Business

To help grow and promote Vancouver Island tourism, communities of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum (Oceanside), Cowichan Valley and Port Alberni received provincial funding toward marketing and development projects.

In the 50 years that Don Yuen has been in the grocery business, the Fairway Market owner has come a long way since not knowing the English names of the vegetables he was selling.

A piece of Nanaimo's history is getting spruced up this summer as the Quarterway Pub undergoes renovations.

The Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce has a new team at the helm to guide it through the last half of 2011 and into 2012.

Credit union members donate rebates

The value of building permits issued in B.C. continued to rise compared to the year before, according to April building permit numbers released by Statistics Canada.

The province’s nine international trade and investment representatives are in Nanaimo this week to discuss opportunities with local companies, municipal officials and organizations interested in doing business in overseas markets.

The future is uncertain for workers currently employed at Zellers at Nanaimo North Town Centre.

Island residents could see most mail delivery stopped next week by a strike, or perhaps a federal lockout.