Nanaimo - WelcomeBC

Please note
2013 Nanaimo Edition: The information in this guide is up to date at the time of printing. Names, addresses
and telephone numbers may change, and publications go out of print, without notice. For more up-to-date
information, please visit: www.WelcomeBC.ca
This guide has been written using the Canadian Language Benchmark 4 (CLB 4) level to meet the needs of
non-English speaking newcomers.
To order copies of the British
Columbia Newcomers Guide
The B.C. Newcomers’ Guide is available in a web version
at: www.WelcomeBC.ca Print copies of the provincial
edition book are available free of charge while quantities
last. The provincial edition is also available in the
following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese
(Traditional), Farsi (Persian), French, Korean, Punjabi,
Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
You can order copies of the provincial edition by filling
in the resource order form at: www.WelcomeBC.ca You
can also request copies by telephone, fax, or e-mail. Please
include your contact name, address, postal code, and
phone number with “B.C. Newcomers’ Guide - English
#7550001438” in the subject line.
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
5 th Floor – 605 Robson Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5J3
Telephone: 604 660-2203
E-mail: DCVCustomerSer@gov.bc.ca
Credits
Illustrations: Gillian Ruemke-Douglas and Nola Johnston
Map of British Columbia (inside back cover): Tourism BC
Photographs courtesy of the following:
City of Nanaimo
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Law Courts Education Society of British Columbia
Gary Linn
Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District 68
Natural Eye Institute
PictureBC
The Province
Seair Seaplanes
David Stanley
Tourism BC
Tourism Nanaimo
Tourism Vancouver
Town of Qualicum Beach
Vancouver Island Regional Library
The Westcoast Reader
Acknowledgements
(2013 Nanaimo Edition)
• Barbara Carver, Baytree Communications
(Project Coordinator and Editor)
• Stephanie Slater, Encore Communications (Researcher
and Writer)
• Alan Bagshaw, Canvas Plus (Graphic Design)
• Brandon Leudke, Leudke Creative (Graphic Design)
• Andrea Scott, Big Red Pen (Proofreading)
• Carrie Davies (Fact Checking)
• Timothy Tucker (Project Coordinator)
• Joan Acosta (Editor, 2012 Provincial Edition)
• Emily Hunter (Researcher, 2012 Provincial Edition)
Thank you
The British Columbia Newcomers’ Guide, Nanaimo Edition would
not be possible without the help of all the individuals, agencies,
and government organizations who contributed to this book.
Special thanks are also extended to the following individuals
and organizations for their hard work and dedication to the
2013 B.C. Newcomers’ Guide and its translations:
• Jody Johnson, School District #41
(Review and analysis)
• La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-
Britannique (Francophone content)
• The Provincial Language Service (Translation)
The British Columbia Newcomers’ Guide, Nanaimo Edition
was made possible due to the efforts and support of:
• Hilde Schlosar, Nanette Leather, Central Vancouver
Island Multicultural Society
• Jenn Houtby-Ferguson, Nanaimo Economic
Development Corp
• John Norn, Bob Kuhn, Marilyn Smith, City of Nanaimo
• Sarah Schmidt, Nanaimo Arts Council
• Fred Adkins, Al Brown, Nanaimo and District Fish and
Game Protective Association
Newcomers’ Guide Advisory Committee Members:
Sandra Cabrera (Storefront Orientation Services), Sherman
Chan (M.O.S.A.I.C.), Dominic Fung (Immigration and
WelcomeBC Branch), Hye Soon Kim (Inter-Cultural
Association of Greater Victoria), Donna Lo (Abbotsford
Community Services & Chilliwack Community Services),
Aurea Lucas (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.), Sharon Pannu (Immigrant &
Multicultural Services Society of Prince George).
This project is made possible through funding from the
Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.