Staffing shortages have forced the SCRD to adjust their pool hours starting today until the end of May.   According to the district, the pool area will remain closed on Sundays, but other facilities will remain open.   They add the weight room at the Sechelt Aquatic Centre and Gibsons and...

A dog biting incident has left a woman injured and RCMP seeking the dog’s owner.  The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9 at Superior Road near Island Highway North.  The victim was an adult woman who walked past an unknown woman with a large dog resembling an Irish...

Two Gibsons Bylaw officers have been recognized for their life-saving actions with the Leadership and Valour Award.   Sue Booth and Tamara Jaswal have been recognized by the Local Government Compliance and Enforcement Association (LGCEA) after they noticed smoke rising from a roof at a residential home.   According to the...

Residents in Nanaimo are being asked to take care as the city starts their annual catch basin cleaning program next week.  City staff is expected to clean the area’s inventory of stormwater catch basins starting in the Duke Point area starting on Apr. 22, and general manager of engineering and...

Damage to Lotus Park has been caused by several ATV’s and the City of Nanaimo says motorized vehicles aren’t allowed in any parkland because of the impact they can have on the ecosystems.  According to the city, on Apr. 1 multiple all-terrain vehicles caused a significant amount of damage to...

As municipalities strive to create more housing, the Union of BC Municipalities says sustainable funding from the province is needed to help replace aging infrastructure. UBCM president Trish Mandewo says they estimate $24-Billion will be needed over the next ten years for infrastructure. "These are old, and are either in poor...