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Live Webcam of Nanaimo City Hall Annex Addition

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Watch the live webcam of the new Nanaimo City Hall addition being built.

The City of Nanaimo has awarded a $11.875 million design-build contract to ICI/Windley to construct a replacement building for the City Hall Annex. The new building is being built at 411 Dunsmuir Street and should be completed by the fall of this year, 2012.

You can see the architectural firm and what the new three level City Hall of Nanaimo addition will look like; Chow Low Hammond Architects.

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Ladysmith takes Shop Local Challenge

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First, happy 2012 everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday season. Did you have time to take a drive to Ladysmith and take in all their beautiful holiday lights down First Avenue? Did you notice anything missing? Yes? Closed up shops?!

Just like Nanaimo, Ladysmith has seen some local small businesses close up on their main downtown streets. To stop this trend, Ladysmith has embraced a plan to turn up the business for local small business merchants by challenging all residents to take the Ten Percent Shift Challenge.

The plan is to challenge all Ladysmith residents to spend 10% of all their purchases in Ladysmith! One of the top ten reasons to shop local is to spread the prosperity! Time to change your daily routine.

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Wanted: Engineering and Planning Consultants in Nanaimo

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The City of Nanaimo has a bid opportunity for the services of an engineering consultant for a water audit.

The goal of this Nanaimo water audit is to review the existing water uses and accounting measures; identify where and how improvements can be made, quantify water uses, consumption, unaccounted water and determine a water system leakage index.

Also, the water audit is to review the water utility billing procedures and recommend improvements.

Proposals for this bid opportunity close December 9, 2011 at 2pm PST.

The City of Nanaimo is also seeking proposals from a planning consultant to develop a comprehensive strategic plan. The consultant would work with the City Council of Nanaimo and senior city staff. The consultant is required to coordinate and facilitate the planning process, and create a strategic planning document suitable for public review and presentation.

Proposals for this bid opportunity close December 9, 2011 at 2pm PST.

For more information visit The City of Nanaimo.

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Ladysmith gets new visitor centre

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Ladysmith Visitor Centre

Ladysmith will soon have a new floating visitor centre! The Ladysmith Maritime Society commissioned plans from a Victoria architect firm for a visitor centre which will have all the amenities for maritime visitors including: laundry, showers, washrooms and social reception facilities.

In the meantime, the LMS is looking for a commercial contractor to build the Ladysmith Visitor Centre.  If you are interested in this construction opportunity, visit their website.

Brush Clearing and Towing Services Wanted

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Opportunity knocks, the City of Nanaimo is looking for brush cutting and clearing services.  The closing date and time: tenders must be received at the Purchasing Department before 2:00 P.M. (14:00 hrs) PST on Wednesday, March 23, 2011.

Do you offer Towing and Storage Services? The City of Nanaimo requires your services. Closing date and time: Prior to 2:00 PM PST on March 24, 2011. 

Closing Location is the City of Nanaimo, Purchasing Department
2020 Labieux Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6J9.

Proposals will not be opened in public, for more information on these bid opportunities go to City of Nanaimo on the blogroll.

Wanted: Vending Machine Services – Oceanside

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Opportunity knocks! Do you offer a healthy food vending machine service in Parksville or Qualicum Beach?

This month the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) will  issue a request for proposals for a new contract to operate vending machines at Oceanside Place and Ravensong Aquatic Centre in Qualicum Beach. The chosen contractor will be required to supply healthy choice vending in accordance with the three year healthy eating guide implementation chart approved by the regional board.

For more information visit RDN on the blogroll and follow the links to Recreational Services.