CONSIDER RUNNING FOR COUNCIL

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CONSIDER RUNNING FOR COUNCIL

on June 26, 2026

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CONSIDERING RUNNING? If you are one of the rare individuals who feels a sense of civic duty and feel you could be the change Nanaimo needs click the following image linking to the City of Nanaimo webpage.

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LET THE NUMBERS DO THE TALKING

🎙️ VOICE of NANAIMO Your browser does not support the audio element. ▶️ Click Play to listen Let the Numbers Do the Talking Nanaimo 2018–2025: Taxes, Staffing, Wages and Population Figures do not lie — but only if all the figures are on the table. Taxpayers are often told that rising costs are simply the unavoidable result of growth. More people means more services. More services means more cost. That part is true — up to a point. But the real question is this: have City costs been rising in line with population growth, or have they been rising much faster? The following comparison looks at Nanaimo from 2018 to 2025. It includes total taxation, taxes and payments in lieu, staffing, wages and benefits, and population growth. The numbers are not adjusted for inflation. They are presented in plain dollars, as reported and budgeted. The purpose is simple: let taxpayers see the sc...

YOU CAN KEEP TAXES DOWN!

🎙️ NANAIMO VOTES 2026 Your browser does not support the audio element. ▶️ Click Play to listen The Couch Is Not a Ballot Box Nanaimo Votes 2026 — Get Informed. Do Your Civic Duty. There is a dangerous myth in Nanaimo. It goes something like this: “My vote doesn’t matter.” “It doesn’t make any difference who gets elected.” “They’re all the same.” “I don’t follow politics.” “I’m too busy.” “I forgot.” “I’ll complain later.” And that last one may be the most honest one of all. Because many citizens who cannot find time to vote somehow manage to find time to complain about taxes, roads, crime, housing, city spending, downtown decay, and decisions made at City Hall. Here is the uncomfortable truth: democracy does not run on autopilot. It does not protect itself. It does not work properly when citizens treat elections like background noise between televis...

YOUR TAXES HAVE INCREASED 62%

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Nanaimo Votes 2026 • Independent grassroots civic election information • Your City • Your Taxes • Your Vote