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Municipal Boundary Extension

Carried 23 Feb 2026The vote
Topic: Governance Categories: Governance & Civic Engagement 1 recorded vote 23 Feb 2026

What it does

Purpose
To seek Council approval to proceed with an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to initiate a municipal boundary extension that would see Snuneymuxw First Nation reserve lands (IRs 1, 2, 3 and 4) included within the City of Nanaimo.
Staff report, page 1
Staff recommendation
That Council: 1. Direct the Corporate Officer, or their designate, to undertake an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for a municipal boundary extension. 2. Determine the total number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies (the whole of the City of Nanaimo) to be 79,569. 3. Establish a deadline of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026 for receiving elector response forms. 4. Approve the elector response form as outlined in Attachment A of the Staff Report titled “Municipal Boundary Extension”, dated 2026-FEB-23. 5. …
Staff report, page 1

Votes

  1. 23 Feb 2026other
    Carried 8–0Absent 1

    That Council: 1. Direct the Corporate Officer, or their designate, to undertake an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for a municipal boundary extension. 2. Determine the total number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies (the whole of the City of Nanaimo) to be 79,569. 3. Establish a deadline of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026 for receiving elector response forms. 4. Approve the elector response form as outlined in Attachment A of the Staff Report titled “Municipal Boundary Extension”, dated 2026-FEB-23. 5. Endorse the AAP Communication and Engagement Strategy as outlined in Attachment C of the Staff Report titled “ Municipal Boundary Extension”, dated 2026-FEB-23.

    The voteMinutes, page 10City vote record

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