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Chase River Elementary School has been selected to participate in Nanaimo’s Active School Travel program in 2024 and 2025.
Cinnabar Valley Elementary School has been selected to participate in Nanaimo’s Active School Travel program in 2024 and 2025.
We’re planning improvements to make this urban area safer, more accessible and interconnected for walking, biking, rolling and taking transit.
We invite you to explore some of our downtown revitalization stories.
Design Commercial is reimagining one of Nanaimo's most iconic streets. Check it out!
Consideration of waterfront walkway expansion focusing on Departure Bay.
Learn about Nanaimo's Animal Responsibility Bylaw.
As part of the REIMAGINE Nanaimo process, the City of Nanaimo reviewed how it works with neighbourhood associations.
We are seeking your input on a proposal to pre-zone land within Urban Centre and Corridor Future Land Use Designations, to incentivize the development of social housing.
The purpose of this Citywide Parking Review was to review parking regulations to better align with City Plan and the community's goals and values.
The City of Nanaimo is working on a Sea Level Rise Management Plan, which will identify vulnerable coastal areas and recommend solutions to protect our shoreline.
This project's goal is the creation a policy/regulatory framework that supports tenants at risk of displacement due to redevelopment.
The Increasing Housing Options project was impacted by new Provincial Housing Legislation announced in November 2023.
This project's goal is to develop and implement a strategy to address gun and gang violence and promote youth resilience in Nanaimo.
The Bowen Park disc golf course will be redesigned and rebuilt in 2026.
Stay up-to-date with construction of the new Crew and Administration and Fleet buildings in Nanaimo's Public Works Yard.
The City of Nanaimo (City) is in the process of updating Development Cost Charge Bylaw and in the process of creating a new Amenity Cost Charges (ACC) Bylaw.
The purpose of the Woodgrove Area Plan project is to provide more detailed land use and policy guidance for land within the Woodgrove Secondary Urban Centre.
E-Mobility stands for Electric Mobility and includes electric vehicles as well as smaller, light weight electric modes like e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards.
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Community members had the opportunity to choose new playground equipment for the Diver Lake Playground.
Community members had the opportunity to choose new playground equipment for the McGirr Playground.
Tactical urbanism is the use of economical, flexible and short-term projects to prove (or disprove) a theory and advance long-term goals. In this case, safety goals.
Learn more about the Westwood Lake improvements project.
The City of Nanaimo works with School District 68 and other agencies to facilitate an “Active School Travel” (AST) program.
This study helped build an in-depth understanding of the economic, social, and environmental impacts generated by not-for-profit organizations in Nanaimo.
We are pleased to announce that on July 21, 2025 Council adopted Bylaw 4500.235 and the Form and Character Design Guidelines.
Develop a plan for the 5-acres property located at 933 Park Avenue.
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