FAQ
About the RDN
What is a Regional District?
• 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
Who is on the current RDN Board of Directors?
Want to know which electoral area or municipality you live in within the RDN?
Want to know what services your area or municipality receive?
Check out our annual Budget and Property Tax Summaries under Property Taxes at: rdn.bc.ca/financial-reports. The RDN Budget and Property Tax Summaries show the services you receive, where the money comes from and where it goes.
Who is the RDN?
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
