The Regional District of Nanaimo board unanimously directed…

The Regional District of Nanaimo board unanimously directed staff to remove the Horne Lake Satellite Firehall project from the 2026–2030 Financial Plan and rescind the $50,000 in Electoral Area H feasibility funds approved in 2024. The funds had not been utilized and are not required until renewed community support materializes.

Correspondence themes tied to the decision point to insufficient landowner interest and a lack of broader community momentum, which effectively paused the project. The board’s direction leaves the door open for reinstatement only if local support re-emerges, but no timeline or trigger for that review was attached to the motion. For now, the Horne Lake satellite firehall is removed from the capital plan and the allocated funds are returned, signalling that the regional district will not advance the project without a clear mandate from the area it would serve.

A rezoning application for an undisclosed address in the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), BC, was brought forward by the applicant. The proposal was considered by the Council at a meeting on May 7, 2026. Council approved the application, with the vote carried unanimously.