Over 100 climate activists in Nanaimo marched from Maffeo Sutton Park to Nanaimo City Hall calling for an end to fossil fuels on Friday.
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Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog says that drug decriminalization in B.C has been a failure as Health Canada bans possession near playgrounds, splashpads and skateparks.
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On Monday, Nanaimo city council discussed a staff report on a possible bylaw that would regulate public drug use, but advocates say that isn't the solution.
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The Comox Valley Regional District moved new stage three watering restrictions on Monday to help conserve water flows for the salmon spawning in the Puntledge River.
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The Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness is looking for land to create a village of tiny homes for people who are experiencing homelessness in the area.
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Nanaimo RCMP were at Departure Bay Elementary on Wednesday reminding drivers to slow down and pay attention in school zones as part of a back-to-school safety blitz.
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Courtenay city council voted to accept a staff report at their meeting on Wednesday that recommended that the city continue advertising on Facebook and Instagram as parent company Meta continues to block news in Canada.
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A crowd of harm-reduction advocates, people who use drugs, and local politicians gathered in Nanaimo’s Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday Aug. 31 to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.
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Michael Witcomb, Vancouver Island University’s off-campus housing coordinator, is calling on Nanaimo residents to open up their spare rooms to students this fall.
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A 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.
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Nanaimo on Monday, shoring up support for incumbent NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron in a riding that was a close race with the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021.
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David Dales, an assistant fire chief in Nanaimo, was recently deployed to protect homes in Kelowna that were threatened by raging wildfires.
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Highway 4 will be closed between 8:30 a.m and 9 p.m. today as rock-scaling work continues to shore up the cliffs at Angel Rock which were destabilized during the Cameron Lake wildfire earlier this summer.
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Evan Lloyd, emergency program manager at the City of Nanaimo, says there are some simple things you can do to be better prepared for an emergency.
The new Hullo fast ferry sailed on its maiden voyage between Nanaimo and Vancouver on Wednesday after two-day delay to the start of the service.
With temperatures hitting 35°C in Nanaimo on Tuesday, Asteras Greek Taverna closed for the day saying they didn’t want to put their kitchen staff at risk.