REIMAGINE NANAIMO: Calling for community representatives

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed August 14, 2020 2:00 PM

Summary

The City is seeking organizations and individuals who are willing to help spread the word about REIMAGINE NANAIMO through their networks. Volunteer community representatives will be invited to learn more about REIMAGINE NANAIMO and to work with the City’s project team to identify how best to bring their networks and neighbourhoods together to participate.

Community representatives can support in many different ways: from sharing information about REIMAGINE NANAIMO through their established networks, to bringing participants together, to helping identify and remove barriers that may keep people from participating. All levels of support will be welcomed.

People interested in being a community representative can visit getinvolvednanaimo.ca, email reimagine@nanaimo.ca or phone 250-755-4464 to learn more and register.

Link to Strategic Plan: REIMAGINE NANAIMO is a Council-driven engagement process that will ultimately contribute to new collective community master plans that will strategically guide our City into the future.

Key Points

The REIMAGINE NANAIMO process is underway and community representatives are invited to help encourage public participation. Anyone can volunteer to be a community representative and how much you can participate will be up to you.
Visit getinvolvednanaimo.ca for details or contact us reimagine@nanaimo.ca or by phone at 250.755.4464 to learn more or sign up to be a community representative.

Quotes

"We want everyone in our community to have a voice and an equal opportunity to be involved with this engagement process in a way that works for them. Community representatives can play an essential role in helping people connect to REIMAGINE NANAIMO and be part of planning the future."

Tyler Brown

City Councillor

City of Nanaimo

Quick Facts

REIMAGINE NANAIMO has so far included surveys, pop-up activities, in-person and online conversations as the City gathers input and information on a range of key topics that help shape our city. Many of these engagement opportunities can be found at getinvolvednanaimo.ca
Need to know more before volunteering? Nanaimo's Mayor and Council introduce REIMAGINE NANAIMO in a series of new videos. Follow your interests through a video journey that begins at getinvolvednanaimo.ca.

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Contact:

Lisa Bhopalsingh

Manager of Community Planning

City of Nanaimo

250-755-4423

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