A proposal for school children to help clean up an empty lot led to a heated debate at the Lantzville council meeting on Wednesday, March 6.
Read MoreNanaimo city council is asking the provincial and federal government to help preserve the unique ecosystem in Harewood Plains.
Read MoreThe City and Regional District of Nanaimo are looking for people to join the Acting for Climate Together program, or ACT, for a second year.
Read MoreThe late Craig Evans, known for his work in sustainability and food security in the Nanaimo community, is being honoured with the Medal of Good Citizenship.
Read MoreProtests against the logging of old growth forests took place Thursday at Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson’s office marking the three-year anniversary of the provinces’ Old Growth Strategic Review.
Read MoreA five-hour session of Nanaimo city council that lasted late into Monday night narrowly passed a staff recommendation to move to the top level of the province’s Zero Carbon Step Code by July 2024, six years earlier than the provincial timeline.
Read MoreOne woman battling record wildfires in B.C. this summer is Ashley Holyk, a forestry resources technology student at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo.
The City of Nanaimo’s Governance and Priorities Committee unanimously voted to refer a staff recommendation to accelerate zero-carbon building code requirements to city council.
Read MoreThe Canadian Coast Guard is reporting that a fuel oil spill in the Nanaimo harbour has been contained.
Read MoreThis Saturday and Sunday Nanaimoites are encouraged to put household items and furniture on the curb for the 20th year of the Reuse Rendezvous.
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