Rental prices in Nanaimo jumped 30 per cent in the last year: Here’s what you need to know
It’s not just that rents are going up in Nanaimo, but also the speed at which they’re rising compared to income.
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The city provides water. These tenants want to know why they’re paying a private company for it.
Water sub-meters installed in Nanaimo complexes enable private companies to track and charge tenants for water and sewer. But a lack of regulation leaves tenants feeling confused.
As another round of logging wraps up in Nanaimo’s watershed, advocates say it’s time for longterm solutions
Land acquisition and Indigenous protected areas could help vulnerable ecosystems and secure water for a growing future.
What are Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas?
An Interview with Eli Enns, co-founder of the IISAAK OLAM Foundation.
Letters: Your thoughts on the trucker convoy
We received so many thoughtful letters from readers in response to our Reporter’s Notebook about the ‘Freedom Convoy.’ Here are a few of them.
Reporter’s Notebook: Why is it so hard to talk about the ‘Freedom Convoy’?
Conflict resolution experts weigh in on how to bridge our separations.
‘An unlawful act’: Tl’ul’thut (Robert) Morales on Vancouver Island’s E&N land grant
‘What are the land rights of First Nations whose traditional territory have been unlawfully confiscated?’ asks Cowichan Tribes member and chief negotiator for the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group.
Saving the Red Gate forest
As thousands of residents petition to protect a beloved parcel of Nanaimo River forest from logging, some argue it’s time for big-picture solutions.
‘When did this story actually begin?’: Connie Walker’s quest to centre missing Indigenous women
Highlights from the award-winning investigative journalist’s keynote speech at Vancouver Island University.
The Departure Bay walkway has been decades in the making. Will it ever get built?
Ever since Nanaimo’s iconic downtown waterfront walkway was developed, the city has planned to extend it. But critics say the barriers to building it are only getting bigger.
