infrastructure

Vehicle traffic on the Nanaimo Parkway will be detoured over five nights March 26-30 to allow installation of a water pipeline. (City of Nanaimo image)

Overnight highway closures planned through Nanaimo for work on water project

Nanaimo Parkway drivers will have to detour between 7 p.m and 7 a.m. from March 26-30

 

From left are Campbell River RCMP Sgt. Kimberly Rutherford, Northern Development Initiative Trust CEO Joel McKay, North Island MLA Michele Babchuk and Citizens’ Services Minister Lisa Beare announcing the new $75 million fund to expand cell service on B.C. highways. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

B.C. announces more funding for highway cell coverage

Greater connectivity intended to make it safer for travellers in rural and remote areas

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tries his hand at driving an intelligent electric vehicle during a visit to the University of Trois-Rivieres, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Shawinigan, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Lack of vehicles and infrastructure hampers effort to switch federal fleet to EVs

Around 17,000 vehicles need converting

  • Feb 22, 2023

 

Health Minister Adrian Dix said Cowichan Tribes’ companies can work at the construction site of the new Cowichan District Hospital. (Ministry of Health graphic)

Stalement that has slowed construction of $1.4 billion B.C. hospital over: Dix

B.C. health minister says local Indigenous companies free to work at hospital site near Duncan

Health Minister Adrian Dix said Cowichan Tribes’ companies can work at the construction site of the new Cowichan District Hospital. (Ministry of Health graphic)
Jon Coleman (left) and other members of the Cowichan Tribes-owned Khowutzun Development Corporation set up a protest line at the site of the new Cowichan District Hospital on Bell McKinnon Road in December that stopped work for 11 days. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Cowichan Tribes frustrated by lack of progress on hospital work dispute

Cowichan Tribes say First Nation companies are being treated unfairly

Jon Coleman (left) and other members of the Cowichan Tribes-owned Khowutzun Development Corporation set up a protest line at the site of the new Cowichan District Hospital on Bell McKinnon Road in December that stopped work for 11 days. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
District of Sicamous council is sending a letter to the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to emphasize the need to prioritize and expedite the R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project due to safety hazards in its current state. (District of Sicamous photo)

Province urged to prioritize Highway 1 bridge replacement at Sicamous

RCMP sergeant calls Bruhn Bridge a hazard drivers have had to endure for too long

District of Sicamous council is sending a letter to the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to emphasize the need to prioritize and expedite the R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project due to safety hazards in its current state. (District of Sicamous photo)
Bonnie Forsythe with her family at the Coachman Apartments complex in Terrace. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

‘Feeling like we’re drowning’: Tenants of rundown B.C. building fear for future

Tenants living in “shocking” conditions fear losing what little they have left

Bonnie Forsythe with her family at the Coachman Apartments complex in Terrace. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
letter to the editor

LETTER – Is the current Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project plan the right way to go?

Dear editor, Did the recent open houses for the Comox Valley Sewer…

  • Nov 30, 2022
letter to the editor
The Sewer System Conveyance Project is estimated to cost $82 million. File photo

Prep drilling begins for Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project

Starting Nov. 28, and lasting three to four weeks, the Comox Valley…

The Sewer System Conveyance Project is estimated to cost $82 million. File photo
North Cowichan is asking the province to help the tenants of the Magdalena apartment building who are expected to be evicted from the structurally deficient building sometime in the spring of 2023. (Citizen file)

Residents of defective Duncan-area apartment face eviction into low-vacancy market

North Cowichan asks province for help for Magdalena tenants expected to have to leave by the spring

North Cowichan is asking the province to help the tenants of the Magdalena apartment building who are expected to be evicted from the structurally deficient building sometime in the spring of 2023. (Citizen file)
The CVRD has completed a watermain repair to the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water System stemming from a July 20 report of a major leak. Photo supplied

Leak repaired to Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water System

The Comox Valley Regional District Engineering Services has completed the watermain repair…

  • Aug 12, 2022
The CVRD has completed a watermain repair to the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water System stemming from a July 20 report of a major leak. Photo supplied
Work crews will be resurfacing and doing patch repairs to Highway 1 and 18 this summer. (File photo)

Highway resurfacing, patching, begins this week in Duncan area

Resurfacing and patch repairs scheduled for Highways 1 and 18

  • Jun 22, 2022
Work crews will be resurfacing and doing patch repairs to Highway 1 and 18 this summer. (File photo)
Rogers Communications says Nanaimo is the first city in Canada to receive the company’s high-speed, high-capacity 3500 MHz 5G service. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)

B.C. city Canada’s first to connect to Rogers’ new high-capacity network

Company says 3500 MHz 5G debuting in Nanaimo will benefit wide range of clients

Rogers Communications says Nanaimo is the first city in Canada to receive the company’s high-speed, high-capacity 3500 MHz 5G service. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)
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Construction complete on East Courtenay sewer main

The Greenwood Trunk sewer main in East Courtenay is complete. The top…

  • Jun 2, 2022
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Roof work at Isfeld Secondary is one of the bigger projects the school district has planned for the near future. Screenshot, SD71 image

Ministry approves HVAC, roof work at schools in Comox Valley

School District 71 also has lengthy list of mid-sized projects at school sites

Roof work at Isfeld Secondary is one of the bigger projects the school district has planned for the near future. Screenshot, SD71 image
A rendering of the proposed Sixth Street cable-stayed bridge. Graphic supplied

LETTER – Sixth Street pedestrian bridge would add character to the city

Dear editor, Re: Infrastructure dollars earmarked for Courtenay’s 6th Street bridge project…

  • May 4, 2022
A rendering of the proposed Sixth Street cable-stayed bridge. Graphic supplied
The City of Courtenay has scheduled upgrades to a section of 17th Street this year, with a focus on safety and accessibility for all road users on a key link in the transportation network. Photo via City of Courtenay

Upcoming work on Courtenay’s 17th Street for corridor improvements

Contractors working on behalf of the City of Courtenay are performing upgrades…

  • Apr 27, 2022
The City of Courtenay has scheduled upgrades to a section of 17th Street this year, with a focus on safety and accessibility for all road users on a key link in the transportation network. Photo via City of Courtenay
The Comox Valley Sewer Service’s Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP) is nearing completion. File photo

Comox Valley sewer plans ready to share with community

The Comox Valley Sewer Service’s Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP) is nearing…

  • Mar 24, 2022
The Comox Valley Sewer Service’s Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP) is nearing completion. File photo
The Sewer System Conveyance Project is estimated to cost $82 million. File photo

Comox Valley Sewage Commission considers costly projects

The Comox Valley Sewage Commission endorsed a design-build component of a complex…

The Sewer System Conveyance Project is estimated to cost $82 million. File photo
This photo from Conny Amelunxen, a snow avalanche forecaster and photographer, was taken Nov. 19, 2021, four days after the landslide that destroyed a portion of Highway 99, also called the Duffey Lake Road, and claimed the lives of five people. The landslide, at the right, can be seen leaving the logging road and heading down to Highway 99. (Contributed)

‘Predictable and preventable’: Engineer says abandoned logging road contributed to fatal B.C. landslide

Fingers pointed only at intense storms when resource roads may be at root of many slides in province

This photo from Conny Amelunxen, a snow avalanche forecaster and photographer, was taken Nov. 19, 2021, four days after the landslide that destroyed a portion of Highway 99, also called the Duffey Lake Road, and claimed the lives of five people. The landslide, at the right, can be seen leaving the logging road and heading down to Highway 99. (Contributed)
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