This Week... Reduce blue cart contamination, learn about major road work and help make the City more accessible. Read on for more! | Recycle Right Challenge This spring, the City of Nanaimo and Leadership Vancouver Island are partnering on a social media campaign to encourage Nanaimo residents to #RecycleRight! Over the next two weeks we invite you to help raise awareness about blue cart contamination for a chance to win some great prizes. To enter: - Share your photos and/or videos showing how you (and your family) #RecycleRight
- Tag the City of Nanaimo on Facebook and/or Instagram and use the hashtags #RecycleRight and #NanaimoRecycles
Help us lower contamination rates in curbside recycling to prevent increased service fees and recycling ending up in the landfill. RECYCLE RIGHT CHALLENGE | Bastion Lighting When you see the Bastion lit up in a colour, it's for a special reason such as a holiday or awareness for a cause. Over the next month, the Bastion will be lit: - Blue, Pink and White on March 31 for Transgender Day of Visibility
- Purple from April 4-6 for National Dental Hygienists Week
- Yellow, Green, Pink, Orange, Blue and Purple from April 7 to 10 for Easter
- Turquoise and Magenta on April 11 for World Parkinson’s Day
- Blue and Green from April 14 to16 while the City hosts the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) Conference
- Red on April 17 for World Hemophilia Day
- Pink and Yellow on April 18 for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day
- Purple on April 19 for Porphyria Awareness Day
BASTION LIGHTING CALENDAR | | Improving Asset Management In 2021, we embarked on digitizing the way we manage City-owned assets such as roads, water mains, fleet vehicles, parks and buildings to keep all the information in one place. This week, we begin the phased implementation of the new asset management software system by starting with our sanitary sewer department. The software will make it easier to determine the best time to proactively maintain assets to get the longest lifespan out of them and when to replace them before they get too expensive to maintain. This multi-year project received funding from the Canada Community-Building Fund and is expected to be complete by 2025. MORE INFO | | Fence Repair or Replacement Did you know? A building permit isn't required for a fence; however, the fence does need to be in complance with the Zoning Bylaw. Here are some tips: - Ornamentation and barbwire is included in fence height
- Retaining walls are regulated by fence height regulations
- Railings are included in retaining wall height
- Hedges/trees/landscaping are not regulated by fence height regulations
Visit our website for more information. FENCE HANDOUT | | Voyent Alert! Did you recieve the Voyent Alert! regarding the overnight Highway 19 - Nanaimo Parkway closure, happening March 26 to 30? If you have already registered for Voyent Alert! app, but you did not get the alert, it might be because your push notifications have not been turned on or the phone has offloaded it, putting it into a deep sleep. For tips on how to make sure you recieve them, or for instructions on how to sign up for Voyent Alert! please visit our website www.nanaimo.ca/goto/alerts. VOYENT ALERT | Will Your Commute Be Affected This Week? - Night construction has begun on Mary Ellen Drive. Parkway access will be closed from 6 to 11 pm. Please use the Old Island Highway to access businesses within Woodgrove Crossing. From 11 pm to 6 am, the road will be completely closed to traffic. Please exercise patience as drivers get used to the roundabout configuration.
- Country Club Drive (from Wassell Way to Rock City Road) will be closed during the day for a water main upgrade. Access will be limited to residents, and emergency services. Other commuters should plan an alternate route.
- Milton Street at Haliburton will be closed on Monday, March 27 from 7 am to 7 pm.
For the City of Nanaimo’s Midtown Water Supply Project: - The Parkway (HWY19) between Jingle Pot Road/Third Street intersection and the College Drive/Fifth Street intersection will be closed for night work to take place between 7 pm and 7 am from March 26 to 30. Commuters will need to follow the detour or use the Inland Island Highway (HWY19A). Please refer to the graphic above.
- Traffic flow is adjusted along Northfield Road between the Parkway (HWY19) and Boxwood Road for this critical infrastructure project. Traffic should avoid this area if possible and delays are to be expected. The speed limit is reduced to 30 km/h. Drivers must slow down in work zones and pay close attention to signage.
- The trails between Black Diamond/VIU/Third Street are closed to cycling and pedestrian traffic for site preparations. The trail closure will be in place 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the end of April.
- Commuters can expect minor delays along many streets in the City while the construction crews progress on this project. The construction will create visual distractions and minor delays for commuters. Drivers, pay close attention to signage and avoid these areas if possible:
- Boxwood Road, between Meredith Road and Tulsa Road, as construction traffic enters and exits this section of the project.
- Griffiths Road, end to Madsen Road, as construction traffic enters and exits this section of the project.
- East Wellington Road, between the Parkway (HWY19) and Madsen Road, as construction traffic enters and exits this section of the project.
- Third Street across from the Rotary Fieldhouse as construction traffic enters and exits this section of the project.
- College Drive at the Parkway (HWY19) as a construction access is developed for this section of the project.
For the City of Nanaimo’s Midtown Gateway Project: - There will be lane closures on Bowen Road from 7 pm March 26 to 7 pm March 27. One vehicle lane per direction will be available, however, drivers are encouraged to use an alternate route if possible to avoid delays.
- Rosstown Road, at the intersection of Bowen Road, will be closed to vehicle access from 7 pm March 26 to 7 pm March 27. Drivers are asked to detour around using Pheasant Terrace and Labieux Road. There will be no transit service along Rosstown Road or Pheasant Terrace. Transit users are asked to use existing bus stops on Labieux Road and to check out the latest BC Transit information.
- Construction work will move to 24 hours a day from March 11 until March 26.
- The southern Bowen Road access into Beban Park remains closed 24 hours per day to all vehicle traffic, cyclists and pedestrians until March 31. Please use one of the alternate park accesses.
- All main parking lots, facilities and park amenities within Beban Park are open during construction. Certain areas of the park are fenced off and closed to the public for safety reasons. Please obey all signage placed for your safety and follow the directions of any flag persons on duty.
- There will be sidewalk closures along Bowen Road between Northfield Road and Labieux Road. Pedestrians are asked to follow sidewalk detour signage placed for your safety and follow the directions of any flag persons on duty.
CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS | Work With Us! We are currently looking for candidates to fill the following positions: - Buyer
- Recreation Coordinator - Aquatics
- Casual Police Information Clerks
- Applications Support Positions (1 Permanent Full-time & 2 Tempoarry Full-Time)
- Civil Design Technologist
- Temporary Recreation Leader II - Inclusion
- Roads Management Specialist - Temporary Full-Time
- Building Official
- Casuals - Police Services
- Custodian - Relief Pool
- Casual Lifeguard/Instructors
JOB POSTINGS | Apply To ACAI Today Starting Wednesday, March 22, The City of Nanaimo will be accepting applications for the Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness (ACAI). The purpose of the ACAI is to promote social and political equity within existing and proposed City plans, policies, bylaws and infrastructure and make recommendations to ensure that the City is inclusive and accommodating to citizens of all ages, abilities and walks of life. The term for this committee will end October 2026. Application forms can be submitted online or picked up from Legislative Services in City Hall (455 Wallace Street). Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21. APPLICATION FORM | Stay up to Date with Council, Programming and Events | | | | |
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