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Watershed Protection Program

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Green building and water protection incentives are now available to residents for:

  • upgrading old wood stoves
  • installing domestic solar hot water systems
  • rainwater harvesting
  • grading site-cut timber for use in construction
  • conducting home energy assessments
  • installing a residential electric vehicle charging station

Those who achieve a high score on the Sustainable Development Checklist can be eligible for an additional incentive ranging in value from $500 to $1000.

Incentives are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.  Approval is required before you can claim rainwater harvesting.

For more information visit The Regional District of Nanaimo or email sustainability(at)rdn.bc.ca.

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Nanaimo Shopping Local List

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Are you looking to shop local? There are 45 local shopping centres, malls and plazas to choose from here in Nanaimo.

Check out this list of Nanaimo shopping centres, plazas now added to this site.  As of June 1, 2012 new duty regulations will come into effect and many shoppers will be tempted to head south to do some major shopping. Hope this gives you more reasons to keep your money on Vancouver Island and support the local retail economy.

Just taking a walk around the major malls and plazas you can already see opportunities for lease.

 

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First Cruise Ship to Nanaimo 2012

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National Geographic Sea Lion cruiser

The first cruise ship to Nanaimo is arriving this week. Here is the 2012 Nanaimo Cruise Vessel Schedule:

Pocket Cruisers:
May 2  National Geographic Sea Lion  Wednesday 1500 – 1900 hours
May 3  National Geographic Sea Bird   Thursday 1500 – 1900 hours

Large Vessels:
May 5  Norwegian Pearl  Saturday 0700 – 1700 hours
July 17 – 19  The World  Tuesday – Thursday 0800 – 0600 hours
September 15  Celebrity Millennium  Saturday 0700 – 1700 hours
September 26  Celebrity Century   Wednesday 0700 – 1700 hours
September 30  Sapphire Princess   Sunday 0700 – 1800 hours

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North End Nanaimo Neighbourhood Meeting

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Do you live in North Nanaimo? Find out what’s up in Nanaimo’s north end.

If you live in the Eagle Point-Dover-Georgia View Heights-Brickyard community areas,  this is your chance to find out about a new neighbourhood group forming for the area.

The topic for the meeting tonight is on the housing project planned for 6025 Uplands Drive, Nanaimo.

Come and meet your neighbours, have your say, or just listen. Everyone in the area is encouraged to come.

Dover Neighbourhood Association meeting:

Woodgrove Mall Community Room (down hallway by Naturalizer or Flight Centre)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7:00pm

VIU Student Art Show

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Come and see what the VIU visual art students have been busy working on over the past year at their year end show, Progressions 2012.

Vancouver Island University students in the departments of Visual Arts, Graphic Design, and Interior Design are showcasing their painting, photography, printmaking, posters, and  designs.

You can see the art show at Campus Art Gallery or the downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery on Commercial Street until May 5, 2012.

 

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More MPs for the Mid-Island?

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The federal electoral boundaries will be changing for the mid Island. Two federal election areas: Nanaimo-Alberni and Nanaimo-Cowichan will be rezoned by the Federal Election Boundaries Commission.  Currently, the dividing line between the two ridings is along Northfield Creek, but that could change.  For a detailed map of the two ridings, check out http://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps/images/atlas/Nanaimo.pdf.

In December 2011, the federal government passed the Fair Representation Act which will add 30 more members of parliament to the House of Commons. Of these, there will be 6 more MPs from British Columbia.

Will there be more MPs for Vancouver Island or less? It just depends on how the federal government plans to redistribute the power.

The electoral boundaries commission has approximately 10 months to review the federal electoral boundaries for their province, according to the new seat allocation in the House of Commons and the new census data.

The last major change to these ridings occured in 1996 when the Comox-Alberni riding was abolished and the Nanaimo-Cowichan riding was re-drawn.

You are invited to send your comments or questions to the BC Commission by email  bc-cb@rfed-rcf.ca before April 20th. You can also visit the federal redistribution website for more information.

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