Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Day-long power outage to impact portions of downtown Parksville
PARKSVILE - An extended power outage will inconvenience hundreds of people in downtown Parksville as BC Hydro crews conduct scheduled underground utility work. The planned outage impacts 310 BC Hydro ...
May 06, 2025
Building height among concerns for Millstone River development
NANAIMO - A proposed residential development overlooking the Millstone River on the outskirts of Nanaimo's downtown is proceeding, with some concerns. Developers want to construct a six-storey, 98-uni...
Apr 30, 2025
Revamped Fairwinds marina opens, housing development continues
NANOOSE BAY - A modernized, newly re-opened marina tucked into Schooner Cove represents the latest in many pending additions to the area. Georgia Desjardins, vice president of development for Seacliff...
Apr 09, 2025
Partial trail closure to mitigate lingering bank erosion downstream from Ammonite Falls
NANAIMO - Access will be restricted at a well-travelled regional park just outside Nanaimo city limits, allowing crews to deal with slope erosion issues. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announc...
Apr 06, 2025
Voters to cast ballots for proposed Ravensong Aquatic Centre expansion
QUALICUM BEACH - Eligible voters will make their opinions known during general referendum day to borrow up to $30 million to fund expanding the Oceanside region's only public pool facility. In-person ...
Apr 05, 2025
New patrol vessel operating inside central Island military testing range
NANAIMO - A new vessel for military personnel operating in local waters is being dubbed a game-changer for public and participant safety. Personnel at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Tes...
Feb 26, 2025
SD68 responds to sporadic alert concerns following recent earthquake
NANAIMO - A recent earthquake hitting coastal B.C. on Friday has some people why their phones received an alert while others didn't, and why certain schools were evacuated and others continued without...
Feb 26, 2025
Nanaimo Council advances Hammond Bay cell tower proposal
NANAIMO - An enduring reality of one-bar signal strength, dropped calls, or no service entirely along an extended stretch of Nanaimo's Hammond Bay area appears to be fading away. On Monday, Feb. 24, N...
Feb 25, 2025
VIEx campaigning for new agricultural building in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It doesn't take a leading architect to conclude new life could be breathed into Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) infrastructure at Beban Park Fairgrounds in Nanaimo. Michelle Solloway, mar...
Feb 13, 2025
'We're going to have a state-of-the-art park:' new skateboard facility coming to Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - Over the next several months the existing skateboard park in Qualicum Beach will be deconstructed in favour of a rebuilt, modernized amenity. Located between the Qualicum Beach Civic ...
Feb 06, 2025