The plan will include a streetscape vision, improvements to pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities, green/sustainable roadway and landscape improvements, and transportation improvements to meet the needs of existing and future users of the corridor.

100 Gordon Street was a City-owned property, in downtown Nanaimo

As part of the City's efforts to take action against Climate Change, the B.C. Energy Step Code Implementation Strategy was adopted by Council in July 2018. An amendment to the City's Building Bylaw was adopted in October 2019 that will require a phased implementation of the Step Code.

In 2015, a master plan update process was completed to ensure that this park campus meets the current and future recreational needs of the community

 

To help the City achieve its Transportation Plan Vision, the City of Nanaimo is developing Complete Streets Design Guidelines. The guidelines will be used to update Nanaimo's Engineering Standards and Specifications and will guide new and retrofit street improvements.

The City of Nanaimo would like to hear your comments on the draft East Wellington Park Management and Action Plan. Visit the project webpage to review the draft plan and for information on upcoming events including an open house and park visit.

The preliminary stages of the work plan include background research and data analysis. The community engagement strategy includes stakeholder interviews, community-wide survey, business survey and sector workshops to refine goals, identify specific actions, and complete the strategy.

The City of Nanaimo is planning improvements to the transportation network of the Brechin Hill area. Specifically, Estevan Road and Princess Royal Avenue will see a variety of improvements from Brechin Road to Terminal Avenue occurring in two phases.

The City of Nanaimo is planning to replace the existing Fire Station #1 at the corner Milton and Fitzwillaim Street with a new one. The new station will house Fire and Rescue Command, Fire Dispatch, Office and Administration / Business Centre and the City of Nanaimo's Emergency Coordination Centre.

Once fully completed, this proposed 5.4 km route will form the spine of Harewood's cycling network and will connect the neighborhoods' two largest commercial destinations.

In 2010, City Council adopted an improvement plan for Harewood Centennial Park to ensure that the outdated park amenities were improved to meet the recreational needs and desires of the changing community

In 2010, City Council adopted an improvement plan for Harewood Centennial Park to ensure that the outdated park amenities were improved to meet the recreational needs and desires of the changing community

The City of Nanaimo opened the new Youth Park at Harewood Centennial Park on Monday, July 6, 2020. This Youth Park is being described by many as a world-class amenity for Vancouver Island. The park, suitable for all wheels, including skateboards, features a street-style plaza and kidney-shaped bowl design that were developed though a collaborative community design process that took place well in advance of the construction. 

The entire park, located on the territory of the Snuneymuxw people, features integrated public art created by First Nation artists, Bracken Hanuse Corlett and Joel Good. Brachen Hanuse Corlett recalls how as a young person the local skate park was a "refuge" for him. He designed two youth skaters who are just "learning to shred" while Joel Good designed salmon flowing through the river adjacent to the park as a way to honour the pre-industrial history of the area.

We are reviewing our current Heritage Conservation Program to ensure that the priorities and partners are still relevant, and determine how we can work better with our partners and the community to conserve Nanaimo's heritage.

The City of Nanaimo is in the process of updating the home-based business regulations in Zoning Bylaw 4500. The update is intended to modernize the regulations to support home-based businesses while balancing the needs of the neighbourhoods in which they operate.

The City of Nanaimo undertook intersection upgrades at the Jingle Pot Rd and Westwood Rd intersection in the summer of 2019. The upgrade converted the intersection from a two-way stop to a controlled traffic signal, in addition to pedestrian and cycling improvements.

The City is converting streetlights to LED over a multiyear program. Each streetlight conversion would cost from $350 to $500. The first two phases of the project will focus on arterial roads and the third phase will replace the remainder of the streetlights in the City.

With the addition of 20.2 hectares (50 acres) added in May 2018 located off of Tanya Drive, a planning process for Linley Valley Park will be undertaken.

The City of Nanaimo is working to further improve Maffeo Sutton Park.

Phase 1 of the Maffeo Sutton Playground improvements took place from January to June 2020 and includes the addition of inclusive play equipment. The project is a partnership between the City of Nanaimo, Tire Stewardship BC, Children's Foundation of Vancouver Island, Nanaimo Child Development Centre and other community partners. The overall goal of the project was to create a destination playground that can be used by children and people of all ages and abilities.

The Mid-Town Gateway project (formerly the Boxwood Connector project) will ease traffic congestion at the intersection of Bowen Road and Northfield Road by diverting traffic and enhancing vehicle circulation. The proposed roadways will support walking, cycling and transit through the use of complete streets principles.

In December 2017, Nanaimo City Council endorsed the Nanaimo Waterfront Walkway Implementation Plan which outlines how the waterfront walkway can be upgraded and expanded from Departure Bay to the Nanaimo River Estuary.

The City of Nanaimo is conducting a review and update to the Parking Bylaw regulating off-street parking requirements.

Since 1969, BC Hydro has been supplying electricity to customers on Protection Island. Currently customers are served by a submarine cable from Nanaimo to Newcastle Island and Newcastle Island to Protection. The existing cables serving Protection Island are nearing end of life.

 

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The Protection Island Submarine Cable Replacement Project has been initiated to ensure long-term reliable supply of power to Protection Island. Upon project completion, Protection Island will be supplied with electricity from two new submarine cables in McKay Channel, beginning near Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo and terminating near Pirates Park on Protection Island.

Do you recycle your single-use plastic bags? They cannot be collected in your blue cart with the rest of your recycling, and that provides some big challenges with these little bags.

After receiving several requests from residents to install traffic calming on Ross Road to moderate speeds, the City performed traffic studies to confirm these concerns: measuring speeds along Ross Road, conducting a routing survey, and performing a travel time survey.

Construction of the new garden will begin on April 6 with completion set for July 2020. The Rotary Centennial Garden commemorates 100 years of service and contributions by the Nanaimo Rotary Club to this community. The Rotarians are donating $200,000 to the City of Nanaimo in order to implement this garden in Maffeo Sutton Park.

The City of Nanaimo is adding new LED stadium lights and a new Scoreboard to Nanaimo’s oldest baseball field, Serauxmen Stadium, located at 745 Third Street. 

In 2019 a new sanitary sewer pump station will be installed at the intersection of Park Avenue and Seventh Street to divert flow from the Chase River Trunk Sewer.  

The City of Nanaimo is currently reviewing its Zoning and Business License regulations as they relate to short term rentals and bed and breakfast (BandB) accommodation. Short term rentals refers to the rental of a room or an entire residential dwelling unit on a temporary basis (i.e., less than 30 days) often through an online platform such as Airbnbs, HomeAway or Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO).

The City of Nanaimo acquired the lands at 1 Port Drive from CP Rail in March 2013

The City of Nanaimo acquired 26.7 acres of land from CP Rail in March of 2013.

 

The Snuneymuxw First Nation has joined B.C. Housing, the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools in a partnership to develop three properties on Fifth Street and Howard Avenue.

Completed in 2019.  A proposed 0.5km pedestrian and cyclist route through Harewood Centennial Park that connects Georgia Avenue between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. It includes a new asphalt multi use path, a new pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Chase River, new LED lighting, and new intersection crossing improvements.

The Wakesiah Avenue Corridor Plan aims to increase the safety and comfort for people who walk, bike, take transit, and drive while ensuring that utility upgrades within the project area are completed in concert with the proposed surface improvements.