NANAIMO – Bill C-380 was defeated after a 143-138 vote in the House of Commons Wednesday.
NANAIMO – $5 million over cost mostly part of water treatment process.
Approval would have seen Island residential gas customers pay up to 25 per cent less for natural gas service.
Portion of Wellcox rail yard scheduled to transfer to city on March 31.
NANAIMO – Public, local stakeholders begin work to develop official plan.
NANAIMO – Kamloops mayor has to wear Nanaimo Clippers jersey during council meeting as part of friendly wager.
NANAIMO – City council votes to use 2.5 million surplus from last year's budget to partially fund removal of two dams at Colliery Dam Park.
NANAIMO – Municipalities will get more money, planning time and flexibility for infrastructure spending
NANAIMO – Provincial tax will be seven per cent on most items when changeover starts on April 1.
NANAIMO – Losing mayor will have to don jersey from other city's hockey team.
NANAIMO – In-house parking enforcement downtown begins Monday
NANAIMO – Council approves $160,000 renovation, but stops short of committing full $800,000.
NANAIMO – James Lunney says he abhors shark finning but has technical issues with proposed legislation.
NANAIMO – Community will lose an important part of its agricultural heritage
NANAIMO – It was hard to criticize the city’s new zoning bylaw when it was passed by city council in the summer of 2011.
NANAIMO – Controversial Pioneer Forest to be designated as park.
NANAIMO – Former strip bar, pub now the venue for live-to-air performances.
NANAIMO – Passed one year ago by council, bylaw has attracted discussions but nothing concrete.
NANAIMO –City could stand to lose $1.2 million in tax revenue.
NANAIMO – Parksvile, Duncan also interested in streamlining bylaw ticket disputes.