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S3E150 · · 34:58
In the lead up to this year’s federal election, Midcoast Morning is bringing you interviews with our local candidates in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Riding. On this program - Paul Manly a...
S3E149 · · 28:00
Midcoast Morning paid a visit to local cafe White Rabbit, hoping to hear what’s top of mind for voters in Nanaimo as they get ready to head to the polls Monday April 28th.Â
S3E148 · · 41:39
Labour leaders were in Nanaimo this week, looking to put the spotlight on healthcare issues in this federal election. The presidents of the Canadian Labour Congress and the Hospital...
S3E147 · · 28:01
Midcoast Morning follows up on Nanaimo City Council’s 5-4 decision to build an activity centre at Loudon Park by Long Lake, speaking with a councillor whose vote changed following in...
S3E146 · · 28:01
A planned activity centre at Long Lake has the Nanaimo & Area Land Trust(NALT), and a member of city council raising concerns about tree loss. Nanaimo city council changed course t...
S3E145 · · 39:27
Four major new BC Ferries are on the way but plans for a fifth have been rejected for now. The new ships will replace four aging vessels, the Queens of Cowichan, Alberni, Coquitlam ...
S3E144 · · 28:01
Vancouver Island University is getting set to search for a new president. Last week current president Deborah Saucier announced her resignation as of April fourth. The move followe...
S3E143 · · 52:28
Nanaimo’s northern gateway could look very different in 20 years. The city is refining its plan for the Woodgrove area, and aims to add much denser housing to an area currently cove...
S3E142 · · 28:00
Familiar faces are lining up for what projects to be a tight Nanaimo race in the federal election. All five candidates from the 2021 federal election are set to run again for their ...
S3E141 · · 28:01
It’s going to cost a quarter more to ride the bus in Nanaimo. April 1 transit fares are going up for the first time in years, following a fare review process. A single ride will now...
S3E140 · · 28:01
The company that built the Nanaimo Bastion could be looking at the end of the line. The Hudson’s Bay Company is seeking creditor protection and is expected to begin liquidating inve...
S3E140 · · 28:01
With trout being pumped into local freshwater lakes, and the herring spawn catching the attention of fishers on the saltwater side, Midcoast Morning explores the Nanaimo fishing scene.
S3E139 · · 28:01
Permitting delays and Cost uncertainty are among the concerns expressed this week by home builders on Vancouver Island. The Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce gathered contractors and othe...
S3E138 · · 37:35
Cities, towns, and community organizations across Vancouver Island are increasingly leaving behind X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. This week Ladysmith joined...
S3E137 · · 32:19
As The City of Nanaimo attempts to deal with unruly conduct during council meetings, a proposed ban on recording has some councillors raising concerns. Bylaw changes that include ba...
S3E136 · · 34:39
Concerns about a potential loss of representation, and a new implementation plan have caused farmers to make their voices heard at the regional district of Nanaimo so far this year. ...
S3E135 · · 28:01
The City of Nanaimo is taking another step on the road to replacing its aging public works yard. Nanaimo city council voted 6 to 3 in favour of a plan to fund more detailed designs ...
S3E134 · · 28:01
The work of Black Canadian poets George Elliot Clarke, Dionne Brand, M Nourbese Philip, and Wayde Compton, as well as rapper K’naan, is in the spotlight in a new book from VIU profes...
S3E133 · · 37:41
It was a banner year for the Vancouver Island Marmot. There were more marmots recorded in the wild than at any time since their population started being tracked in the 1980s. The w...
S3E132 · · 28:01
Community members are gathering downtown this afternoon to honour the lives of of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people. The No More Stolen Sisters Mar...
S3E131 · · 31:19
University of Vermont professor Kim Coleman is hitting the mountain biking trails of Vancouver Island. But she’s not here on vacation. Coleman is visiting Vancouver Island Universi...
S3E130 · · 35:29
Christine Meutzner says when she’s driving around Nanaimo, she sees all the buildings that have come and gone throughout the years. After close to 30 years at the Nanaimo Archives, ...
S3E129 · · 28:01
Ladysmith’s acting mayor says in her opinion, an increasing lack of civility online is the community’s greatest challenge. Voters in Ladysmith are getting set to elect a new mayor i...
S3E128 · · 36:51
The BC Road Show made a stop in Cedar, looking to get more young people interested in careers operating heavy equipment. The roadshow is a trailer that contains simulators for vario...
S3E127 · · 28:01
The community on Gabriola Island is mapping out how it will move through the next 25 years. Attempts to address Impacts from climate change, an aging population and a lack of divers...
S3E126 · · 34:01
Incubators for the neo natal unit and a new laser used to treat prostate cancer, are among equipment purchases enabled by fundraising from the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundatio...
S3E125 · · 28:01
The owners of a downtown Nanaimo staple are stepping into retirement after more than three decades in the Old City Quarter. Eric and Sandy McLean have announced the sale of McLean’s...
S3E124 · · 28:01
The province’s nurses union is flagging workplace safety concerns and staffing shortages as they get ready to head to the bargaining table later this year. The BC Nurses’ Union’s (B...
S3E123 · · 28:01
The Vancouver Island Symphony is bringing unfinished, unpublished, and underappreciated works to audiences in Nanaimo and Courtenay this weekend. The program will feature music from...
S3E122 · · 27:53
Upgrades to Nanaimo’s transit service have kicked in this week. This year will see 8700 more hours of service on Nanaimo routes. 5000 of those hours are on the newly renamed route ...
