Local News Update

The City of Nanaimo has voted to allocate up to $230,000 to Risebridge to operate a daytime warming centre this winter that will run seven days a week between November 14 and March 31, 2024. The money is coming from approximately $400,000 that is available from the Asset Retirement Obligation Project Surplus Fund. Council also directed staff to call for expressions of interest from other organizat...

This is the final week for residents of the City of Nanaimo to file their opposition to the city taking out a loan for up to $48.5 million for the first phase of a new operations centre. The first phase of a new operations centre would replace the public works yard built in the 1960s and cover foundational work for a new fleet maintenance facility, stormwater management infrastructure at the yard...

On Wednesday Oct. 25, the City of Nanaimo held an open house about the future of the Five Acres Farm at 933 Park Ave. The property was purchased by the city in 2019 to preserve the farm’s growing areas and wetland, as well as build affordable housing on the section where an old farmhouse and a handful of heritage apple trees now stand.  Participants were given a sticker to post on one of four opti...

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. The premier said the housing and affordability crisis is a drag on the provincial economy and that is why his government introduced legislation to regulate short-term rentals. ★ Support this podcast ★

The 17th Annual State of the Island Economic Summit opened at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in downtown Nanaimo on Wednesday. The conference is organized by the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, (VIEA) brings together local governments, business owners, and First Nations to network and discuss how to improve the Island’s economy. ★ Support this podcast ★