Community Planning Links

Local Area Community Associations

• Mid-Island Sustainable Stewardship Initiative (MISSI)
  MISSI is a new community organization promoting the principles of sustainability for the Mid-Island region. MISSI is concerned with preserving our agricultural lands, forests, parks and green spaces, finding workable solutions for managing growth, residential and industrial land developments and most importantly, encouraging public participation.
  Some projects MISSI is currently involved with contributions to the RDN’s Regional Growth Strategy, and an advisement/ review process of the Area ‘A’ OCP (Official Community Plan) and creation of a best practices, sustainability framework plan for the region.

• Nanaimo Area Land Trust (NALT)
  Local not-for-profit land trust dedicated to promote and protect the natural values of land in the Nanaimo area.
  Telephone: 250-714-1990
  Email: admin@nalt.bc.ca
  Visit the NALT Stewardship Centre at #8 - 140 Wallace Street in downtown Nanaimo.

• Nanaimo Cedar Farmers’ Institute
  The Nanaimo Cedar Farmers' Institute strives to improve the conditions of rural life in support of prosperous and permanent settlement.

Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN)

Would you like to stay informed of what the RDN directors are doing for your community?

Visit the RDN Agendas and Minutes database. This database highlights the current month's agendas and minutes of the RDN Board and its two committees. You may also search the database of previous month's minutes of the RDN Board and its committees by selecting the date where prompted.

• Long Term Plans

• ShapingOurFuture.ca

• Electoral Area A Official Community Plan

• Electoral Area A Official Community Plan Review

• Regional Growth Strategy Review

• Action for Water

• Area A Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee
  Parks and Open Space Advisory Committees are made up of appointed representatives from an the electoral Area to advise the Regional Board on matters that pertain to Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area Community Parks and Trails.
  RDN Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public, meeting schedule and location are posted to the RDN website here>>.

• Area 'A' Recreation and Culture Commission
  The Recreation and Culture Commission is made up of appointed local representatives to advise the Regional Board on matters pertaining to recreation and culture services provided in Electoral Area A which includes the communities of Cassidy, Cedar, South Wellington, and part of Yellowpoint. RDN Area 'A' Recreation & Culture Commission meetings are open to the public, meeting schedule and location are posted to the RDN website here>>.

Community Planning

• Smart Growth BC
  A non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. Smart Growth BC works throughout the province with community groups, businesses, developers, planners, municipalities and the public to create more livable communities in British Columbia.

• The Green Bylaws Toolkit
  The Green Bylaws Toolkit for Conserving Sensitive Ecosystems and Green Infrastructure is an important resource to understand how we can address the need for healthy ecosystems from a local and regional level.

• Green Shores
  A sustainable approach to coastal design and development.

• Smart Bylaws Guide
  West Coast Environmental Law

• Stewardship Centre for British Columbia
  The informative and widely acclaimed Stewardship Series challenge British Columbians with a new vision - to link human development and natural ecosystems, to focus limited human resources on limited natural resources, and to create healthier, and more sustainable communities.

• City Repair
  City Repair was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1996 by citizen activists who wanted a more community-oriented and ecologically sustainable society.
  Mark Lakeman "Turning spaces into places."

• Species at Risk in BC
  This web site will help you; learn about species at risk and the threats they face, learn which species at risk are in your area, and learn how Local Governments can help conserve species at risk.

• Ecological Restoration Guidelines for BC

Agriculture

• BC Farm Assessment Review
  The Farm Assessment Review will review the farm classification process and regulations. An appointed panel is conducting a province wide, review of farm assessment regulations with the panel's first interim recommendations coming in advance of public consultations throughout British Columbia. The review panel will provide government with a final report and recommendations by July 31, 2009, for consideration for the 2010 Assessment Roll.

• BC's Food Self-Reliance
  Can BC farmers feed our growing population?
  This report was conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands in 2006. The goal of the study was to get a perspective on total food production and food self-reliance in the Province of British Columbia. The study used a methodology to estimate food self-reliance using farm gate production rather than wholesale value.

• BC Environmental Farm Planning
  Launched in 2003, the Canada - British Columbia Environmental Farm Planning Program will complement and enhance the current environmental stewardship practices of British Columbian producers.

• BC Agriculture Land Commission

• BC Strengthening Farming Program

• Planning For Agriculture in BC

Water

• Geoscape Nanaimo

• Geochemistry of Groundwater - Nanaimo Group Aquifers

• Getting to Know Your Local Watershed
  A Guide for Watershed Partnerships

• WaterBucket
  Sustainable approaches to water resources.

• BC Ministry of Environment - Water Stewardship Division
  The Water Stewardship Division works to encourage a water ethic in British Columbia and to manage our water resource in the interest of all its many uses and values, both now and for the future.

• Well Water Protection and Groundwater Stewardship For Rural Areas

• BC Ministry of Health - Environmental Health Protection

• Environment Canada - Groundwater

• Living Water Smart

• BC Ground Water Protection Regulation

Government of British Columbia

• BC Local Government Act [RSBC 1996]