You can get involved in the next phase of the Moorecroft Regional Park Management Plan at an open house on Saturday, February 11, 2012. The open house event is scheduled for 12 noon to 4pm at Kennedy Lodge in Moorecroft Park, located at the end of Stewart Road in Nanoose Bay.

Participants will have the opportunity to comment on three different strategies for managing the park.

RDN staff is working with O2 Planning and Design, the Nature Trust of BC, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada to facilitate and oversee the plan, which is scheduled to be complete in November 2012.

For more information about this open house and other opportunities for public engagement, email moorecroft(at)rdn.bc.ca or contact Kelsey Cramer, RDN Regional Parks Planner.

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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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Do you live or work in Cedar? You will be interested in attending a free community workshop (lunch included) for the Cedar Main Street Design Project  held by the Regional District of Nanaimo. This is your opportunity to make a difference in how Cedar will look for the future.

The purpose of the workshop is to officially launch the Cedar Main Street Design Project and will include a bus/walking tour of the Plan Area. Some of the workshop goals include:

• getting the community thinking about the Cedar Main Street concept;
•  beginning to develop a vision for what Cedar Main Street should become in the future; and,
• establishing community design preferences for the Cedar Main Street Plan Area (the lands along both sides of Cedar Road between MacMillan and Hemer Roads).

The workshop will be held Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Cedar Community Secondary School at 1640 MacMillan Road.

If you are interested in attending the workshop, please register by email or by phone before October 14th, 2011. Space is limited so early registration is recommended.

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"B train" coal truck

Large trucks like these with thousands of tonnes of coal could soon be travelling along the Island Highway if the Raven Coal project in the Comox Valley goes ahead as planned, without using trains. Can you imagine a truck like the one above going along the windy road to Port Alberni or to Duke Point?

It is estimated that one of these large trucks would come down the highway every 20 minutes resulting in heavy wear on our highways, costing taxpayers millions in repairs.

Concerned citizens have launched a petition at www.norailnocoal.ca to ask that the various levels of government make the required upgrades to the railway so that coal can be transported safely.

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Saitama City after the earthquake

Nanaimo’s Sister City, Saitama City, in Japan was affected by Friday’s earthquake.

Many residents in the community are faced with a shortage of food and supplies and rolling blackouts because of the damaged nuclear reactors.

Check out this video on what happened in a neighbourhood in Saitama during the earthquake or visit Masaru Kamikura’s youtube channel  for videos on life in Saitama City.

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Michal Benker by Artist Marie

Michal Benker is a local business operator who operates Harbour View Pest Management.  If you would like to be featured on our Portrait Wednesday, send an email to info@midislandnews.com.

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