Tag Archives: City Hall
Nanaimo's plastic checkout bag ban takes effect
NANAIMO - Single-use plastic bags are a thing of the past at Nanaimo retail outlets.Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to Nanaimo stores since the City's checkout bag bylaw took ...
Jul 02, 2021
Port Alberni wants control of dormant waterfront mill property
PORT ALBERNI - City councillors in Port Alberni are demanding Western Forest Products hand over the keys to the Somass mill site if they're not going to use the property.Mayor Sharie Minions said the ...
Jun 22, 2021
City planning and development firing on all cylinders
City of Vernon planners have been scrambling to keep up with the break neck pace of development in the municipality, but there could be some light at the end of the tunnel.Vernon Mayor Victor Cumming ...
Jun 19, 2021
Nanaimo spreading scaled-back Canada Day celebrations across six local parks
NANAIMO - For the second year in a row, there will be no major Canada Day celebration at Maffeo Sutton Park.Despite restrictions forecast to be relaxed July 1, allowing for festivals and larger gather...
Jun 19, 2021
Local mayors questioned about housing
Coldstream and Vernon civic leaders were both asked about housing and affordability during a one hour virtual town hall meeting hosted by the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce.Coldstream Mayor Jim Ga...
Jun 17, 2021
Coldstream upgrading park facilities
There are plans for upgrades to Coldstream Park starting this fall, including a full upgrade of the washroom facilities and building.Work on the washrooms wouldn't start until after the summer season....
Jun 17, 2021
Dead-end danger: resident fears for safety
A resident from 4010-33rd Street in Vernon, behind the Econo Lodge Motel, has contacted a city council member expressing safety concerns."It appears he is having some issues with traffic. It is at a d...
Jun 17, 2021
Beban Pool slated to reopen in early October after pandemic closure
NANAIMO - All pool facilities in Nanaimo should be open by early October. An Oct. 4 re-open date for Beban Pool was unanimously approved by Nanaimo councillors during a finance and audit committee mee...
Jun 16, 2021
Fortis Legacy Fund list pared down to final four
There are fewer horses in the race, as Vernon Council tries to choose a winner for the nearly $13 million Fortis Legacy Fund.Council had narrowed an extensive list to five options: 1. Kin Race Track P...
Jun 16, 2021
Muted Canada Day celebrations for Vernon
Vernon Council has voted to proceed with Canada celebrations on July 1, despite other pressure for the cancellation of celebrations due to the Kamloops Residential School discovery.Council has voted t...
Jun 15, 2021
