Departure Bay Waterfront Walkway
Consultation has concluded
The City of Nanaimo’s waterfront walkway is a much-valued community asset. Built incrementally over the last 30 years, the walkway provides opportunities for recreation, culture, access to nature, and social activities for both residents and tourists.
The City is currently considering a key phase of expansion which focuses on Departure Bay between the existing trail behind BC Ferries Terminal to the existing waterfront walkway near the Kin Hut at Kinsmen Park. Improvements are part of the much larger Nanaimo Waterfront Walkway Implementation Plan that outlines an upgraded and expanded walkway from Departure Bay to the Nanaimo River Estuary. Upgrades would provide a continuous, accessible pathway with improved connectivity to make it easier to walk and bike around the City.
Waterfront walk, cycle, beach and environmental improvements for the Departure Bay segment are intended to provide better access to waterfront/beach areas, enhance shoreline habitat, and provide better connectivity to other areas in the City.
The City acknowledges Nanaimo is on the ancestral lands of the Snuneymuxw First Nation and the Snaw-naw-as (Nanoose) First Nation, of the Coast Salish people, who have lived along the waterfront for generations.