With general voting day coming up on Oct. 20, residents of Qualicum Beach, Parksville and the Regional District of Nanaimo will have two opportunities to vote before then.
Advance voting days are on Oct. 10 and 17 for all three elections.
In Parksville, advance voting will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre (132 Jensen Ave. East) on both days.
In Qualicum Beach, advance voting will run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre (747 Jones St., Qualicum Beach) on both days.
There’s also a special voting opportunity taking place at The Gardens in Qualicum Beach for Gardens employees and Gardens residents only on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For the RDN, advance voting on Oct. 10 will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations:
- Electoral areas A, B, C, E, F, G, H; and Gabriola Island Local Trust Area: RDN administration building (6300 Hammond Bay Rd., Nanaimo).
- Electoral areas E, F, G, H: Oceanside Place Arena (830 West Island Hwy., Parksville); or Qualicum Beach Civic Centre (747 Jones St., Qualicum Beach).
For Oct. 17, RDN advance voting also runs 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following locations:
- Electoral areas A, B, C, E, F, G, H; and Gabriola Island Local Trust Area: RDN administration building (6300 Hammond Bay Rd., Nanaimo).
- Electoral areas E, F, G, H: Oceanside Place Arena (830 West Island Hwy., Parksville).