According to a release by the RCMP, a 39-year-old victim is currently hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after emergency services were dispatched to the vicinity of the Coast Bastion Hotel on Bastion Street at approximately 8 p.m. Police are asking for anyone with information regarding the incident, including video, photos or dash-cam footage […]
At a meeting last month, Vanessa Craig, RDN chairperson and Area B director, introduced motions to create a community service position for Gabriola. A December feasibility report recommended establishing a part-time coordinator initially, receiving direction from the Gabriola Health and Wellness Collaborative. The staff report stated that establishing the service would defer or delay work […]
The festival takes place Feb. There will also be a book fair and an area for children which will include face painting and a button-making workshop hosted by Work B.C. “Then there will be the food, of course, you can’t forget the food,” said Prévost. …Read the full story
The alert, updated early Feb. While northwest winds are expected to gust up to 70 kilometres per hour near most coastal areas of the Island, west winds are expected to gust up to 90km/h near the Juan de Fuca Strait, easing overnight. …Read the full story
“The people of northwest Syria are in desperate need of aid after a devastating earthquake left thousands dead, injured and in need of humanitarian aid. At a separate community event, volunteers will be preparing Syrian take-out meals of chicken shawarma, rice, hummus, salad and a drink for $20. …Read the full story
When we had snow we had people complaining the city wasn’t doing enough to clear streets. The city needs an increase in taxes because the price of everything has gone up and the city keeps growing. The City of Nanaimo has several high-rise apartment buildings, a lot more low-rise apartment buildings and Nanaimo is spread […]
What is needed is a bedroom, a kitchen so residents can cook their own meals, a bathroom to shower and wash in and a small living room to socialize in. Quit using the words ‘affordable housing’ and use the words rent-to-income, then we will know the plight of our homeless is going to improve. Preference […]
