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City of Nanaimo announces the 2025 Culture Awards 

Recipients of this year's Culture Awards in Nanaimo will be recognized by the city with a full ceremony at the Port Theatre next week.  Four awards will be presented during the free community event on Apr. 16 for outstanding groups or individuals in the arts and culture fields, and by...

City of Nanaimo opens environmental grants for livability projects

Applications are now being accepted to help the City of Nanaimo implement their goals of improving livability across the region.   Twenty thousand dollars in funding is available to organizations, environmental non-profits and individual residents to help with watershed projects, with a focus on urban stream and riparian restoration enhancement.   Also,...

Supporting local food producers includes BC salmon farmers, rep says

BC salmon farmers are still pushing for clarity about their future with a 2029 ban looming, but spokesperson Brian Kingzett says new details haven’t been forthcoming. Now, with a potential trade war looming with the USA over exports, he says the province needs to step up and support one of...

Union workers for LifeLabs issue 72-hour strike notice

LifeLabs workers are heading towards a strike.  Members of the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) working at LifeLabs issued a 72-hour strike notice to their employer on Thursday.  BCGEU president Paul Finch said LifeLabs workers make anywhere from four to 16 per cent below what others get paid in their industry.  “Now...

Emergency crews battle suspicious vehicle blaze in Nanaimo 

A vehicle fire is being labelled as suspicious, and Nanaimo RCMP says the cause is under investigation.   According to police, Nanaimo Fire was called to the scene after a Fiat 500 was reported to be on fire on Feb. 11 around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Summerhill Place...

Herring spawn has begun on both of Island’s coastlines

The first herring spawn of the year on the Island’s east coast was spotted this month in Howe Sound. The Marine Stewardship Initiative Team were actually able to witness the fish spawning near the Squamish terminals on February 7. Spawners on the West Coast were spotted earlier this year, on January...
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