Housing projects continue to be at the forefront of development approvals and are still happening around Nanaimo, said the manager of current planning for the City of Nanaimo.
Read More
A new building of “micro suites” is coming to downtown Nanaimo after city council approved a development permit for a five-storey 31-unit building at 337 Robson Street.
Read More
According to a report by Third Space Planning, short term rentals in Qualicum Beach are harming the local housing and rental markets and making life less affordable.
Read More
On February 21, Parksville city council voted to move ahead with an application to allow the development of a non-market rental building at 1225 Franklin Gulls Road by the Parksville Lions Society.
Read More
Housing minister Ravi Kahlon says that the province is working to help people in Nanaimo with the rising cost of rent.
Read More
A Nanaimo city councillor is calling for provincial vacancy control as the average price for a vacant two-bedroom apartment in Nanaimo jumps to just under $2,000.
Read More
Construction has started on a new 47-bed housing facility for women and children facing gender-based violence in Nanaimo.
Read More
Nanaimo city council voted 8-1 on Monday to not build affordable housing on any portion of the Five Acres Farm at 933 Park Ave.
Read More
Nanaimo city council is looking at restricting a property tax exemption designed to encourage new multi-unit residential buildings in the downtown.
Read More
Nanaimo City Council voted in favour of a motion to send a letter to all BC MLAs and the UBCM in support of a draft amendment they would like to see towards the recently announced Bill 44
Read More
The City of Parksville is seeking an exemption to the province’s new law on short-term rentals for tourist accommodation areas in the city, but the minister of housing says the city needs to increase the vacancy rates for long-term rentals first.
Read More
Participants at the Five Acres Farm open house were given a sticker to post on one of four options showing where affordable housing could be built, plus a fifth option with no housing development.
Read More
Premier David Eby addressed the State of the Island Economic Summit in Nanaimo on Thursday morning, speaking about housing, transportation and the toxic drug crisis.
Read More
The Village of Cumberland is looking to attract new staff to the village, including on-call firefighters, with the purchase of a three-bedroom house with an attached studio suite.
Read More
The Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness is looking for land to create a village of tiny homes for people who are experiencing homelessness in the area.
Read More