In today's episode:

• New 211-unit housing project on Nanaimo’s Northfield Road issued development permit
• The City of Nanaimo looks to increase participation in LEAP program
• Former financial planner seeking Nanaimo Mayor’s chair
• Local voter turnout expected to suffer with looming provincial vote
• Nanaimo group calls on city and developer to weigh new assessment of Rock City wetland
• Trees to be removed in Nanaimo to make way for electric bus infrastructure
• Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Port Hardy
• Man serving sentence for extortion, break-and-enter, wanted on Canada-wide warrant: VicPD
• HMCS Max Bernays returns to Esquimalt after record-setting Arctic deployment
• Heavy rain in forecast as warnings issued for Metro Vancouver, B.C. coast
• Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election
• B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week
• Ontario Premier Doug Ford comes to Calgary, urges Albertans vote to remain in Canada
• Trump says he expects Canada trade deal within weeks as import ban looms

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — New 211-unit housing project on Nanaimo’s Northfield Road issued development permit
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — The City of Nanaimo looks to increase participation in LEAP program
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Former financial planner seeking Nanaimo Mayor’s chair
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Local voter turnout expected to suffer with looming provincial vote
• CHEK News — Nanaimo group calls on city and developer to weigh new assessment of Rock City wetland
• CHEK News — Trees to be removed in Nanaimo to make way for electric bus infrastructure
• EmergencyInfoBC — Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Port Hardy
• CHEK News — Man serving sentence for extortion, break-and-enter, wanted on Canada-wide warrant: VicPD
• Victoria Buzz — HMCS Max Bernays returns to Esquimalt after record-setting Arctic deployment
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Heavy rain in forecast as warnings issued for Metro Vancouver, B.C. coast
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election
• My Cowichan Valley Now — B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week
• Times Colonist — Ontario Premier Doug Ford comes to Calgary, urges Albertans vote to remain in Canada
• CHEK News — Trump says he expects Canada trade deal within weeks as import ban looms