Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Debit coming to BC Ferries ticket booths for thousands of Nanaimo customers
NANAIMO - Debit will soon be available for passengers taking roughly three million BC Ferries trips from Nanaimo terminals. BC Ferries announced Monday morning debit is being rolled out for all routes...
Mar 02, 2020 Debit will soon be available at BC Ferries ticket booths for the roughly three million trips taken from Nanaimo terminals. (File photo/BC Ferries)
VIDEO: Nanaimo Airport unveils $14M expansion
NANAIMO - The ever-growing Nanaimo Airport now has vastly expanded security screening capacity and a large new lounge for passengers waiting to take off. Airport staff unveiled the large new lounge an...
Feb 28, 2020 The new Nanaimo Airport lounge can fit twice as many people and expaned security means lines are shorter. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Improved road access won't come easy for rural Meadowood residents north of Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - Lobbying is intensifying for a second vehicular route for an emerging rural community north of Qualicum Beach, but the province isn't keen on granting that wish.Corcan-Meadowood resid...
Feb 24, 2020 The RDN is looking into how improved vehicular access to the Meadowood area north of Qualicum Beach can be accomplished. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo to Toronto direct flights expanding for third year
NANAIMO - More planes will take to the skies when direct flights from Nanaimo to Toronto return. The seasonal service is set to resume on June 26 and run through to Sept. 7. Instead of winding down, s...
Feb 14, 2020 More Nanaimo to Toronto direct flights will take off in 2020. (submitted/Air Canada)
Sonic movie boosts bright future of filming in the mid island
NANAIMO - A little blue ball of energy on the big screen is boosting a long-term project to bring more films and television shows to Vancouver Island.A formal partnership between Tourism Vancouver Isl...
Feb 13, 2020 The theatre filled with cheers and clapping when the Town of Ladysmith was shown in an advance screening of Sonic the Hedgehog. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province passes on one-stop shop to help youth poverty and mental health issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A much-sought after provincially-funded site won't come to Nanaimo to help the areas many social services. The City of Nanaimo was not included on a shortlist of cities which were being cons...
Feb 11, 2020 A Foundry BC site in Nanaimo was expected to help kids of all ages find the right kind of care they needed to succeed. (Foundry BC)
Lantzville moves forward with sewer project despite price hike
NANAIMO - Long-awaited but more expensive than advertised sewer lines will be installed for hundreds of Lantzville homes to replace failing septic systems. The District of Lantzville recently announce...
Feb 10, 2020 The District of Lantzville expects installing sewer lines to 307 property owners will be complete well ahead of a government-imposed March, 31, 2021 deadline. About half of the $8.6 million costs are covered by a Small Communities Fund grant. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Second ride-hailing service approved for Vancouver Island, unknown if coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Being able to catch a ride in something other than a taxi in Nanaimo is closer to being a reality.The Passenger Transportation Board announced on Friday, Feb. 7 it approved the company Kabu ...
Feb 07, 2020 Kabu has been approved by the Passenger Transportation Board for operation on Vancouver Island, however it is not known if it plans to green-light cars in Nanaimo (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Park space added in Parksville's Memorial Ave. revamp
PARKSVILLE - The repair and revamp of a favourite downtown corridor in Parksville has branched out to include new features. An additional $60,000 was approved by city council on Feb. 3 to design and e...
Feb 07, 2020 Memorial Ave. in Parksville is set to undergo a massive renovation to replace damaged infrastructure and save 34 trees planted in memory of residents who served in the First World War. (Bill Dean)
Advocates concerned about rise of private assisted living beds on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - A troubling situation has developed on Vancouver Island for seniors relying on assisted living. A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives showed the number of publicly su...
Feb 05, 2020 Advocates are concerned about the growing number of privately-paid and for-profit care options for seniors. (Island Health)