For Provincial Government Agencies, contact Enquiry BC 1-800-663-7867

Road Maintenance and/or Snow Plowing

The Regional District of Nanaimo is not responsible for the maintenance and snow plowing of roads.

The City of Nanaimo, City of Parksville, District of Lantzville and Town of Qualicum Beach are responsible for snow clearing within their municipal boundaries.

Within our Electoral Areas - all roads are the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

BC Highway Maintenance Contractor for the Mid Island Service Area is: Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting LP

• Public Enquiries: midisland [at] mainroad.ca (midisland[at]mainroad[dot]ca)
• Media Enquiries: communications [at] mainroad.ca (communications[at]mainroad[dot]ca)

Please report changing road conditions to Mainroad's 24 hour hotline: 1-877-215-6006

For current road conditions visit www.drivebc.ca or follow @DriveBC or @DriveBC_VI on Twitter.

Road Maintenance includes animal removal, road signs, highways, snow removal and potholes.

Parking on Roads

In the Regional District of Nanaimo, the roads and roadsides are under the authority of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI). If a vehicle is illegally parked, it is a violation of the Motor Vehicle Act, and therefore under MOTI’s jurisdiction. Motor vehicle violations are handled by the RCMP on behalf of MOTI. The RDN does not have the authority to regulate road use or parking.

Burning Hotline

1-800-663-5555
Backyard burning, fire bans

BC Assessment

1-866-825-8322
Address changes

Ministry of Finance

1-888-355-2700
Property Tax questions

Conservation Officer Call Centre

1-800-663-9453
Wandering bears, cougars and concerns regarding wildlife in residential areas

Conservation Officer Service

Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP)
1-877-952-7277 (RAPP)
Call from a cell phone: #7277 (RAPP)

Land Title and Survey Authority of BC (LTSA)

1-877-577-5872 (LTSA)

Island Health

250-755-6212 or from Parksville 250-947-8222

Coastal Invasive Species Committee

1-844-298-2532
www.coastalisc.com/contact.html

Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources

SouthwestMinesDivision [at] gov.bc.ca (SouthwestMinesDivision[at]gov[dot]bc[dot]ca)
Mines Act Permits within the RDN

For Provincial Government Agencies,
contact Enquiry BC 1-800-663-7867

Municipal

City of Nanaimo

City Hall
455 Wallace Street
Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 5J6
City Switchboard: 250-754-4251
Web: www.nanaimo.ca

City of Parksville

City Hall
100 Jensen Avenue East
PO Box 1390
Parksville, B.C. V9P 2H3
Phone: 250-248-6144
Web: www.parksville.ca

District of Lantzville

Office Location: 7192 Lantzville Road, Lantzville, B.C.
Mailing Address: 7192 Lantzville Road, PO Box 100, Lantzville, B.C. V0R 2H0
Telephone: 250-390-4006
Fax: 250-390-5188
Email: district [at] lantzville.ca (district[at]lantzville[dot]ca)
Web: www.lantzville.ca

Town of Qualicum Beach

#201 - 660 Primrose Street
Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1S7
250-752-6921
Email: qbtown [at] qualicumbeach.com (qbtown[at]qualicumbeach[dot]com)
Web: www.qualicumbeach.com