Hilary Eastmure
Experience meter
30 of 32 per-pass points · scores scale with terms & years served.
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- Elected public office+10 per 1 term
- Municipal committee+4 per 2 yrs+84 yrs
- Non-profit board+3 per 3 yrs+02 yrs
- Community organization+5 per 5 yrs
- Professional experience+5 per 15 yrs
- Recognized award+2 per 2 awards+00 awards
- Volunteer service+3 per 1 met
Past public service
- Source2022–presentCouncillorNanaimo
Hilary Eastmure is an Independent incumbent Nanaimo City Councillor running for re-election to council in the October 17, 2026 general local election. Originally from Elora, Ontario, she moved to Nanaimo in 2013 to work as a radio reporter with 91.7 Coast FM, where she regularly covered city council and built a strong understanding of the issues facing residents. Her journalism work led her into politics; she now serves as a caseworker in a Member of Parliament's office, helping people navigate federal bureaucracy and advocating on their behalf. Elected to council in 2022, she has focused on livability, accessibility, and sustainability — including active transportation and transit, net-zero housing and retrofits, parks and the urban forest, watershed protection, renter stability, mental-health and opioid-crisis advocacy, Truth and Reconciliation (Call #57), and transparent, accountable city hall communication. She has also been Festival Director of the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival and Bookstore Manager at Literacy Central Vancouver Island.
Key positions
Collected from public online sources · not independently verified- —Connect safe cycling and walking routes and strengthen transit to reduce Nanaimo's reliance on cars; make public transit free for students, seniors, and low-income residents.Source
- —Incentivize net-zero housing and energy retrofits; permit tiny homes, secondary suites and carriage houses; support co-op and BC Housing partnerships for all income levels; create stability for renters.Source
- —Make decisions reflecting that Nanaimo is in a Climate Emergency; prioritize protecting the watershed and drinking-water supply; expand parks, green spaces and the urban forest.Source
- —Push for provincial funding and supports for the opioid crisis and strong advocacy to upper levels of government for mental-health services.Source
- —Honour Snuneymuxw First Nation self-governance and bring forward a motion to act on Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #57.Source
- —Supports a modernized railway on Vancouver Island (Restore Island Rail).Source
Campaign Timeline
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2026 Campaign
The current election cycle — announcements, policy positions, and events from this campaign.
- Aug 1, 2026 · announcement
Announced re-election campaign for council
Picked up her nomination package and announced she is running for re-election to City of Nanaimo Council in the October 17, 2026 general local election.
Source - Jul 20, 2026 · policy
Motion for more water & energy info before future data centres
Raised a council motion asking for detailed water and energy information to be required before future data-centre proposals are considered.
Source - May 14, 2026 · policy
Opposed the Nanaimo data-centre proposal
Alongside councillor Paul Manly and the BC Green leader, called for a temporary pause on all data centres pending more information.
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Previous Campaigns
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- Oct 15, 2022 · endorsement
Elected to Nanaimo City Council
Elected as an Independent councillor in the 2022 BC general local election.
Source - Jan 1, 2015 · other
Began volunteering with the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival
Joined VISFF as a volunteer, later becoming Festival Director.
Source - Jan 1, 2013 · other
Moved to Nanaimo as a radio reporter
Relocated from Elora, Ontario to join 91.7 Coast FM, where she regularly covered city council and community issues.
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Elections BC
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- Filing ID: LEGE-2022-10-15-LECAN-NANA-COU-2022-10-15-015-DS
Personal Financial Disclosure
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