Tag Archives: Industry
Large downtown summer street market returns to Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A festival-like atmosphere Tuesday nights throughout the summer has arrived for downtown Parksville. Staged by Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce, the annual Sumer by the Sea Mar...
Jun 10, 2025
Proposed Nanaimo data centre passes design review
NANAIMO - A large scale data centre envisioned for a presently rural lot west of the Nanaimo Parkway cleared its latest hurdle. Around a dozen recommendations were made by the City's Design Advisory P...
Apr 11, 2025
Voters to cast ballots for proposed Ravensong Aquatic Centre expansion
QUALICUM BEACH - Eligible voters will make their opinions known during general referendum day to borrow up to $30 million to fund expanding the Oceanside region's only public pool facility. In-person ...
Apr 05, 2025
'The most uncertain the industry has been in many years:' tariffs threatening Island tourism season
NANAIMO - Political uncertainty involving Canada-US relations is now being felt locally in the Island tourism sector.A budding trade war sparked through tariff threats from the new American administra...
Feb 12, 2025
'The poor man feels absolutely ashamed:' Bitcoin scams cost Nanaimo men thousands
NANAIMO - Two unrelated Bitcoin scams involving significant volumes of digital currency burned a pair of local men. Nanaimo RCMP say both incidents occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 15 with the complainants...
Jan 17, 2025
'Highest levels in months:' Widespread gas price surge hits Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Mid-Islander drivers may have noticed another significant jump in prices at the gas pumps this week.As of Wednesday, Jan 15 at 2 p.m., gas prices around much of the mid-Island were sitting a...
Jan 15, 2025
Significant development envisioned in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A multi-family residential building and small hotel planned for an important vacant Qualicum Beach lot has been introduced. A developer intends to construct 60 two-bedroom condo units...
Jan 13, 2025
Property assessments in Nanaimo area and province-wide remain flat
NANAIMO - Little change occurred to most residential property valuation notices province-wide for a second consecutive year. Newly released 2025 property assessments represent a second consecutive yea...
Jan 02, 2025
Construction starts on new Nanaimo food bank despite funding shortfall
NANAIMO - One year from now a new Nanaimo-based storage and distribution hub to feed thousands of people is slated to open. A building permit was awarded last week and contractors were on-site Monday,...
Dec 03, 2024
Fall storms cause gas price surge across B.C., including Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An increase in the price at the pumps is being blamed on recent wild weather cutting power to thousands of people across North America. Gas prices in B.C. shot up steadily this week, going f...
Nov 26, 2024