Speeding, Noise Enforcement Requested in Nanaimo’s Departure Bay

Late-night parties and drag racing a concern for Departure Bay Beach residents

Many of the residents in the Departure Bay Beach area are fed up with drag racing and noisy parties in the middle of the night. Resident Anna McKenzie appeared before Nanaimo city council at its meeting on Monday, July 6 with signatures from more than 100 residents requesting that something be done. She said that what is a family destination quickly becomes a nightmare in the evening and into the early hours of the morning with the incessant thr…

Speeding, noise enforcement requested in Nanaimo’s Departure Bay

A Nanaimo resident recently called on City Council to do more to vehicles speeds and excessive noise in the busy Departure Bay area. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Departure Bay ‘drag racing’ needs to stop, residents say

Anna McKenzie is calling for the City of Nanaimo to respond to loud motorcycles and cars racing along the road in front of Departure Bay Beach. She says the speeding and noises are disrupting her mother’s sleep and impacting her health. Photo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse. Kate McKenzie, 65, has lived across from Departure Bay beach for the past two years and can’t get a good night’s sleep. On a nightly basis, Kate says she wakes up to loud m…