Looking back: EARTH DAY & RAIL TRAIL Celebration 2026
On April 18th we inaugurated the new nature path along the railway between 5th & 7th Street. People from the community and all levels of government came to celebrate together.
The rail trail is planned to expand past Chase River and into Extension next!
Reclaiming the commons in the SEED Agrihood…
Check out this video of the View Street Park work party in February, 2026 – a collaboration with SECA South End Community Association and the City of Nanaimo. Shout out to all the neighbours and volunteers (VIU Kinesiology students) who came out and helped! Special shout out to all the organizers:
Naomi Woods (SECA), Michael Geselbracht, Grace Boutilier, Scott Black, Shelby Drope, and Les Meborn.
Thank you to Jenni Ottilie Keppler for capturing and documenting this important and inspiring work!
One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone.
— Bell Hooks
This year we celebrated Earth Day together with Island Corridor Foundation and the City of Nanaimo in little (but mighty) SEED neighborhood. Highlight was the inauguration of the new nature path along the railway between 5th and 7th Street. We had speakers from all levels of government and a lot of fun, planting trees, mulching, live music, dancing, facepainting, singing, potluck. Among others we had Nanaimo Food Hub, PullingToGather, Seniors for Climate, Repair Café Nanaimo, Strong Towns Nanaimo, the Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition and Nanaimo Climate Action Hub show up. A new focus was Community Resilience.