Nanaimo is primed to welcome food trucks and trailers this spring

Key Points

• There are three types of mobile food vending business licences available, food truck, food trailer and food cart. Each mobile vending unit type has it's own specific requirements for size, insurance, internal and external approvals such as Island Health, Fire and Planning Departments.
• You have 24 mobile food vending opportunity sites in specified city parks. Mobile food vending in specified park locations is permitted during regular park operating hours.
• Your food truck or trailer must be equipped with its own power and water sources and you must provide proper waste and recycling receptacles, removing all garbage and organic waste collected from your location daily.
• You have ten food truck on-street parking locations available from 7am to 10pm daily on a first-come-first-served basis in downtown Nanaimo all identified with a painted food truck symbol.

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Quick Facts

• If you only operate your mobile food vending business at special events where the event organizer has been granted a special event business licence, you are not required to have a mobile food vending business licence to operate at the event.
• Designated City park locations must be reserved by all licenced food trucks and trailers in advance prior to setting up. Reservations can be made up two months in advance. Food vendors will not be able to reserve park locations during certain special events.

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