REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
AGENDA

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

1:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Board Chambers (Webstreamed)

This meeting will be recorded

 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Chair will respectfully acknowledge the Coast Salish Nations on whose traditional territory this meeting takes place.

3.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

• (All Directors - One Vote)
  
  That the agenda be approved as presented. 

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  That the following minutes be adopted:

4.1

Regular Board Meeting - February 24, 2026

5.

INVITED PRESENTATION

5.1

Colin Koszman, Manager, Community Relations and Francis Guyver, Land Use Forester, Mosaic Forest Management, re Mosaic Forest Management General Update - Attending in Person

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  That the following minutes be received for information:

6.1

Committee of the Whole Meeting - March 3, 2026

7.

CORRESPONDENCE

8.

REPORTS

8.1

2026 General Local Election – Appointment of Election Officials and Rescheduling the October 8, 2026, Electoral Area Services Committee Meeting

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  1. That Jacquie Hill be appointed as Chief Election Officer to conduct the 2026 Regional District of Nanaimo General Local Election and any assent voting (referendum) held in conjunction with it, pursuant to sections 58 and 170 of the Local Government Act.

• 2. That Nelda Richardson, Christine Holt, Shanna Patrickson, and Dilbar Rupa be appointed as Deputy Chief Election Officers for the Regional District of Nanaimo 2026 General Local Election and any assent voting (referendum) held in conjunction with it, pursuant to sections 58 and 170 of the Local Government Act.

• 3. That the Electoral Area Services Committee meeting scheduled for October 8, 2026, be rescheduled to October 1, 2026.

8.2

Request for Support – Orphan Dikes Advocacy

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  1. That the Chair write to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) expressing the Regional District of Nanaimo's (RDN) support for the RDOS’s advocacy letter regarding orphan dikes and authorizing the addition of the RDN's name as a signatory to the letter, along with the RDN's logo.

• 2. That the Chair write to the Regional District of Nanaimo's member municipalities to request that they seek endorsement from their Councils to support the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen's advocacy letter regarding orphan dikes.

8.3

Regional District of Nanaimo Board Voting Formula – Further Consideration

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  1. That the Board support a change to the Regional District of Nanaimo Board Voting Formula.

• 2. That the Board provide direction on which voting formula option(s) the Board would like to further consider.

• 3. That the Board direct that letters regarding the voting formula option(s) that the Board would like to further consider be sent to the Mayor and Council of the City of Nanaimo, the City of Parksville, the District of Lantzville and the Town of Qualicum Beach seeking their input.

• 4. That the Board direct that Qualicum First Nation, Snaw-Naw-As First Nation and Snuneymuxw First Nation be informed of the proposed change in the Voting Formula Option and invite their comments.

• 5. That the Board approve the Voting Formula Engagement Plan Highlights included as Attachment No. 2.

9.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE

10.

NEW BUSINESS

11.

IN CAMERA

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  That pursuant to the following sections of the Community Charter the Board proceed to an In Camera meeting:

  • 90(1)(j) information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; 
  • 90(1)(m) a matter that, under another enactment, is such that the public may be excluded from the meeting; and
  • 90(2)(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations:
    • (iii) between the municipality and a first nation or a prescribed Indigenous entity, or between a first nation or a prescribed Indigenous entity and a third party.

12.

ADJOURNMENT

• (All Directors - One Vote)

  That the meeting be adjourned.