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Construction finishes on $82M sewage facility upgrade in north Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A lengthy and expensive construction project to vastly upgrade sewage treatment and capacity in the Nanaimo area is complete.The Regional District of Nanaimo announced on Thursday, April 8 t...

Apr 08, 2021

Quality Foods opens new Parksville store

PARKSVILLE - A new amenity packed Parksville grocery store valued at $15 million has opened its doors.Quality Foods held an official grand opening ceremony Wednesday, March 24 for the company's expans...

Mar 25, 2021

City poised to address building permit backlog

NANAIMO - Relief appears to be on the way to address delays in processing building permit applications in Nanaimo.City councillors endorsed a draft report from a consultant whose seven key recommendat...

Mar 25, 2021

Nanaimo lab expands amid growth in psychedelic therapy research

NANAIMO - A psychedelic drug research lab in Nanaimo is expanding with the goal of improving mental health treatments in Canada and abroad.Vancouver-based firm Numinus Wellness inc. recently announced...

Mar 22, 2021

Cedar residents angered by logging near Cable Bay, RDN responds

NANAIMO - Logging private land south of Nanaimo shifted into a public display of anger from area residents.A development permit issued by the Regional District of Nanaimo allowed most of a nearly 100 ...

Mar 17, 2021

Fatal construction site accident on Gabriola Island under investigation

NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service is investigating after two men were killed in a workplace incident on Gabriola Island.Emergency crews were called to a residential property on Berry Point Rd. near Tw...

Mar 16, 2021

Herring roe fishery opens in Strait of Georgia

NANAIMO - Fleets of fishing boats are in the waters throughout the Strait of Georgia for the annual commercial herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed the annua...

Mar 10, 2021

Frustration grows over reduced recycling options in Parksville-Qualicum region

PARKVILLE - There's no end in sight to what was only expected to be a brief service disruption for recycling certain household items in the Oceanside region.Contracts involving Recycle BC expired at t...

Mar 04, 2021

Nanaimo's residential construction sector maintains steady pace during pandemic

NANAIMO - COVID-19 doesn't appear to be a major hindrance in building new homes in the city.A presentation Monday night from the City's director of development approvals Jeremy Holm showed permitted v...

Mar 03, 2021

TELUS pitches substantial downtown Nanaimo development

NANAIMO - Five hundred people are expected to live in a pair of market priced rental buildings planned for Fitzwilliam St., behind TELUS' central office building.The City of Nanaimo's director of deve...

Jan 21, 2021