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S3E64 · · 27:56
A number of community initiatives have gotten a boost this week, as Nanaimo City Council approved grants for fourteen projects. More than forty thousand dollars is going to be sprea...
S3E63 · · 28:01
A new exhibit at the Vancouver Island Military Museum features the Chinese Labour Corps from the first world war. Museum Vice President Brian McFadden spoke with Midcoast Morning abo...
S3E62 · · 28:01
A group of novelists, poets, and playwrights will be giving readings at an event Wednesday May 22 at the Palestine Solidarity Encampment on the grounds of Vancouver Island University...
S3E61 · · 28:01
The Regional District of Nanaimo has a new plan to manage growth in our area through 2040. This week the RDN board approved the adoption of Shaping our Future 2024, which contains g...
S3E60 · · 27:59
Brechin Lanes owner Ray Brittain is planning to sell the business that’s been in his family for more than 50 years, citing rising costs and competition from a foreign owned chain wor...
S3E59 · · 28:01
The RDN and BC Transit have a survey open, asking about the impact of a potential fare increase for trips on busses in the city. And you may have noticed a bunch of new e-bikes arou...
S3E58 · · 28:01
Vancouver Island University’s response to a Palestine solidarity encampment on its grounds has drawn criticism from the B.C. Federation of Students, The Vancouver Island University S...
S3E57 · · 28:00
Thousands are expected to gather Saturday at a comic convention in Nanaimo that’s paying tribute to the man who founded it. Curious Comicon is on Saturday at Country Club Mall. It ...
S3E57 · · 28:01
As of May 1, in communities with a population over ten thousand, short term rentals will only be allowed in an owner’s principal residence, or in a secondary suite or accessory dwell...
S3E56 · · 28:01
175 people lost their lives as a result of their jobs last year in B.C. Flags at government buildings will be at half mast to mark the occasion. Midcoast Morning hears what else wil...
S3E55 · · 28:01
Walking around Nanaimo can be a very different experience depending on where you live. Because of how the city’s developed and amalgamated different areas over the years, the sidewal...
S3E54 · · 28:00
Downtown Nanaimo is set to welcome a major production for six weeks of shooting. While Non Disclosure Agreements mean that sources can’t confirm the identity of the production, Susan...
S3E53 · · 28:01
The provincial snowpack is extremely low, according to BC’s Ministry of Water Land and Resource Stewardship. Midcoast Morning explores what that means, and what the situation is on t...
S3E52 · · 28:06
Exploring bad leadership and threats to democracy. Monday night in at VIU’s Malaspina Theatre, Michael Mackenzie, the university’s Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadershi...
S3E52 · · 28:00
It’s no secret that downtown Nanaimo has developed a certain reputation, according to a recent column appearing in the Nanaimo News Bulletin. That assertion could be backed up by ne...
S3E52 · · 28:00
Public engagement suggests People want BC Ferries to be reliable, affordable, and integrated with other forms of transit. Those emerged as the top three priorities for respondents ...
S3E51 · · 28:00
Nanoose Bay resident Natasha Bob is working to keep a piece of local history alive. It all started 30 years ago with the discovery and partial excavation of a burial site where a co...
S3E50 · · 39:01
The largest Vancouver Island based financial services organization is planning to merge with a credit union on the mainland. Coastal Community Credit Union and BlueShore Financial h...
S3E49 · · 27:17
A Buddhist butler mixed up in murder, a decade off grid on a remote island, and the journey to self publishing, Midcoast Morning explores the experience of some of the many authors ...
S3E47 · · 35:34
Islands trust Council has approved this year’s budget following a quarterly meeting that took place in Nanaimo last week. Among this year’s projects is a review of Gabriola Island’s...
S3E47 · · 28:00
Nanaimo has announced the winners of its 2024 culture awards. The prizes have been bringing awareness to the breadth and variety of cultural activity in Nanaimo since 1998. This ye...
S3E47 · · 28:01
The Islands Trust is a special form of government serving gulf islands in the Salish Sea. It was created by provincial legislation in 1974, with a mandate to preserve and protect t...
S3E46 · · 28:01
On Friday, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh was in Nanaimo as part of a tour of Vancouver Island. He visited the CHLY studio, alongside Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Lisa Marie Barron for a c...
S3E45 · · 28:01
The City of Nanaimo is bringing in bylaws around its electric vehicle(EV) chargers. This week city council adopted new bylaws set to come into effect in June first that will see EV...
S3E44 · · 28:01
Financial troubles at Vancouver Island University could mean the end of the school’s music programs. The VIU Senate Planning and Priorities Committee voted to approve a proposal to ...
S3E43 · · 28:01
It’s mating season for Eagles on Vancouver Island. Mike Yip says everybody recognizes the eagle, but not everyone is aware of what the raptors get up to month to month. The Nanoose...
S3E42 · · 28:01
A new hospital, a cardiology program, and more staff are all needed in Nanaimo according to Dr. David Coupland, head of the Nanaimo Medical Staff Engagement Society. Plus how could ...
S3E41 · · 28:02
Sophia worked at The Nanaimo Unitarian Shelter. She died late last year from an infection, aged 23. With her mother’s blessing, the shelter’s Executive Director Paul Manly is sha...
S3E40 · · 28:01
There’s a cloud of uncertainty hanging over many smaller media outlets around Vancouver Island and beyond. A federally funded program to support civic journalism in under-served co...
S3E39 · · 28:01
Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog discusses the cancelled alternative approval process and the future of the public works yard project. Shoppers at Nanaimo’s Superette share memories of the...
