Category Archives: British Columbia

Burning restrictions to be removed for remaining areas of Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Campfires and other burning options will soon be permitted across Vancouver Island.The Coastal Fire Centre is set to remove the final seasonal fire restrictions across its jurisdiction at no...
Sep 15, 2021

Pilot project converts Nanaimo's take-out packaging to stainless steel
NANAIMO - To combat a spike in single use take-out food containers spurred by the pandemic, a new project is pushing people to make the move to metal.Reusables VI partnered with five Nanaimo restauran...
Sep 15, 2021

B.C. offers incentives like child care to recruit and retain health-care workers
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is offering nurses and other health-care professionals incentives like child care and support for housing and travel as part of a recruitment drive in the no...
Sep 14, 2021

New, provincially funded "affordable" rentals in Nanaimo slated to be near-market rent
NANAIMO - Billed as "affordable rental homes" by the province, new apartments slated near downtown and the Vancouver Island University won't be much cheaper than what's already available.Construction ...
Sep 14, 2021

New Island Health COVID-19 cases stay true to recent trends
NANAIMO - COVID-19 case numbers for Island Health continue to trend up.The health authority added another 77 new cases to its total on Tuesday, Sept. 14, marking now 7,371 cases in the health authorit...
Sep 14, 2021

Teal Cedar Products asks B.C. court for one-year injunction extension at Fairy Creek
NANAIMO, B.C. - A British Columbia forestry company is in court applying for a one-year extension of an injunction against ongoing old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island. A lawyer fo...
Sep 14, 2021

B.C. not effectively overseeing safety of dams: auditor general
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the provincial government has not effectively overseen the safety of the 1,900 dams it regulates. In a news release, Michael Pickup says the Ministry...
Sep 14, 2021

Decision on future of E&N Rail given 18 months after Snaw-Naw-As appeal rejected
NANAIMO - The E&N Trail rail lines running through Snaw-Naw-As First Nation will remain property of the government, at least for now.On Tuesday, Sept. 14, the BC Court of Appeal announced they uph...
Sep 14, 2021

Crews begin building stairs to base of popular Ammonite Falls
NANAIMO - A timeline is in place to reverse the tradition of having to rely on an unauthorized rope to scale down the embankment to enjoy Ammonite Falls.Crews are scheduled to start phase two of upgra...
Sep 14, 2021

British Columbia to end state of emergency caused by wildfires on Tuesday night
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is ending a provincial state of emergency because of wildfires on Tuesday night. The government says it is taking the step based on advice from emergency management and ...
Sep 13, 2021