Alternative Approval Process - Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area Reservoir Improvement Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1911, 2024

Alternative Approval Process - Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area Reservoir Improvement Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1911, 2024

Pending approval, the RDN is proposing to adopt "Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area Reservoir Improvement Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1911, 2024" ("Bylaw No. 1911") to authorize the borrowing of the estimated cost of water storage reservoir improvements in the Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area within a portion of Electoral Area E (the "Service Area").

Before the RDN can proceed, affected electors must approve Bylaw No. 1911 through an Alternative Approval Process (AAP).

Electors who are opposed to this initiative can sign and submit an Elector Response Form until the deadline noted below. Electors who are not opposed do not need to do anything. The deadline for submitting an Elector Response Form for this AAP is 4 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024.

Qualifications for Electors

To sign an elector response form in relation to the alternative approval process (AAP), a person must either be a resident elector or a non-resident property elector (not both) within the service area (a portion of Electoral Area E of the Regional District of Nanaimo).

A Resident Elector must:

  • be 18 years of age or older;
  • be a Canadian citizen;
  • have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before signing the Elector Response Form;
  • be a resident within the Service Area before signing the Elector Response Form; and
  • not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law.

A Non-Resident Property Elector must:

  • not be entitled to register as a resident elector in the Service Area;
  • be 18 years of age or older;
  • be a Canadian citizen;
  • have been a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before signing the Elector Response Form;
  • have been a registered owner of real property within the Service Area for at least 30 days before signing the Elector Response Form;
  • not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law; and 
  • not hold the property in trust for a corporation or another trust.
  • If a property is owned by more than one individual, only one of them may sign an elector response form (with the written consent of the majority of the owners).
  • A person may register as a non-resident property elector in relation to only one parcel of real property in the Service Area. 

Bylaw No. 1911 and additional information regarding the Alternative Approval Process is available via the links below: