Infrastructure

Latest grant bolsters waterfront overhaul in Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - Ongoing significant enhancements to the popular waterfront area in Qualicum Beach received a boost. The province announced $500,000 from the BC Active Transportation Infrastructure pr...

Daryl Major Apr 11, 2024

Local Habitat for Humanity chapter alters course to mitigate housing crisis

NANAIMO - Increased density and a lease as opposed to ownership model signifies a bold new approach by a local non-profit organization determined to more meaningfully combat high housing costs.Habitat...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 07, 2024

Crews complete Village Way Path project on Gabriola Island

NANAIMO - A key pedestrian pathway project along a busy stretch of road on Gabriola Island is complete. A contractor on behalf of the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) paved 850 meters of gravel path...

Apr 05, 2024

'It's just malicious:' Parksville's mayor enraged with ongoing Community Park vandalism

PARKSVILLE - A newly opened accessible washroom building on Parkville's waterfront was damaged to the tune of $6,000.It happened sometime on the afternoon of Sunday, March 31, with Parksville Mayor Do...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 04, 2024

Pay parking coming to areas around Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - Pay parking is expanding around Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. In a bid to ease congestion and demand for parking around the hospital grounds, the City of Nanaimo plans to implement pay ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 12, 2024

Nanaimo food bank project in jeopardy without funding boost: executive director

NANAIMO - A long-envisioned new home for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is starving for a lifeline from the federal government. Already with local, regional and provincial government fi...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 08, 2024

Long desired community park coming to Cassidy

NANAIMO -Cassidy's first community park is within reach following the purchase of a Hallberg Rd. property. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced the nearly half-acre lot at 3483 Hallberg Rd...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 29, 2024

Non-market workforce housing proposed in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - A local non-profit organization intends to build a 36-unit apartment-style building on the city's southern edge. Members of Parksville Lions Housing Society outlined its plans earmarked f...

Feb 23, 2024

Man injured in fire at Nanaimo apartment building

NANAIMO - One man was injured, while residents of a newly completed north Nanaimo rental building evacuated in response to a late-night fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to 6010 Hammond Bay Rd...

Feb 21, 2024

Ladysmith partners with province to create downtown subsidized rental homes

LADYSMITH - A planned new City Hall is expected to be topped with rental housing geared toward middle-income earners in Ladysmith. The province confirmed this week the Town of Ladysmith is one of 20 l...

Feb 15, 2024