📬 My Nanaimo This Week - November 10, 2025

November 10, 2025

This Week...

Pause to remember and honour those who fought for our freedom, explore our Poetry Trail and check out the Parks, Recreation and Culture November Giveaway. Read on for more!

Remembrance Day

Nanaimo's Remembrance Day ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 11 at 10:50 am in the Dallas Square Cenotaph. The ceremony can be attended in person or viewed live from home on Rogers tv.

A parade will take place downtown prior to the ceremony along Front Street leading to the Dallas Square cenotaph and the following roads will be closed from 9 am to 1 pm:

Skinner Street,
Chapel Street,
Church Street, and
Front Street from Church to Chapel St

City offices and rec centres, with the exception of an Everyone Welcome swim from 1 to 5 pm at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, will be closed on November 11.

Poetry Trail

Have you walked the Poetry Trail yet? This collaboration with Poet Laureate Neil Surkan, is designed to spark reflection and creativity outdoors.

When you are meandering through Bing Kee Food Forest, the harbourfront or Queen Elizabeth promenade, you will see poetry trail stations featuring a custom “viewfinder” that frames the surrounding landscape. A QR code on each station links to an online form where you can share your own poetic responses. Selected submissions will be curated and shared by the Poet Laureate.

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November Giveaway

Buy a 10- or 20-Visit Pass for admission to swimming, skating, weight rooms or gymnasium sports and you will be entered into a draw to win a Parks, Recreation and Culture gift bag! (Draw is December 1).

Passes are available for purchase at all recreation centres in Nanaimo or online by logging into your registration account (look under the tab "Punch Pass").

This Week on the Sweet Layered Podcast

On the latest episode of the City of Nanaimo’s podcast, we’re joined by Jamie-Brett Sine, the City’s Culture Coordinator, to talk about Luminous Paths: Nanaimo’s 150 and Beyond, a month-long winter art festival that lit up Maffeo Sutton Park earlier this year.

Listen and follow!

City Receives Safety Award

On behalf of the City of Nanaimo, Sheldon Weatherby, Manager Occupational Health & Safety, proudly accepted the BC Municipal Safety Association’s 2025 Safety Improvement Award! This recognition celebrates our team’s leadership, dedication and hard work in creating a safer, healthier workplace — while helping injured employees recover and return to work. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement. Together, we’re building a culture of safety that truly makes a difference!

Social Club

Social Club is a gathering focused on fostering social connections and community spirit for individuals with diverse abilities. Attendees have the opportunity to participate in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, including arts and crafts, collaborative games and enjoying the beauty of the community together. The club takes place Thursdays, 12 to 3 pm at Beban Park Social Centre, call 50-756-5200 for more information.

Help Prevent Flooding

Please make sure you are prepared and do your part to prevent flooding by clearing any catch basins, culverts, drains and ditches in front of your home.

Keeping catch basins clear allows rainfall to flow into the storm drains. You can help by using a shovel or a rake to keep catch basins on your street clear of debris.

If flooding occurs, call Public Works at 250-758-5222.

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Will Your Commute Be Affected This Week?

Here’s a list of up-to-date information on City construction projects. For more information on Nanaimo construction projects, visit the current Construction page on the City's website.

Expect significant delays due to single lane alternating traffic along Hammond Bay Road between Rutherford Road and Brickyard Road intersections while crews continue to work on replacing sewer and water mains. Avoid delays by taking Rutherford Road and Uplands Drive as an alternative route.
Expect slight delays due to single lane alternating traffic along Dickinson Road between Groveland Drive and Medd Road intersections while crews continue to work on replacing water mains. Avoid delays by taking Schook Road, and Dover Road as an alternative route.
There will be construction of a new crosswalk at the intersection of Campbell Street and Selby Street. Watch for lane closures, detours, construction signs and traffic control persons.
Due to a watermain upgrade, Cienar Drive will be closed, except for local traffic.
Expect single lane alternating traffic or eastbound lane closures at times on Jingle Pot Road at the intersection of Holland Road. Eastbound traffic watch for possible detour using Holland Road and Ashlee Road.

Note: All businesses in the construction areas are open unless otherwise posted. When approaching construction zones, please make sure to slow down and obey all signage and traffic personnel instructions. Remember that construction zone speed limits are 30 km/hr unless otherwise posted. If you know your commute is taking you through any of the areas below, please allow for additional time and plan ahead.

CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Work With Us!

We are currently looking for candidates to fill the following positions:

Operations Support Supervisor
Community Safety Officer
HR Coordinator
Casual Preschool Instructors & Assistants
Aquatic Supervisor
HR Associate
Police Support Clerk
Casual Engineering Development Technician
Zero Waste Coordinator
Assistant Manager, Revenue Services
Procurement Specialist
Planner I
Lifeguard/Instructor
Casual Arena Maintenance Worker
Building Official
Casual Lifeguard/Instructors
Casual Clerical Opportunities
Casuals - Police Services

JOB POSTINGS

Header for Council and Committees section

A view from the Mayor's chair in the Shaw auditorium looking toward the audience

Meetings This Week

Wednesday, November 12: Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness meeting in the SARC boardroom starting at 4 pm.

MEETINGS

If you are not able to attend or tune in live, you can always review decisions made at each Council meeting simply by reading the Council Meeting Summaries. These summaries are typically posted the day after each meeting.

COUNCIL MEETING SUMMARIES