Electoral Area B, Nanaimo’s public library is VIRL: Gabriola Island Branch
From the centre of Electoral Area B, Nanaimo, it is 4.4 km away. No library board reports for Electoral Area B, Nanaimo alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
B−Civic life#188 of 254 in British ColumbiaElectoral Area B, Nanaimo’s civic life grade, input by input
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo gets a B− for civic life, #188 of 254 towns graded in British Columbia. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Electoral Area B, Nanaimo has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo mailing addresses hold 6 registered charities
That is 1.3 per 1,000 residents, against 1.2 in the typical British Columbia town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
36.9%
Across British Columbia, 36.9% of people volunteered through an organization in 2023, a provincial estimate with a likely range of 35.2% to 38.7%; the lowest province sits at 25.2% and the highest at 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Electoral Area B, Nanaimo.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Electoral Area B, Nanaimo
Does Electoral Area B, Nanaimo have a public library?
Yes: VIRL: Gabriola Island Branch.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).