2022 Civic Election - Nanaimo

Former Green Party of Canada MP Paul Manly joins council, topping the polls.

Here are the voting locations around Greater Victoria and in Duncan, North Cowichan and Nanaimo in the Oct. 15 civic elections. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Most council candidates live in the municipalities where they are running, but some, like Qualicum Beach’s Robert Filmer, do not because of their jobs

As the teachers’ union worries candidates linked to right-wing politics will get elected to school boards, there’s a bigger question: With so many of the big decisions in education handled by the province, what’s left for trustees to do?

In Nanaimo, four people are running for mayor. Twenty-nine people are running for eight council seats.

The Regional District of Nanaimo has seven electoral districts. Directors have been acclaimed in three electoral areas.

Election signs may seem like a throwback, but they’re an important part of building name recognition, says a communications expert.

Twelve candidates are running for nine trustee positions in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District.

…

Nanaimo is seeing strong investment in residential, commercial and industrial development, the population is growing and a respectful council is working together well, says Krog