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Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion Referendum

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At the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Board meeting held on October 8, 2024, the Board directed staff to proceed with preparations for a spring 2025 referendum for the Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion project.

On October 22, 2024, at the Board meeting, the RDN Board approved the following referendum question:

“Are you in favour of the Regional District of Nanaimo adopting Ravensong Aquatic Centre Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, which will authorize the Regional District of Nanaimo to borrow up to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) in order to finance the Ravensong Aquatic Centre expansion?”

Eligible resident electors and non-resident property electors of the electoral areas and municipalities that contribute to the Regional District of Nanaimo District 69 Swimming Pool Local Service can participate in the referendum. This includes resident electors and non-resident property electors of the City of Parksville, the Town of Qualicum Beach, and Electoral Areas E, F, G and H. To view the eligible voting criteria please visit our FAQ's.

Want to learn more or get involved?

  • Be sure to register and subscribe to the project, we will provide updates on upcoming information sharing events, the referendum date announcement (early 2025) and other important dates and information.
  • Learn more about the history of the expansion project and how we got to referendum here.
  • Check out the FAQ's and Background Documents.
  • Ask us a question using the Q&A tab below.

At the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Board meeting held on October 8, 2024, the Board directed staff to proceed with preparations for a spring 2025 referendum for the Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion project.

On October 22, 2024, at the Board meeting, the RDN Board approved the following referendum question:

“Are you in favour of the Regional District of Nanaimo adopting Ravensong Aquatic Centre Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1921, 2024, which will authorize the Regional District of Nanaimo to borrow up to thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) in order to finance the Ravensong Aquatic Centre expansion?”

Eligible resident electors and non-resident property electors of the electoral areas and municipalities that contribute to the Regional District of Nanaimo District 69 Swimming Pool Local Service can participate in the referendum. This includes resident electors and non-resident property electors of the City of Parksville, the Town of Qualicum Beach, and Electoral Areas E, F, G and H. To view the eligible voting criteria please visit our FAQ's.

Want to learn more or get involved?

  • Be sure to register and subscribe to the project, we will provide updates on upcoming information sharing events, the referendum date announcement (early 2025) and other important dates and information.
  • Learn more about the history of the expansion project and how we got to referendum here.
  • Check out the FAQ's and Background Documents.
  • Ask us a question using the Q&A tab below.

  • What's next?

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    What happens now that the referendum question is approved?

    The borrowing bylaw will be sent to the Inspector of Municipalities for approval which can take up to 12 weeks. Once approval has been given, the Chief Election Officer will set the date for the referendum which must be on a Saturday not more than 80 days after the approval of the Inspector.

    Pending inspector approval, it is planned that the referendum date will be announced in early 2025 along with the voting locations and information session dates and locations.

    The full report presented at the October 22, 2024 Board meeting can be found here.

    Information sessions are being planned and will be announced once a referendum date has been decided.

Page last updated: 08 Nov 2024, 09:52 AM