The Regional District of Nanaimo received $24,500 from the wood stove exchange program to encourage residents to trade in their smoky old wood stoves for a high-efficiency model or other clean-burning appliance, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced today.

Two Nanaimo residents are recipients of BC Housing Education Awards that will help them further their education, achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Shq'apthut, a new Aboriginal gathering place opening today at Vancouver Island University (VIU), will help Aboriginal students feel comfortable and supported in their post-secondary education, assisting them to succeed in school and giving them the opportunity for good jobs to support their families.

A new apartment building that will provide 36 supportive homes for individuals at risk of homelessness is under construction in Nanaimo.

Two supportive housing developments proposed for Nanaimo will enter the next stage of the planning process with a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) being issued on Sept. 13, 2011.

Thanks to more than $97,000 in provincial Brownfield Renewal funding two brownfield sites in Nanaimo can begin the process of redevelopment.

How much sodium, represented in cups of salt, does the average British Columbian consume each year? The correct answer is 11. To stay healthy, we need less than the equivalent of five cups of salt a year.