News and Announcements
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May 16, 2025, 10:00 AM
Westwood Lake Beach - open for the long weekend!
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May 13, 2025, 1:00 PM
Council sets 2025 property tax rate
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May 12, 2025, 2:08 PM
Healthamongus event welcomes thousands of students to Harewood park this week
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May 12, 2025, 10:00 AM
BC Transit's Umo cards and fare products now available at City facilities
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May 12, 2025, 9:55 AM
My Nanaimo This Week - May 12, 2025
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May 8, 2025, 3:52 PM
May 5, 2025 Council meeting summary
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May 8, 2025, 12:00 PM
City of Nanaimo seeking input for home energy retrofit financing options
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May 7, 2025, 11:00 AM
Potential Canada Post strike may delay City tax notices
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May 7, 2025, 10:00 AM
People, Purpose, Presence - City of Nanaimo celebrates Public Works Week
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May 5, 2025, 10:13 AM
My Nanaimo This Week - May 5, 2025
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May 1, 2025, 2:00 PM
Busy Nanaimo intersection about to get road and safety improvements
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Apr 30, 2025, 11:00 AM
City seeks volunteers for Committee and Variance Board
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Apr 30, 2025, 10:00 AM
Emergency Preparedness Week is May 4 to May 10, 2025
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Apr 29, 2025, 12:24 PM
Concerts in the Park are back this summer
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Apr 28, 2025, 11:15 AM
City of Nanaimo message to the Filipino community
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Apr 28, 2025, 10:20 AM
My Nanaimo This Week - April 28, 2025
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Apr 28, 2025, 10:00 AM
Remembering lives lost on April 28 - Canada's National Day of Mourning
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Apr 23, 2025, 3:23 PM
Service disruption April 24, 5-8 pm
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Apr 22, 2025, 1:36 PM
My Nanaimo This Week - April 22, 2025
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Apr 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
City Council approves improvements to Loudon Park
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Apr 14, 2025, 4:33 PM
My Nanaimo This Week for April 14, 2025


Events
Bastion Lighting Colours Red and White on May 5, 2025 for the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands
Veterans Affairs Canada and their partners will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. From the fall of 1944 to the spring of 1945, Canadian soldiers played a pivotal role in liberating the Netherlands town by town. Their perseverance paved the road to liberation and the eventual surrender of the remaining German forces.
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