Infrastructure

'It's out of control:' Cinnabar Valley residents demand Extension Rd. safety improvements

NANAIMO - James Denby helplessly watches a continual parade of lead-footed drivers zooming by his Extension Rd. home.Denby, a father of four who's lived within the southern edge of Nanaimo city limits...

Jul 09, 2020

Neighbours apprehend accused impaired driver, who hit south Nanaimo home with car

NANAIMO - Speed and drugs are believed to be factors in a weekend crash involving a vehicle launching towards a south Nanaimo home.Nanaimo RCMP and Fire Rescue were called to the 2000 block of Swordfe...

Jul 07, 2020

E&N Rail court case dismissed, land will stay with Island Corridor Foundation despite 'bleak' prospects

NANAIMO - Long-standing claims rail service could return on the E&N line is enough to stave off a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of B.C.A ruling from the Honourable Justice Robert Punnett on June 30...

Jul 04, 2020

'It's a great day:' government grant approved to fund Gabriola Island skateboard park

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A substantial grant will help build a skateboard park and complete other amenities at Gabriola Island's Huxley Community Park.A combined $567,000 in federal, provincial government fu...

Jul 03, 2020

VIDEO: New high-end skate park opens at Harewood Centennial Park

NANAIMO - Skateboarders are now honing their craft on what's described as a world-class skatepark in the heart of the Harewood neighbourhood.Dignitaries and skateboarders converged at the brand new sk...

Jul 03, 2020

'This is huge for us:' new Gabriola Island roadside mobility path approved

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A substantial investment in pedestrian infrastructure will see a 1.5 kilometre multi-use path through the heart of Gabriola Island's village core.The Regional District of Nanaimo boa...

Jul 02, 2020

More waste from Nanaimo homes leads to delay in new garbage route

NANAIMO - Families staying home more due to the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting how waste collection services expand in Nanaimo. Taaj Daliran, manager of sanitation, told NanaimoNewsNOW changing data m...

Jun 30, 2020

Construction nears on Hammond Bay Rd. trail as part of treatment plant upgrade

NANAIMO - A new trail will be built over the next several months alongside the pollution control centre on Hammond Bay Rd. Regional District of Nanaimo directors approved the $684,000 initiative this ...

Jun 26, 2020

New traffic calming measures coming to Departure Bay neighbourhood

NANAIMO - A new traffic calming test project along Departure Bay Rd. aims to eliminate speeding through the busy summer corridor.Concrete curbs will be installed along the centre line at the three ped...

Jun 25, 2020

RDN report pending to address water woes for French Creek neighbourhood

NANAIMO -More clarity to resolve longstanding murky and smelly drinking water in a portion of French Creek is expected in a month.RDN directors voted this week for a staff report within 30 days for op...

Jun 25, 2020