Chris Bush

British Columbia

Photographer and Reporter at Black Press Media

Photographer and Reporter at Nanaimo News Bulletin

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Articles

Job seekers connect with employers at career and education fair in Nanaimo

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

People looking for fresh opportunities to learn new skills or start careers perused dozens of information booths at the Nanaimo Career and Education Expo today. The event was hosted at Country Club Centre shopping mall on Thursday, May 29, with more than 35 exhibitors on hand.
Harewood residents win round over traffic routing at planned apartments in Nanaimo

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

Nanaimo city council is proceeding with re-zoning for an apartment complex in Harewood, but won't permit vehicle access to the site via neighbouring residential streets. A re-zoning application for 56 apartments at 335 Third St. came before council at a meeting Monday, May 26, and several area residents spoke in opposition to the idea of traffic being sent through Wharton Street and Georgia Avenue to access the property.
Nanaimo comes up short on meeting basic needs of people experiencing homelessness

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

Homelessness continues to grow in Nanaimo, but the city is coming up short with existing services, such as meal programs, emergency shelters, supportive housing, hygiene facilities, daytime services and health care to help people who are unhoused, according to a new report. The assessment was presented in a city staff report at a governance and priorities committee meeting May 12.
City of Nanaimo planning for ‘rampant' cost increases in infrastructure work

1 week ago | vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Chris Bush

The City of Nanaimo will have to pony up more cash if it wants to keep pace with skyrocketing costs of maintaining and renewing critical infrastructure. At a finance committee meeting Wednesday, May 21, council members received word from staff that the city won’t be able to properly maintain some of its infrastructure without, in some cases, nearly doubling project funding to cover rising prices for repair and replacement work.
City of Nanaimo planning for ‘rampant' cost increases in infrastructure work

1 week ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

The City of Nanaimo will have to pony up more cash if it wants to keep pace with skyrocketing costs of maintaining and renewing critical infrastructure. At a finance committee meeting Wednesday, May 21, council members received word from staff that the city won’t be able to properly maintain some of its infrastructure without, in some cases, nearly doubling project funding to cover rising prices for repair and replacement work.
Nanaimo Aquatic Centre HVAC replacement costs double to $12 million

2 weeks ago | vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Chris Bush

Bad news about the rising cost of replacing systems that control excessive humidity in Nanaimo Aquatic Centre put a damper on city finances. Councillors, at a finance and audit committee meeting Wednesday, May 21, heard that replacement of the aquatic centre's HVAC system will now cost more than double the original $5.7 million estimate. Nearly 25 years after the NAC was completed in 2001, its HVAC is nearing the end of its service life.
Nanaimo Aquatic Centre HVAC replacement costs double to $12 million

2 weeks ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

Bad news about the rising cost of replacing systems that control excessive humidity in Nanaimo Aquatic Centre put a damper on city finances. Councillors, at a finance and audit committee meeting Wednesday, May 21, heard that replacement of the aquatic centre's HVAC system will now cost more than double the original $5.7 million estimate. Nearly 25 years after the NAC was completed in 2001, its HVAC is nearing the end of its service life.
Firefighters douse blaze in debris pile at demolition site in downtown Nanaimo

2 weeks ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

An early morning blaze drew crews and trucks from four Nanaimo Fire Rescue stations to downtown Thursday, May 22, to what was thought to be a structure fire, but turned out to be a fire in a pile of demolition debris. The alarm came in shortly before 3:30 a.m. for a blaze at the site of the former Howard Johnson Harbourside Hotel at the intersection of Comox Road and Terminal Avenue, but when firefighters arrived they discovered a pile of lumber debris fully ablaze.
Firefighters douse blaze in debris pile at demolition site in downtown Nanaimo

2 weeks ago | vancouverislandfreedaily.com | Chris Bush

An early morning blaze drew crews and trucks from four Nanaimo Fire Rescue stations to downtown Thursday, May 22, to what was thought to be a structure fire, but turned out to be a fire in a pile of demolition debris. The alarm came in shortly before 3:30 a.m. for a blaze at the site of the former Howard Johnson Harbourside Hotel at the intersection of Comox Road and Terminal Avenue, but when firefighters arrived they discovered a pile of lumber debris fully ablaze.
Nanaimo astronomers will hear about space debris crashing down

2 weeks ago | nanaimobulletin.com | Chris Bush

Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s guest speaker normally studies the orbital dynamics of objects in the outer solar system's Kuiper Belt, but lately she’s been distracted by space junk landing in farm fields near her home in Saskatchewan.

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