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Time and Locations of Advance Polls on Mid Island

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All eligible voters can vote in the advanced polls, so you have lots of opportunity to get out and vote in the 2011 Local Government Elections. Below are the
advance voting locations and times for the Mid Vancouver Island area:

Regional District of Nanaimo:
(between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm on Wednesday, November 9,  2011)

Gabriola Island Elementary School Library, North Road, Gabriola Island
Administration Office, Regional District of Nanaimo, Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo
Oceanside Place, West Island Hwy Parksville
Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, Jones Street, Qualicum

(On Wednesday, November 16, 2011 from 8:00 am and 8:00 pm)
Administration Office, Regional District of Nanaimo on Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo
Oceanside Place, West Island Hwy, Parksville

City of Nanaimo:
(Wednesday, November 9 and 16, 2011 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm)
Bowen Park Complex Auditorium located at 500 Bowen Road, Nanaimo

Ladysmith:
(Wednesday, November 9 and 16, 2011 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm)
Council Chambers at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith

Lantzville:
(Wednesday, November 9, and 16, 2011, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm)
District Office, 7192 Lantzville Road – 2nd Floor, Lantzville

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Wanted: Manager of Planning

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The Regional District of Nanaimo is hiring a Manager of Current Planning.

The Manager of Current Planning reports to the General Manager, Development Services, and would be responsible for coordinating, planning and directing all activities related to current land use and development within the Regional District of Nanaimo as well as directing the delivery of electoral area planning, development approvals, subdivisions and rezoning.

This job posting closes this Thursday, November 10, 2011. For more information and details visit The Regional District of Nanaimo.

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Drinking water meeting in Parksville

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Did you know your drinking water comes from Englishman River?

There will be a meeting open to the public on Englishman River Water Service Management, Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 6pm at the Parksville City Hall room 129.

In 1996, The Regional District of Nanaimo, the City of Parksville and the Town of Qualicum Beach entered into a joint venture agreement to construct, operate and maintain the Arrowsmith Dam and associated water facilities. They formed the Arrowsmith Water Service (AWS) and received licence No. 110050 from the provincial government to extract water from the Englishman River.

The water licence requires AWS to release water from the reservoir between (approximately) June 1st and October 31st.  Over the summer and fall, the reservoir is drained to support river flows for domestic water extraction and fishery resources and is typically, by design, empty by the end of October.

The requirements for release of water may be amended through the Provisional Operation Rule (POR) attached to the licence.

For more information and details visit the Regional District of Nanaimo

Bridge Traffic in Parksville

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What’s happening in Parksville? The Orange Bridge over the Englishman River is under repair at the entrance to Parksville as you may have discovered on your way into town.

The work will begin on Tuesday, October 11, following the Thanksgiving weekend and is expected to take about three weeks. During this time, the bridge will be open to alternate, one-way traffic.

Emcon Services will resurface and repair the bridge. It is anticipated that work on the bridge will be completed by November 4th, however; weather or unforeseen conditions may affect the overall schedule.

Questions regarding this project should be directed to Nasch Aguiar, Bridge Manager, Emcon Services at (250) 248-6212.

By the way, does anyone know if Parksville plans to name this bridge?

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Moorecroft Regional Park Survey and Open House

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Come and share your ideas about the future of Moorecroft Regional Park at the first public open house on Saturday October 22, 2011 from 12 pm – 4 pm at Kennedy Lodge in the park.

You can also fill out an online survey.

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has retained O2 Planning and Design to help with a 10 year management plan, which is scheduled to be complete in November 2012.

At this stage, the goal is to identify issues and opportunities that the plan needs to address and to inform the development of a draft:

  • Vision
  • Management Goals, and
  • Management scenarios for the park

The 34 hectare Moorecroft site includes close to 1 km of beach and spectacular views across the Georgia Strait. There are approximately 32 hectares of natural forest featuring tree species such as Western Red Cedar, Douglas-fir, Arbutus, Bigleaf Maple, Red Alder and Garry Oak. Two intermittent creeks run through the property, and two eagle nesting sites have been identified. The property also contains a wetland area known as Skipsey Lake, a play field and a network of trails.

The Nature Trust of BC is still accepting donations to purchase this park.

Wanted: Actors for Pack of Lies

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Actors are wanted for “Pack of Lies” showing at Bailey Theatre in Nanaimo, next March to April 2012.

The Jacksons are a nice, middle-aged couple who live next door to their best friends, the Krogers. All is blissful until a Scotland Yard detective asks to use the Jackson house as an observation post to try and foil a Soviet spy ring.

Show runs from March 28th to April 14th, 2012
Actors required are:
Bob Jackson – Age: 45 – 55, English accent
Barbara Jackson – Same age range as husband, English accent
Julie Jackson – Age: should look about 17, English accent
Helen Kroger – Age: 30 – 50, Canadian accent
Peter Kroger – Same age range as Helen, Canadian accent
Mr. Stewart – Age: 50 – 65, English accent
Thelma & Sally – Age: 25 – 50, English accents Audition pieces will be provided.

For further information contact Ron McAfee  at r_mcafee (at) shaw.ca or visit Nanaimo Theatre Group on the blog roll.

 

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