AAP Results - Park dedication removal for portion of Elaine Hamilton Park

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed July 22, 2025 2:00 PM

The City of Nanaimo ran an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to obtain approval of the electors to adopt "Parks Dedication Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 2255.01". The bylaw will authorize Council to remove the park dedication from a portion of Elaine Hamilton Park, located at 1631 Naylor Crescent, to dedicate it as road right-of-way in order to provide access to a future development site as envisioned in the Sandstone Master Plan.

The deadline for the receipt of elector response forms for “Parks Dedication Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 2255.01” was 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2025.

On the basis of the elector response forms received before the deadline, the Corporate Officer has determined and certified that elector approval has been obtained in accordance with Section 86 of the Community Charter. The Corporate Officer’s determination is final and conclusive. [Community Charter, section 86(9)]

Number of Elector Response Forms received prior to the deadline: 422

Ten per cent of electors within the City of Nanaimo: 7,672

Council may now proceed with the adoption of “Parks Dedication Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 2255.01".

For more information on this AAP please visit www.nanaimo.ca/goto/sandstone-aap.

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