FAQ

•  Regional Districts are federations of municipalities and electoral areas

•  They act in response to expressed needs, desires and instructions of their members

•  The Board serves as a forum in which these needs, desires and instructions are expressed and explored by member communities

•  Regional Districts take action largely through services

•  Local government services in electoral areas

•  Inter-jurisdictional (sub-regional) services to combinations of municipalities and electoral areas

•  Regional services to address regional needs

•  Regional Districts evolve over time to meet the changing needs in and of each region

As a local government, the RDN is a regional federation of four municipalities and seven electoral areas, with an estimated population of approximately 160,000 (2017). The four municipalities are: the City of Nanaimo, the City of Parksville, the Town of Qualicum Beach, and the District of Lantzville. The electoral areas are as follows:

Electoral Area A: Cedar, South Wellington, Yellowpoint, Cassidy

Electoral Area B: Gabriola, Decourcy, Mudge Islands

Electoral Area C: Extension, Nanaimo Lakes, East Wellington, Pleasant Valley

Electoral Area E: Nanoose Bay

Electoral Area F: Coombs, Hilliers, Errington, Whiskey Creek, Meadowood

Electoral Area G: French Creek, San Pareil, Little Qualicum

Electoral Area H: Bowser, Qualicum Bay, Deep Bay

Click here(External link) to visit our latest mapping tool, type in your address and determine where you live within the RDN.

Check out our RDN Budget Talks Budget Documents,  the 2019 RDN Budget and Property Tax Summaries are you which shows the services you receive, where the money comes from and where it goes.

The Regional District is governed by a Board of 19 Directors. There are eight members on the Board representing the City of Nanaimo, two members representing the City of Parksville, one member each for the Town of Qualicum Beach and the District of Lantzville, and one for each of the RDN's seven Electoral Areas. 

·  Affordable and attainable over specific timeframes

·  Presentable

·  Supportable

·  Transparent

·  A living document

·  Clear

·  Achievable

·  Measureable

·  Representative of the Board and the people we serve

·  Representative of diverse opinions and expertise 

·  Communicate the Board’s priorities

·  Provide a clear plan for RDN operations

·  Set a vision and a clear path for how we will work towards it

·  Reflect fiscal prudence and affordability

·  Engage communities 

They include:

• 2019 Asset Management Review and Implementation Report(External link)
• 2016 - 2020 Board Strategic Plan(External link)
• Operational and Efficiency Review(External link)
• 2013 - 2015 Board Strategic Plan(External link)
• 2010 - 2012 Board Strategic Plan(External link)
• 2006 - 2009 Board Strategic Plan(External link)
• (External link)Regional Growth Strategy(External link)
• (External link)Official Community Plans(External link)
• (External link)Liquid Waste Management Plan(External link)
• (External link)Solid Waste Management Plan(External link)
• (External link)Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Action Plan(External link)
• (External link)Emergency Plan(External link)
• (External link)Electoral Area A Recreation and Culture Services Master Plan(External link)
• (External link)Recreation Services Master Plan for Oceanside
• (External link)Regional Parks & Trails System Plan(External link)
• (External link)Green Building Action Plan(External link)
• (External link)Transit Future Plan(External link)

There are elected officials on the RDN Board of Directors from partner municipalities and they offer representation and a voice at the RDN table.