Community Issues Assessment for Electoral Area G

A community survey about local services and governance within Area G can be completed from April 9 - May 19, 2025.

This survey is intended to gather input from Area G residents about local services and governance within Area G. Feedback from this survey will be summarized for the Regional District of Nanaimo Board of Directors.

Background 

The Regional District of Nanaimo is undertaking a Community Issues Assessment for Electoral Area G, which includes the communities of Englishman River, San Pareil, French Creek, Little Qualicum and Dashwood. The Community Issues Assessment aims to provide residents with an understanding of the current system of governance in the RDN Electoral Area G, and to identify whether there are any key issues or emerging trends. Depending on the results of the Community Issues Assessment, further study may be considered to assess ways to address them.

Because many of Electoral Area G’s residents live on the outskirts of Parksville and Qualicum Beach, it is not clear to what extent the community understands its current governance and service delivery arrangements, which include a mix of municipal, regional district, provincial, improvement district and private water services. In situations like this, the Ministry recommends that a Community Issues Assessment be undertaken before any further governance work is completed.

The core objectives of the Community Issues Assessment for Electoral Area G are to:

• Identify and describe the different roles, responsibilities and jurisdictions of service providers;
• Assemble information on existing service delivery arrangements and governance relationships;
• Identify current and emerging issues and pressures related to services as seen by residents;
• Better understand how decisions are made and the relationships between service providers;
• Provide opportunities for residents, property owners, improvement district and First Nations to articulate the issues they see in Electoral Area G; and
• Summarize findings for consideration by the RDN Board.

Your participation in this engagement survey is voluntary. If you decide to participate in this survey, you may withdraw at any time.

The personal information you provide is collected by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) under sections 26(c) and 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) for the purposes of engaging and consulting with the public. The RDN is using a Bang the Table engagement platform that stores the information in Canada. However, Bang the Table staff are located in the US and may access your user profile information to provide assistance at your request. 

Some of the questions allow for responses using open-text fields. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include any information that could identify you or another person. Identifying information could include a person’s name, address, email or phone number. Any personal information that is inadvertently included in the open-text responses will be deleted once the results of the survey are compiled.

If you have any questions about the initiative, please email eagcia@rdn.bc.ca or call 250-390-4111.

If you have any questions about the collection of your personal information, please contact the Privacy Officer at PrivacyOffice@rdn.bc.ca or call 250-390-4111.