NANAIMO
Local electrical engineer, Don Gayton has created a website that connects patients with physicians who are accepting new clients. FindaDoctorbc.ca website monitors about 257 family clinics, which represents about 1500 doctors.
Aladins Café located at 67 Victoria Crescent is under new ownership and management.
Country Club Mall is celebrating 40 years of growth.
Hadi Abassi
Atlas Engineered Products have delivered the first pre-manufactured wall panels to an office development project South of Nanaimo. The panels will speed up the construction timeline in comparison to traditional stick framing, according to Founder and Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Development Hadi Abassi.
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Retired Netflix CMO Kelly Bennett donated a $30,000 appearance fee from London Drugs from a November speaking engagement to the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation and Nanaimo Child Development Centre at $15,000 apiece.
One of Nanaimo-based cannabis company Tilray’s Good Manufacturing Produced-certified products was used in an Australian clinical trial, moving from its pilot phase to a larger study to determine its place in routine care for cancer patients. The results, published in the Annals of Oncology, showed a significant improvement in controlling chemotherapy side effects. Tilray is supplying the product for the next trial, which is being funded by the state government.
Nanaimo city council is pursuing a new boathouse at Loudon Park and a resurfaced track at Rotary Bowl Stadium in the form of infrastructure grants. The grant money, if approved, would come from the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program to support BC Communities recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The $100-million program, available to local governments, indigenous applicants and not-for-profit organizations, is intended to create employment and covers 100 per cent of funding for projects up to $1 million.
The Harris House Clinic in downtown Nanaimo has closed and relocated to a new medical facility on Waddington Road. The newly named Health Matters! Central Vancouver Island Harm Reduction Services is now closer to Nanaimo’s hospital. Their core services will remain focused on testing for STD and blood-borne diseases.
With seismic upgrades on the Machine Shop near completion, the Town of Ladysmith is seeking additional funds for structural, electrical, mechanical, exterior boardwalk, and infrastructure upgrades necessary to safely allow users to occupy the site. The Town will seek grant funding for phase two rehabilitation for $3,114,611 through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, also committing $1,132,779 via the Real Property Reserve and General Government Reserves.
COWICHAN VALLEY
Captain Andy’s Fish and Chips has opened in Chemainus Public Market. Co-owner Warren Goulding says it is open 7 days a week and offers take-out as well as limited seating. Call 250-324-4888.
The Crofton Pharmacy and Medical Clinic has opened. Located at the corner of Queen Street and Joan Avenue. The location will offer virtual medical services, flu shots and more. The pharmacy’s regular hours are Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
The construction of the new $48-million RCMP detachment in North Cowichan will be done in structural steel rather than mass timber as originally planned, saving $1.8 million in building costs. The facility will be located on a five-acre property owned by the Municipality of North Cowichan bordering Ford Road and Drinkwater Road.
A new townhome community is coming to 1027 College Place near Cowichan District Hospital. The three and four-level condos, built by Nicon Developments Limited, will be conveniently located near shops and recreation areas, and will include indoor exploration opportunities.
The Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Oyster Bay has donated $7,500 to support the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association Volunteer Counselling Program through its Common Ground initiative, a charitable endeavour across all MasterBUILT hotel properties.
Rainforest Arts at 9781 Willow Street in Chemainus has hired Stephanie Allesia as their new gallery manager.
The Beachwood Estates have opened on the Chemainus waterfront at the corner of Malcolm and Chemainus Road. The subdivision consists of 11 single detached building lots, a single detached home and three waterfront building lots. The project was built by Maven Consulting Ltd. of North Vancouver.
The Community Energy Association has announced the Cowichan Valley Regional District as winner of the Climate Adaptation Award at the 2020 Climate & Energy Action Awards in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, Union of BC Municipalities, BC Hydro, FortisBC and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.
The Cowichan Valley’s Westholme Tea Company at 8350 Richards Trail is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The 11-acre organic tea garden, tea shop, and gallery will launch new products and experiences beginning on October 10th, including new ceramic works, limited-edition Westholme-grown tea, the permanent reopening of The Gallery at Westholme. Visit www.westholmetea.com to find out more