Cowichan Bay Prawn Fisher Fears for Livelihood with New Regulations
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has made the sale of frozen-at-sea spot prawns potentially illegal, which could effectively stop the sale of all frozen spot-prawns to Canadian markets. In B.C., about 2,450 metric tonnes of spot prawns are harvested annually, with about 65 per cent coming from the waters between Vancouver Island and the Mainland.
Permanent Paramedic Positions Coming for Rural BC
Spokesperson Shannon Miller says in many smaller communities across the province, including on Vancouver Island, BCEHS has relied on ‘on-call’ and ‘standby paramedic’ positions, meaning paramedics wouldn’t have a set schedule or regular 8-hour workday and instead would get shifts based on a monthly availability sheet
New $4.2M Children's Development Centre Comes to Saanich
Construction has begun on a multimillion-dollar children's development centre in Saanich, the B.C. government announced Wednesday. The $4.2 million facility will replace the current children's development centre, and will offer specialized courses and mental health support programs for children and families.
New Food and Beverage Business Incubator and Accelerator Program for Cowichan
Economic Development Cowichan has launched a new food and beverage business incubation and acceleration program in partnership with Spring Activator. The Cowichan Food Innovation Program is a free, 12-week virtual program beginning in April 2021. The program will support new and existing businesses through launch preparation, pivot, or growth and expansion. Applications are open now until March 31.
New Hotel Opens in Nanaimo
The Quality Inn hotel is one of three hotels currently being developed in Nanaimo, alongside the under construction Gordon St. hotel and the stalled Front. St. hotel.
Work Begins for $48.5M French Creek Pollution Control Centre Expansion
It is being expanded to meet the growing population and also to improve the odour control, upgrade the aging infrastructure to enhance efficiency and also to contribute to carbon neutrality with use of solar panels and recovering heat treated effluent.
Nanaimo’s Residential Construction Sector Maintains Steady Pace During Pandemic
COVID-19 doesn’t appear to be a major hindrance in building new homes in the city. A presentation Monday night from the City’s director of development approvals Jeremy Holm showed permitted values of all construction projects in Nanaimo reached $243 million in 2020.
More Thank 200,000 Women Are Now Long Term Unemployed
It’s no secret the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on women, especially racialized, low-income or recent immigrant women; women lost twice as many jobs or hours as men during and after the March lockdowns, and have recovered those jobs or hours much more slowly. In July, women’s participation in the labour force reached its lowest level in 30 years.
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