Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put anti-carbon tax stickers on pumps
EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pu...
Aug 14, 2019
Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over...
Aug 05, 2019
52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing complex opens in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A day long-in-the-works has finally arrived for those experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside area. The 52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing facility known as Orca Place officially...
Jul 30, 2019 ICCS executive director Violet Hayes and Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness member Renate Sutherland. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith MLA Malcolmson given further environmental responsibilities
Nanaimo-Ladysmith MLA Sheila Malcolmson has a new list of responsibilities with the B.C. government.Premier John Horgan named Malcolmson the new parliamentary secretary for environment on Friday, July...
Jul 26, 2019 New parliamentary secretary for environment, Sheila Malcolmson will work closely with BC's Minister of Environment. (Sheila Maclcolmson)
Strike negotiations between union, Western Forest Products slow with disputes over mediators
NANAIMO - A further roadblock was erected on the path towards the end of strike action between the United Steelworkers Union and Western Forest Products. USW 1-1937 president Brian Butler announced Fr...
Jul 12, 2019 The USW says they can't believe Western Forest Products wouldn't want respected mediator Vince Ready working on their dispute. (USW 1-1937)
Pilot project aims to help Nanaimo women suffering period poverty
NANAIMO - A pilot project aims to help find the best way to assist vulnerable Nanaimo women who have to choose between food and menstrual products.The United Way Period Promise Research Project is bui...
Jul 10, 2019 A pilot program will track how many free menstrual products are used and by who, to craft better policies and eliminate barriers for women in need. (Pixabay)
Local MLA Michelle Stilwell to be inducted into Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
NANAIMO - Following a Paralympic career spanning almost 20 years and four Olympiads, Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell is being recognized for her contributions to wheelchair sport in Canada.I...
Jul 10, 2019 Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell crosses the finish line 1st in the 200m at the London 2012 Paralympics. (The Canadian Press)
Issues of trust revealed to be at heart of Nanaimo's supervised consumption site saga
NANAIMO - The sometimes fraught relationship between Nanaimo administration and Island Health, specifically regarding the downtown overdose prevention site, has revealed itself to be a major issue in ...
Jul 09, 2019 The overdose prevention site on Wesley St. is seen by many to be a hub for many downtown disorder issues but also live-saving efforts in the overdose crisis. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: Hwy 4 partially re-opens after rock slide at Kennedy Lake
UPDATE: Highway 4 at Kennedy Lake re-opened to alternating traffic at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the province.A more than 14-hour closure in both directions was caused by several large boulders w...
Jul 09, 2019 Crews are busy clearing large amounts of rock debris from Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Lake. Traffic was closed down in both directions Tuesday morning and will remain closed indefinitely. No detour is in place (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure)
Trial date set for legal dispute over Newcastle temporary housing
NANAIMO - The process for introducing roughly 80 units of temporary housing into a downtown Nanaimo neighbourhood will be examined in the courts. Newcastle area residents will be in the Supreme Court ...
Jul 08, 2019 Island Crisis Care Society and the province will be in court on Sept. 30 for a lawsuit disputing how roughly 80 units of temporary housing were introduced into the Newcastle neighbourhood. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)