The Regional District of Nanaimo is opening an overnight cold weather shelter at the Oceanside Community Church in Errington Wednesday night as temperatures and snow begins to drop. (Image Credit: Google Maps)

By Jordan Davidson

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Oceanside overnight warming centre opens

Feb 18, 2026 | 12:45 PM

PARKSVILLE  — A temporary extreme weather overnight warming centre opens Wednesday night with temperatures expected to dip well below the freezing mark.

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced the overnight warming centre will be operational on Wednesday, Feb. 18, starting at 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. the following morning at Oceanside Community Church at 1420 Alberni Hwy in Errington.

Environment Canada predicts overnight lows of at least minus three degrees on Wednesday, with a chance of rain or wet flurries.

RDN Transit services are providing rides to the shelter starting Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m., and return trips Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m., with the shuttle route linking Parksville City Hall and Oceanside Community Church.

More information on day-use spaces and extreme weather centres in the RDN can be found here on their website.

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More information on resources in Nanaimo can be found here.

Advocates have been pushing for a permanent winter shelter in Oceanside, but for now, those resources are only activated when it’s cold enough to meet provincially-mandated thresholds.

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