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but narrow and lacked issues around spill out into the park and traffic. While not against a high rise, she calls the current proposal too tall and too bulky for the site. “This is a really important BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM THE NEwS BULLETiN site. It’s what you see when you come in off the water, it’s what A draft lease agreement for you see when you are flying Georgia Park is in the works in and it’s what you see when after city council granted a you come around that corner. I rezoning bid for a larger, taller think we have to be a little more waterfront hotel. thoughtful about it,” said BrenNanaimo city council rezoned nan, who recalls the developer Insight Holdings’ Front Street inviting council members out properties in a 7-2 vote Mon- for coffee in the summertime. day, giving the company the “So that’s a very fast order of right to add more height and business; generally these things square footage to take a little longer its proposed Hilton ELECTION 2014 to make right for the hotel than previously Candidates weigh site.” allowed. It means in on the Georgia Mayor John Rutthe project can now Park land lease. tan said he approved tower 35 storeys from Page 3 rezoning because he the Nanaimo watersupports this project, front, a 12-storey increase from adding when it comes down to original zoning on the largest of fundamentals, it’s a question of the company’s two Front Street wanting another hotel or not. He sites. sees quality hotel rooms nearby The move will prompt the or adjacent to the conference city to work on a lease agree- centre as the reason why there ment for Georgia Park, where aren’t larger conventions. the hotel developers have pro“The thing is they couldn’t posed a loading dock and ame- move ahead without that nities like a grand staircase. approval,” he said. According to Coun. Diane As part of the rezoning proBrennan, who opposed the cess, the city has secured a rezoning motion with Coun. Jim $1.187 million contribution for Kipp, the process has been very park improvements. It’s also fast and needs to slow down working on a draft lease agreeso the city can work with the ment, with a report expected developer to find something this December. According to more suitable. In 2007, Insight a project spokesman, groundHoldings had applied to the city breaking for the hotel is likely for a 25-storey high-rise condo, a year away. which Brennan said was tall news@nanaimobulletin.com
CITY STAFF will draft lease agreement for Georgia Park land.
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Pattie Walker, owner of Pattie’s Party Palace, clears out the skeletons of shoplifters she caught and kept locked up in one of her change rooms all year. Business has been frighteningly brisk at costume and party supply stores around Nanaimo as customers don disguises for a night of tricks and treats.
Halloween night doesn’t need to be frightful Police in Nanaimo are suggesting a few tricks to make sure Halloween is a treat for children, drivers and homeowners. Trick or treaters and their parents can prepare for a safe night out by taking a few safety precautions. Trick or treating is safer when done in groups.
Bright colours and reflective materials make a safer costume, and masks that restrict vision should be avoided. C h i l d re n s h o u l d never eat treats until adults have inspected the goodies. Children shouldn’t criss-cross streets or run out from between parked vehicles. Driv-
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ers are asked to slow down and be prepared to react, since children can pop out onto the road anywhere at any time on Halloween. Possession and discharge of fireworks is prohibited in Nanaimo without obtaining prior written permission from the city. “Halloween is traditionally a busy night
a n d a c c o r d i n g l y, the Nanaimo RCMP will have sufficient resources in place augmented by auxiliary police officers and Community Policing volunteers,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, in a press release. “Have fun, stay safe and enjoy the evening.”
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