UBCM 2024
During September 17-20 I attended the annual Union of BC Municipalities conference held in Vancouver. Aside from attending a variety of...
Forestry Request
At last Monday's meeting of Council, there was a delegation from Bob Brash (Truck Loggers' Association), Doug Pauze (Coastland Wood...
Labour Day Weekend
Summer is coming to an end, schools re-open tomorrow, and Council meetings will get back to a regular schedule beginning next Monday. ...
Bathtub Bash
Another Nanaimo Marine Festival has wrapped up, and the excitement is over for another year. This past weekend featured a variety of...
Water Supply Upgrade
Last week I attended with Mayor Krog and other Councillors for an important upgrade to our City's water supply. The Midtown Water Supply...
South End Community Centre
In recent weeks, Council has definitely identified a South End Community Centre as an important major project to be supported. This will...
Meeting Low-Light
As mentioned previously, a high-light of the July 8 Council meeting was discussion and approval related to the Navigation Centre on Old...
Navigation Centre
At Council last Monday, July 8, what I will call an important "high-light" of the meeting was approval for construction of a BC Housing...
Canada Day
Due to the long weekend and Canada Day falling on a Monday this year, there was no regular City Council meeting on July 1. (Meetings...
AAP Policy
This past Wednesday evening, a special Governance and Priorities Committee meeting was held for Council to consider issues related to...