Residents within the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) will be seeing a 21% increase in Hospital taxes this July on their municipal property tax bills this summer. Further the RDN's plan is to continue 21% increases on a compounded basis for the next 3 years. Proponents of the tax hike (including Mayor Westbroek )spoke of the need for more healthcare and to ensure future tax payers are not saddled with high debt repayment, as costs are likely to escalate by ....

Late last week rumors on Facebook surfaced indicating that the town no longer intends to renew the lease with the school board for the Qualicum Commons property and presumably sub tenants in the building were notified that their sub leases would not be extended. This was confirmed by the town on Tuesday in a news release....

The multiunit complex proposed for 532 Memorial Avenue came before Council again on March 25, 2026. By way of background, this project was first presented to Council on January 8, 2025 to provide Council with an initial look at the proponent's proposal for the property. In response to Council's concerns at that meeting, the proponent revised the project by reducing the density and height...

For those of you keeping track of how much the Town is spending on Eaglecrest Golf Course, you can add another $755,428 (plus the applicable PST and GST) to the tab. This is the amount Council recently spent to purchase golf course maintenance equipment for Eaglecrest Golf Course. If you were not aware of this purchase, you were not alone. The purchase was authorized at what was essentially a closed meeting of Council. This is not the transparency and disclosure...

You might be pleased to see that your QB municipal portion of property taxes are only increasing by 6.5% in 2026. However, the more important question to be asked is whether this is sufficient for the town to achieve financial sustainability. .....

Not withstanding the towns decision to complete the purchase the Eaglecrest golf course lands, many residents throughout the town remain unconvinced that proceeding with the towns "Revisioning of Eaglecrest" is the best path forward. .....