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Our City, Our Voices.
REIMAGINE NANAIMO is our opportunity to create a collective vision and road map for our future City. Together, we will identify our strengths to appreciate what we have today, and look forward to new opportunities to strengthen and grow our community. As our population grows to 100,000 residents and beyond, we need to collectively imagine how our spaces and places evolve to better meet the needs of our natural environment and of all who live here.
What kind of city will Nanaimo be in 20 years and beyond?
Our community plans will be built with ideas from individuals, groups, and organizations through their participation in REIMAGINE NANAIMO. To be successful, we need voices from across our community to share in the conversation. A key aim of this process is to be accessible to everyone – regardless of your age, your time constraints, or your knowledge base – it's easy to be part of building our community vision. We are committed to cultural safety and humility, LGBTQ2S+, accessibility and inclusiveness. The plans that we create together will guide the decisions that shape our City over the coming years.
Nanaimo is for all of us. Let's reimagine our future – together.
Our City, Our Voices.
REIMAGINE NANAIMO is our opportunity to create a collective vision and road map for our future City. Together, we will identify our strengths to appreciate what we have today, and look forward to new opportunities to strengthen and grow our community. As our population grows to 100,000 residents and beyond, we need to collectively imagine how our spaces and places evolve to better meet the needs of our natural environment and of all who live here.
What kind of city will Nanaimo be in 20 years and beyond?
Our community plans will be built with ideas from individuals, groups, and organizations through their participation in REIMAGINE NANAIMO. To be successful, we need voices from across our community to share in the conversation. A key aim of this process is to be accessible to everyone – regardless of your age, your time constraints, or your knowledge base – it's easy to be part of building our community vision. We are committed to cultural safety and humility, LGBTQ2S+, accessibility and inclusiveness. The plans that we create together will guide the decisions that shape our City over the coming years.
Nanaimo is for all of us. Let's reimagine our future – together.
Wow, Nanaimo! You’ve shared some great insights for the first phase of REIMAGINE NANAIMO – what’s great about our City, what needs work and fantastic ideas for the future. Take a browse through the Phase 1 Engagement Summary and the appendices and see what our community has shared so far. These ideas are now being used in Phase 2 of the process to identify a range of potential scenarios and options for Nanaimo’s future. Later this spring, we’ll be asking for your review and thoughts on these emerging directions. Stay tuned!
We’d like to congratulate all the winners whose names were drawn for a prize in the REIMAGINE NANAIMO contests. We were excited to have so many entries from the nearly 5,500 completed questionnaires. We were especially pleased to award the $500 gift card prize for the Creative Community Content to the creator of The Dream Park, which depicts an imagined park with fun for all ages. We received some wonderful creative entries which can be viewed on the Creative Community Contest page.
The full list of winners is as follows:
We have just finished Phase 1 of REIMAGINE Nanaimo, the City's coordinated strategic plan review. This first phase involved gathering ideas, and we are grateful for your interest and participation. We are now collecting the information from the ideas you have shared so far.
We will be returning in early 2021 to share the summary of your feedback and will have more opportunities for you to be part of this process. Stay tuned, Nanaimo! We look forward to engaging with you more.
The Creative Community Contest for REIMAGINE NANAIMO is now closed.
Submissions are in for a chance to win a $500 gift card (choice of ONE local Nanaimo: electronics store, OR bike shop, OR grocery store).
There were 6 themes to submit a creative response to REIMAGINE Nanaimo in the future. All entries were welcome – no matter your skill or experience, and it was open to all ages abilities.
A winner will soon be drawn for the prize draw!
Click here to read the contest terms and conditions.
Please note: the deadline for online survey submissions is now closed. We are gathering the information received and will be sharing it in early 2021. Stay tuned and look for more ways to participate in Phase 2 of REIMAGINE Nanaimo!
Fall is in the air and a rainy day is the perfect opportunity to take a few minutes and complete the IDEAS QUESTIONNAIRE!
If you have already completed the IDEAS QUESTIONNAIRE, are there any of the Topic Area Questionnaires that interest you (see links below).
~5-minute Topic Area Questionnaires (open to November 30th):
Are you up to the task of getting three others to complete the questionnaire and share their ideas? Your energy to involve others will make a big difference.
Thanks for getting involved and sharing your voice!
Please note: the deadline for online survey submissions is now closed. We are gathering the information received and will be sharing it in early 2021. Stay tuned and look for more ways to participate in Phase 2 of ReImagine Nanaimo!
Focus Topic 6 is How We Live - Our Neighbourhoods.
Use the links below to get involved in this topic:
Please participate in the Ideas Boards:
Challenge 6/6 for the creative community contest:
Show us your future dream neighbourhood in Nanaimo! What defines its character? What kinds of housing are there?
You could enter to win the prize draw $500 gift card (to your choice of a local Nanaimo: electronics store, OR bike shop, OR grocery store). You pick what is best for you!
How? Submit your creation via the Creative Community Contest form.
Click here to read the detailed contest terms and conditions.
Please note: the deadline for online survey submissions is now closed. We are gathering the information received and will be sharing it in early 2021. Stay tuned and look for more ways to participate in Phase 2 of ReImagine Nanaimo!
Focus Topic 5: How We Move - Our Active and Sustainable Transportation.
Use the links below to get involved in this topic:
Please participate in the Ideas Boards:
Challenge 5/6 (for the Creative Community Challenge):
Show us how you imagine getting around Nanaimo in the future!
You could enter to win the prize draw $500 gift card (to your choice of ONE local Nanaimo: electronics store, OR bike shop, OR grocery store). You pick what is best for you!
How? Submit your original creation via the Creative Community Contest form.
Click here to read the detailed contest terms and conditions.
Please note: the deadline for online survey submissions is now closed. We are gathering the information received and will be sharing it in early 2021. Stay tuned and look for more ways to participate in Phase 2 of ReImagine Nanaimo!
Our Focus Topic #4 : How We Work - Our Economic Development, Business, and Employment.
Use the links below to get involved in this topic:
Please participate in the Ideas Boards:
July – November 2020
This initial phase was focused on sharing information and listening to your ideas about Nanaimo's future.
January - August 2021
Develop options for how our community can achieve its shared vision, and evaluate how different options support our goals.
Fall 2021
Preferred directions will be developed into the plans, policies, and actions that will guide Nanaimo's future. These plans will be refined together with our community.
For more information and background on this project, please visit the REIMAGINE NANAIMO Project Page on the City's website.
Overall lead for the team of city staff collaborating to carry out of the REIMAGINE NANAIMO process
Phone | 250-755-4464 |
reimagine@nanaimo.ca |