Alternative Approval Process
Yesterday, an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to gain permission from residents to borrow an amount not to exceed $48,500,000 to...
Season's Greetings
No politics on this very special day of the year. Just a sincere offering of Merry Christmas and very best wishes for the holiday season....
City Grants Approvals
This is the time of year when the City budget is discussed, and upcoming tax rates are determined. More on that in future. But the City...
Sandstone
A huge development planned for the south end of our city took a big step forward recently, when Council gave third reading approval to...
Lest We Forget
This past Saturday, November 11, it was an honour for me to once again act as Master of Ceremonies for Nanaimo's annual Remembrance Day...
Economic Summit
This past Wednesday and Thursday, October 25-26, I attended the annual State of the Union Island Economic Summit at the Nanaimo...
Governance
Good governance is of crucial importance to good government, for it refers to the proper principles and guidelines which behaviour and...
Service Awards
On Tuesday, October 3, the City of Nanaimo hosted a Service Awards dinner to recognized employees with years of service. A buffet dinner...
Gas Bylaw
Continuing the conversation about the controversial natural gas motion, it has now come to Council for adoption of the bylaw. It...
Natural Gas
In one of the most controversial decisions of this Council so far, a motion was passed last Monday night which would ban natural gas as a...