Local News Updates
Regular updates on what’s happening in Nanaimo and on the Salish Sea.
People are getting ready to move into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.
An anti-old-growth logging protestor and activist has been sentenced on Wednesday, April 24 for her role in blockades at Fairy Creek.
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.
Nanaimo RCMP has tracked down a stash of bicycles they believed to have been stolen.
The City of Nanaimo through poetry is adding art to the natural landscape of Bowen Park.
A local Parksville brewery is looking for support from the City of Parksville for their application to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch to change their hours of liquor services.
Patients in Nanaimo with heart disease cannot get access to the care they need and it can lead to suffering poor or sometimes fatal outcomes said a healthcare advocate group.
A local Nanaimo organization that engages vulnerable youth with full-time mental health and well-being programs is looking for funding through the Regional District of Nanaimo to support its program.
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Nanaimo has tripled since 2016 according to the recently published 2023 Nanaimo Point-in-Time Count report.
The Town of Ladysmith is one step closer to beautifying five utility kiosks.
A Comox Valley group is requesting funds from Comox town council to support those facing homelessness in the area.
The Town of Ladysmith is increasing parking enforcement to the downtown area to deter those who park longer than the set limit.
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175 people lost their lives as a result of their jobs last year in B.C.
Flags at government buildings will be at half mast to mark the occasion. Midcoast Morning hears what else will be happening locally to mark the occasion.
Walking around Nanaimo can be a very different experience depending on where you live.
Because of how the city’s developed and amalgamated different areas over the years, the sidewalk network is incomplete.
Members of the South End Community brought concerns around pedestrian safety in their neighbourhood to Nanaimo City Council this week.
Downtown Nanaimo is set to welcome a major production for six weeks of shooting.
While Non Disclosure Agreements mean that sources can’t confirm the identity of the production, Susan Gittins has reported on the website Hollywood North Buzz that season 2 of the HBO series The Last Of Us will be filming in Nanaimo
BC’s Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham released a statement earlier this month announcing that the series would be filming in British Columbia.
Whatever the production, there will be impacts to the local economy, some temporary road and business closures, and perhaps an ambience around town in the air.
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