Tourism Nanaimo and the Nanaimo Pride Society have collaborated to host Harbour City Halloweekend, bringing a variety of themed activities from October 30th to November 1st.
After advocacy from the tennis playing community, the Westwood Lake Tennis Bubble will remain inflated, for now.
With election day behind us and the final voting results in, official results for the City of Nanaimo point to an increased voter turnout from 2022’s election. Fast forward four years, the 2026 official final results showed a higher turnout with a total of 25,450 ballots cast, leading to a 31.31 per cent turnout, and an increase in estimated eligible voters.
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Hul'q'umi'num' art, history and legacies are on display in new city-wide virtual art tour in Nanaimo.
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During Monday’s October 5th council meeting, the Nanaimo Chinatown Heritage Foundation presented a delegation seeking to have buildings located at 880 and 997 Hecate St. added to the City of Nanaimo’s Community Heritage Register.
With general voting day around the corner in Nanaimo and across the province, Vancouver Island University Students’ Union (VIUSU) is taking on a campaign to help students understand how local governments affect their everyday lives.
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The Nanaimo District Teacher’s Association (NDTA) is organizing a forum to let the community meet potential trustees ahead of this month’s local elections.
With local elections happening across BC, Saturday October 17th, the City of Nanaimo has set up advance polls giving eligible voters the opportunity to lock in their votes early.
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Several electoral areas for the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), and Islands Trust are uncontested this election season, but voters in areas A, B, G and H can still impact the race for their local school boards.
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The Regional District of Nanaimo is holding a referendum to authorize borrowing to replace a water main that’s failed twice in the last decade.
Voters will get to hear from candidates running for mayor and council in the City of Nanaimo at an upcoming Civic Engagement Forum.
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Candidates for Nanaimo City Council were candid on climate change and the environment this past Tuesday. The Nanaimo Climate Action Hub (NCAH) organized a candidate forum at Beban Park Social Centre.
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Candidates in Nanaimo’s municipal election are getting ready to turn their attention to the environment Tuesday night.
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Wednesday night a Harewood backyard had been brimming with close to 1,000 election signs. Thursday morning, it was up to John Little to get those signs where people could see them.
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The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation and the Nanaimo Golf Club pair up once again on the green with their Golf for Life fundraiser. For 33 years, Golf for Life has brought golfers, community leaders, healthcare supporters and local businesses together for the greater good and some friendly competition at the Nanaimo Golf Club.
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Shirley Lo only has a faint memory of the fire that destroyed Nanaimo’s final Chinatown.
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The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is working with the City of Nanaimo, and is preparing to kick off work on the Departure Bay Pump Station and Forcemain Expansion Project. The project is scheduled to take around four years to complete and will significantly affect Hammond Bay Rd, seeing the thoroughfare become unidirectional.
Nanaimo voters now have a clearer picture of who will be on the ballot this fall as the nomination period closes for candidates wanting to run in this year’s municipal election.
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The Nanaimo Jazz Festival is set to celebrate 10 years with a free concert this weekend, and performer Luke Blu Guthrie said it's a big deal.
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After outcry from the community and advocacy work from the City of Nanaimo, the Government of B.C. has announced they will be changing plans for an upcoming housing project.
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