S3E96 · · 28:01
With B.C.’s election campaign in full swing, Midcoast Morning checks in with UBC political science lecturer Stewart Prest, and VIU Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership...
S3E95 · · 28:01
This week Nanaimo city council heard from a group making the case for the city to get rid of minimum parking requirements. At that same meeting, construction downtown on Commercial S...
S3E94 · · 28:01
There’s a byelection this weekend to decide on a new school board trustee. Two candidates are running to fill the vacancy left by former school district 68 board chair Charlene Mcka...
S3E93 · · 28:01
At a ceremony at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre Thursday, Laurie Grubb, Joshua Waltman, Amanda Hall, and Peter Sinclair were presented with the King Charles the third coronat...
S3E92 · · 28:01
Generative AI and Elections are in the spotlight in a new report from UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. The report identifies that Gen AI-created audio, video, ...
S3E91 · · 28:00
Could the Hullo ferry transform Nanaimo into the public transit hub of Vancouver Island? Urban planner and self described transit nerd Denis Agar thinks so. He worked at trans link...
S3E90 · · 27:59
A Gabriola Pub is facing a court ordered sale, in the midst of foreclosure proceedings. The Skol Pub near the Gabriola Island Ferry Terminal is listed for sale at $319, 000. Accord...
S3E89 · · 35:02
A plan to build a new water reservoir in Nanoose Bay has generated opposition among residents. The Regional District of Nanaimo is currently running an alternative approval process(...
S3E88 · · 28:01
The Palestine Solidarity Encampment has been cleared off of the grounds of VIU, following a Sunday deadline set out in an injunction from the BC Supreme Court. The terms of the inju...
S3E87 · · 28:01
From the doctor shortage, to the lack of proper heart and stroke care, Nanaimo is suffering from an overburdened and underfunded healthcare system. Why is healthcare, the very thing ...
S3E84 · · 29:58
On the same weekend an icon of fire fighting history was making its final flight, crews were working to get a blaze under control just south of Nanaimo. Midcoast Morning explores wi...
S3E85 · · 28:01
Today on the show we’ll speak with Jamie Rose, Manager of Transportation for the City of Nanaimo, about the upcoming upgrades to the Country Club Transit Exchange. We’ll also get an ...
S3E84 · · 27:58
On August 6th, 1945, the atomic bomb called Little Boy was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, another atomic bomb, Fat Man, was dropped on the citic of Naga...
S3E83 · · 27:58
The 19th Annual Nanaimo Blues Festival takes over Maffeo Sutton park this August 8th to 10th. Today on the show we get a behind the scenes look at how the Blues Festival got started...
S3E82 · · 28:01
Nanaimo’s 14th annual Fringe Festival is back this year, and for the first time, Fringe Festival will have a satellite venue on Gabriola Island, as well as expanded stages in The Bla...
S3E80 · · 28:01
As Nanaimo maps out potential big builds over the next few years, it faces rising construction costs. A South End Community Centre, upgrades to the public works yard and a new RCMP ...
S3E79 · · 35:03
Rules around RVs and tiny homes have been a hot topic of discussion around the board table at the Regional District of Nanaimo lately. Concerns were raised in May that proposed upda...
S3E79 · · 33:58
Vancouver Island University is suing student protestors, seeking an injunction to bring an end to the Palestine Solidarity Encampment on its grounds. In a notice of civil claim, fil...
S3E78 · · 28:01
A traditional Snuneymuxw Village site in downtown Nanaimo is being returned to the nation, and an 1854 treaty played a part in getting the deal done. Between 1850 and 1854, fourteen...
S3E77 · · 27:59
Continuing the conversation on considering socially responsible investing at the city level with Municipal Finance Authority (MFA) CEO Peter Urbanc. And VIU has delivered a trespas...
