps Nanaimo eco-school students rejuvenate local park
NANAIMO - A grant more than double what was applied for means great things for the rejuvenation of an overgrown, often unused Nanaimo park. The Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School received $1,200 from...
May 12, 2019 Teacher Becky Thompson (right) being shocked at the grant size, which is more than twice what she applied for.

RDN commits to studying new waste diversion tech
NANAIMO - New technology aimed at preventing trash from piling up at the landfill is being eyed as a way to ease a local waste burden. The Regional District of Nanaimo recently entered a regional init...
May 09, 2019 The RDN is tracking whether new technology in Atlantic Canada can be applied locally. File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW.