Road access to a pair of planned condo towers next to the Pearson Bridge will move forward after the city of Nanaimo received a $790,000 grant from upper levels of government on Tuesday.
The $1.3-million road upgrade will close the existing access to Maffeo-Sutton Park and create a new intersection at Cliff Street.
Cliff Street will also [...]

A partnership that planned a 31-story condo tower where Market Square Arena once stood failed to reach a development agreement with the city by Wednesday’s deadline, putting the choice four-acre site back up for grabs.
“We tried to make progress on a new deal. That’s not going to happen,” said Justin Ohlemiller, a spokesman for Mayor [...]