📷 A Harbour Air Seaplane lands in the Nanaimo Harbour in front of Protection Island. Photo by Jesse Woodward.
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The BC Green Party leadership race is on, and Comox Valley’s own Jonathan Kerr is one of three candidates running. Kerr is a local family doctor, Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), and is serving his second term as a councillor in the Town of Comox.
Read MoreThe election is in its final stretch on Vancouver Island, and with the right side of the Canadian political spectrum mostly consolidated within one party, many progressive voters are calling for strategic voting.
Read MoreA 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. The original motion was for district staff to develop a work plan and agreement with Seaview Elementary School to restore 7101 Stevens Place to a natural park space, have city staff remove all the invasive blackberry bushes, and allocate $2,500 to purchase native plants.
Read MoreA new building of micro rental suites ranging from 323 to 366 square feet is coming to downtown Nanaimo after city council approved a development permit for a five-storey, 31-unit building at 337 Robson Street.
Read MoreNanaimo’s Seventh Street Pump Station is getting an early upgrade after heavy rains in November 2021 overwhelmed the system. During the atmospheric river event, both of the system's pumps had to operate at the same time, meaning if one failed, sewers in the area could have overflowed.
Read MoreAdam Walker says he will clear his name and ‘all options are on the table’ including joining another party after getting booted from the BC NDP Caucus.
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