Infrastructure

Promised new patient tower & cardiac care addressed by Nanaimo MLA's

NANAIMO - Nearly a year after B.C.'s premier made significant healthcare promises for Nanaimo on the campaign trail, local MLAs maintain those pledges are still in the government's plans. Nanaimo-Gabr...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 22, 2025

New Nanaimo hospital High Acuity Unit days away from opening

NANAIMO - A modernized and enhanced new department to serve sick and ill patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) will officially open next week.The new High Acuity Unit (HAU) will start a...

Aug 22, 2025

'The general mood right now is pretty frustrated:’ Nanaimo’s Commercial St. to temporarily close again

NANAIMO - An unscheduled shutdown to vehicular traffic on Commercial St. between Wharf and Bastion streets takes effect on the morning of Monday, Aug. 11. According to the City of Nanaimo, Commercial ...

Aug 08, 2025

Lantzville culvert replacement disrupts Dickinson Road traffic

LANTZVILLE - Dealing with a failing culvert beneath Lantzville's Dickinson Road is now underway, resulting in traffic delays for the next several weeks. Delcy Wells, director of corporate administrati...

Aug 06, 2025

No overnight growth at Wesley Ridge wildfire still considered 'out of control'

PARKSVILLE - Progress is steady on the out of control wildfire north of Cameron Lake, with minimal growth detected overnight. The Wesley Ridge wildfire remains at 511 hectares, or around 5 kilometres ...

Aug 05, 2025

'It was a total loss:' Coombs home destroyed in evening fire

COOMBS - More than 30 firefighters from multiple regional departments responded to a substantial house fire. Ron Schildroth, Coombs-Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department chief, said they were alerted to ...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 09, 2025

'There is much need in our community:' site selected for south Nanaimo community centre

NANAIMO - A property has been purchased for the future new home of a long-planned community centre to serve the city's growing south end. To be located at the western end of Eleventh St. at Junction A...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 07, 2025

Camera-monitored high-crash intersections appear to have the attention of Nanaimo drivers

NANAIMO - Significant progress was made on red-light runners at a pair of monitored Harbour City intersections in 2024. Newly released B.C. government data showed 857 total violators at Nanaimo's two ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 26, 2025

'It's all about safety and security:' provincial funds land at Nanaimo's heliport

NANAIMO - Several small airports around the province are getting a piece of provincial funding, including nearly $75,000 to bolster the Nanaimo Harbour Heliport. Located at 100 Port Dr. next to the cr...

Daryl Major Jun 26, 2025

Scaled-down road construction season starts in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - With typically several big-ticket projects on the go simultaneously, notably fewer road renewal projects are happening this summer in Nanaimo. A key project features an upsized sewer line an...

Jun 25, 2025