Housing

Dream Home being built in Lantzville to support Nanaimo Community Hospice

NANAIMO - Moving into a new home will help a valuable Nanaimo organization move into a larger space of their own. The newest house for the Dream Home Lottery is being built in the Lantzville Foothills...

Jun 21, 2021

New student housing complex approved as Nanaimo council mulls active transportation issues

NANAIMO - A sizeable student housing development on Wakesiah Ave. took another step forward, but not without concern on domino effects to the surrounding area.City council approved a development permi...

Jun 14, 2021

Penticton motels bought for affordable housing

The provincial government is moving to provide more affordable housing in Penticton with the purchase of three motels, and upgrades planned for an existing building.The province spent approximately $7...

May 27, 2021

Construction begins on first of many new supportive housing facilities in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Work is underway to build the first in a slate of supportive and affordable housing complexes around Nanaimo. Construction crews are now at 702 Nicol St., which is expected to be a 66-unit s...

May 18, 2021

Large multi-family rental building pitched for downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A developer intends to demolish an old downtown medical building in favour of a six-storey market rental building.Development permit plans were recently submitted for the site on Campbell at...

May 18, 2021

Former Nanaimo social planner returns to guide John Howard Society

NANAIMO - A new hand at the helm of the John Howard Society in Nanaimo will help the organization provide more housing and gain more resources. John Horn is now the executive director of the Society i...

May 12, 2021

City claims it's on track to hit most affordable housing targets

NANAIMO - The City claims it's close to meeting many goals of its affordable housing strategy but Nanaimo's vacancy rate remains low. A staff report from social planner Karin Kronstal, to be presented...

Apr 26, 2021

Residents of crumbling Fifth St. housing project finding new homes

NANAIMO - Residents of a dilapidated south Nanaimo affordable housing complex are finally moving out of squalor. BC Housing confirmed 23 of the 34 households at the Sanala townhousecomplex on Fifth St...

Apr 23, 2021

City of Nanaimo takes exploratory steps for small-scale temporary housing

NANAIMO - Councillors in Nanaimo want to replicate a successful temporary housing project from the Cowichan area. Councillors accepted and debated at length a staff report about the project on Monday,...

Apr 19, 2021

Micro units gaining traction in Nanaimo as answer to housing crunch

NANAIMO - A notable injection of cramped living quarters are planned in Nanaimo as escalating costs impact builders, buyers and renters.Construction of 28 micro units at three sites in Nanaimo are in ...

Apr 14, 2021