Staggered move from Discontent City and camp shutdown begins
NANAIMO — The first Discontent City residents are out of the sprawling homeless camp in downtown Nanaimo and safely in new temporary supportive housing.
Fifteen of Nanaimo’s homeless are expected to be at the housing site on Labieux Rd. by the end of the Friday. They’ll get a private room with bed and desk, as well as access to a kitchen, common room and support staff to help them get off and stay off the streets. A second site at 250 Terminal Ave. is also under construction.
It was a dramatic and emotional move for many.
Angela McNulty-Buell with Pacifica Housing, who operates the 86-unit Labieux Rd. housing development, said she saw smiles and tears on the faces of the first six who moved into their new units.