The Island Trunk System aims to provide a network of open Amateur radio repeaters, for general and emergency communications use, throughout Vancouver Island, surrounding waters and parts of the lower mainland on the West Coast of British Columbia Canada. More info can be found her: http://www.islandtrunksystem.org/cms/

List of ITS repeaters close to the Nanaimo Area.

Location	Callsign	Frequency	Offset	Tone
Nanaimo	VE7DJA	145.430 MHz	0.6 MHz	141.3 Hz
Nanaimo	VA7ITS	444.725 MHz	5.0 MHz	141.3 Hz
Chemainus	VE7AQW	146.680 MHz	0.6 MHz	141.3 Hz
Chemainus	VE7AQW	442.600 MHz	5.0 Mhz	141.3 Hz