Infrastructure

'This place allows students to continue to remain who they are:' expansion planned for Shq'apthut at VIU

NANAIMO - It's already a focal point for Indigenous students and studies at VIU and its about to get a whole lot bigger.The Shq'apthut, or 'Gathering Place' at the university's Nanaimo campus will see...

Apr 08, 2022

Permanent repairs on Lantzville sinkhole scheduled for summer months

NANAIMO - Designs are being finalized for permanent repairs to a sinkhole on Hwy. 19.After an atmospheric river dumped a month's worth of rain on the region over the course of a couple of days, a sink...

Mar 30, 2022

Punctured gas line leads to multi-hour closure of busy Nanaimo street

NANAIMO - A main arterial road in Nanaimo was shut down for over an hour due to a natural gas line break.A gas line at a property in the 4100 block of Uplands Dr. between Clubhouse Dr. and Stonewood P...

Mar 29, 2022

Crews arrive for classroom upgrades at Dover Bay Secondary

NANAIMO - Equipment is on site for an expansion of a major local high school.Work is imminent at Dover Bay Secondary School on four new classrooms for 100 students currently in portables. The $3 milli...

Mar 29, 2022

Pedestrian safety top of mind for upcoming Nanaimo road construction season

NANAIMO - Safety and traffic flow improvements are the focus of several major road upgrades currently scheduled in Nanaimo.Long-awaited upgrades to Bruce Ave. headline the list, including safety enhan...

Mar 16, 2022

Duke Point ferry terminal closed on Saturday, service re-routed to Departure Bay

NANAIMO - A major ferry terminal linking Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland will be closed for maintenance on Saturday, March 5.As a result, BC Ferries will re-rout the route to the Departure Bay terminal...

Mar 02, 2022

VIDEO: 'We thought it was a bomb:' damage extreme and widespread from home explosion

NANAIMO - Neighbours are spending the day surveying damage after a large explosion destroyed a home on Pine St.The blast, followed by a massive shockwave which was felt and heard across Nanaimo, occur...

Feb 28, 2022

Development proposal off Turner road endorsed by Nanaimo Council

NANAIMO - A plan add further density to a portion of north Nanaimo received resounding support from councilors. Re-zoning two properties on Nelson Rd. beside Randerson Ridge Elementary School made it ...

Feb 26, 2022

Nanaimo cancer centre remains on horizon as mental health, disaster relief headline B.C. budget

NANAIMO - Better care, closer to home for mid-Island residents battling cancer remains in the plans for the B.C. government, albeit without any specifics.Finance minister Selina Robinson delivered thi...

Feb 22, 2022

More features ramps up budget of Gabriola Island skateboard park

GABRIOLA ISLAND - Several amenities excluded from a skateboard park currently under construction have been re-instated, pushing the project's price tag up substantially. Regional District of Nanaimo (...

Ian Holmes Feb 22, 2022