LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A four-year plan that deserves a closer look
13-06-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A four-year plan that deserves a closer look

To the editor,
The Regional District of Nanaimo is moving ahead with the Departure Bay Pump Station and Forcemain project, a $19 million plus replacement of an aging 50-year-old sewer forcemain running roughly four kilometres from the Departure Bay Pump Station to the treatment centre on McGuffie Road. Renewed infrastructure is important, to be sure. My concern is how the work is being staged, and the impact to the health and safety.
Beginning in 2027, the plan enforces one-way southbound traffi
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