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Coun. Marg Gardiner says while there are benefits to hosting that kind of event, there are also financial costs and costs to the neighbourhoods where they are held.

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog says he was “delighted” to hear the news, although he cautioned it could take years

We walk into Miracle Beach Elementary to a room full of children absolutely losing their minds, like we’re Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy all rolled into one

The family wanted to subdivide a two-acre property to build a 3,500-square-foot home, but Langford doesn’t allow subdivision for properties that aren’t on the sewer system.

Other school boards in B.C. that represent multiple municipalities elect their members through a trustee electoral area model that essentially functions as a ward system, says Coun. Tim Morrison.

The 2023 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey found 58 per cent of the region’s youth rated their mental health as good or excellent, down from 71 per cent in 2018

“His control over all aspects of her life was so complete that she was deprived of her family, friends, neighbours, home, property and her considerable savings,” judge says.

The woman was involved in an altercation when Nanaimo RCMP officers tried to move her into a cell.

The society said it has to turn away five to seven dogs in need of help every day for lack of space to house them.

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said his government would end the multi-year permit delays, while NDP Leader David Eby promoted his party's plan to fast-track factory-built homes.