Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan

Englishman River

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is updating the management plan for Englishman River Regional Park to guide how the RDN manages and improves the park over the next 20 years.

Englishman River Regional Park is a 207-hectare park located just outside Parksville along the north banks of the Englishman River. The park is a regionally significant ecological area that also provides recreational and cultural benefits to visitors and the surrounding communities. Lands within the park are owned by the Province of BC, The Nature Trust of BC, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The RDN manages these lands on behalf of the landowners, guided by the 2009-2014 Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan.

The updated plan will outline the vision and goals for the park and identify management policies and actions to address current challenges and improve the park experience.

How can you get involved and learn more?

How will your ideas affect the park?

Public engagement will help ensure the updated management plan is grounded in community values. The project includes two phases of community engagement.

  • The first phase of public engagement in spring 2026 will ask people how they use the park, what they like about it and what ideas they have to make it better.
  • The second phase of engagement in fall 2026 will share a draft plan and explain how community input shaped it. The public will be invited to provide feedback to help refine the plan.

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is updating the management plan for Englishman River Regional Park to guide how the RDN manages and improves the park over the next 20 years.

Englishman River Regional Park is a 207-hectare park located just outside Parksville along the north banks of the Englishman River. The park is a regionally significant ecological area that also provides recreational and cultural benefits to visitors and the surrounding communities. Lands within the park are owned by the Province of BC, The Nature Trust of BC, Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The RDN manages these lands on behalf of the landowners, guided by the 2009-2014 Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan.

The updated plan will outline the vision and goals for the park and identify management policies and actions to address current challenges and improve the park experience.

How can you get involved and learn more?

How will your ideas affect the park?

Public engagement will help ensure the updated management plan is grounded in community values. The project includes two phases of community engagement.

  • The first phase of public engagement in spring 2026 will ask people how they use the park, what they like about it and what ideas they have to make it better.
  • The second phase of engagement in fall 2026 will share a draft plan and explain how community input shaped it. The public will be invited to provide feedback to help refine the plan.

  • Englishman River Regional Park Management Plan Update - Phase 1 Engagement Survey

    The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is updating the management plan for Englishman River Regional Park to guide how the RDN manages and improves the park over the next 20 years. Public engagement will help ensure the updated management plan is grounded in community values.

    The following survey aims to understand how you currently use Englishman River Regional Park, what you value about the park and what improvements you would like to see in the future.

    The survey will be open until April 26, 2026.

    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 (FIPPA) 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 contact Jonathan Behnke at jbehnke@rdn.bc.ca or by calling 250-248-4744 extension 3670.

    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.

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Page last updated: 17 Apr 2026, 04:02 PM