Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Bike lanes to nowhere: Nanaimo grapples with piecemeal project dilemma
NANAIMO - Attempting to bolster active transportation amenities is proving to be an ongoing, delicate task City officials are continually navigating. It's a bumpy road with the challenge more paramoun...
Jan 29, 2025
RDN transit committee recommends bus fare increases
NANAIMO - Riding most Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) buses is anticipated to more expensive following a review process. The RDN Transit Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23 resulted in a recomme...
Jan 23, 2025
Significant central Nanaimo signaled intersection opens
NANAIMO - A project much larger and more expensive than the City of Nanaimo originally envisioned is starting to come to fruition. The multi-faceted Midtown Gateway initiative hit a significant milest...
Jan 22, 2025
Housing density envisioned for Parksville's Wembley Mall site inches forward
PARKSVILLE - Many more details need to be ironed out, however members of Parksville City Council appear to be on board with adjusting the use of the Wembley Mall property. Mall proponents, Parksville ...
Jan 22, 2025
Rogers pushes for improved Nanoose Bay cell service
NANOOSE BAY - A Canadian telecom giant intends to install a tower in Nanoose Bay to bolster the area's wireless services. Rogers Communications proposes to install a 53-metre tall communications tower...
Jan 17, 2025
Significant development envisioned in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A multi-family residential building and small hotel planned for an important vacant Qualicum Beach lot has been introduced. A developer intends to construct 60 two-bedroom condo units...
Jan 13, 2025
Nanaimo food bank reports Christmas demand levelling off following post-pandemic surge
NANAIMO - Following a few years of dramatic increases, a local food bank reports only a slight increase in demand in their recent Christmas hamper campaign. Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Ba...
Jan 09, 2025
Nanaimo's Bastion/Commercial Street intersection to close while mine void issue addressed
Editor's note: This article was updated at 1:50 p.m. with further context from the City of Nanaimo's manager of engineering projects. NANAIMO - A key intersection in Nanaimo's downtown core will soon ...
Dec 30, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Key projects advance in Downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Multi-year, extensive upgrades on several fronts to Nanaimo's downtown core focuses on overhauling a pair of critically important streets. The old phrase 'no pain, no gain' applies to ongoin...
Dec 27, 2024
Construction starts on new Nanaimo food bank despite funding shortfall
NANAIMO - One year from now a new Nanaimo-based storage and distribution hub to feed thousands of people is slated to open. A building permit was awarded last week and contractors were on-site Monday,...
Dec 03, 2024