Tag Archives: Housing
City of Nanaimo & RCMP clamp down on Wesley St. lawlessness
NANAIMO - A new enforcement and clean-up effort is tackling out-of-control social disorder plaguing a portion of downtown Nanaimo.Several RCMP and bylaw enforcement officers recently joined forces to ...
Jan 21, 2020 A growing number of tents on a portion of Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo raised numerous safety concerns. (City of Nanaimo)
Concerned citizens slam affordable housing proposal near prized Englishman River estuary
PARKSVILLE - A proposed affordable housing development near Parksville's Englishman River estuary drew the ire of many during an emotionally charged public hearing.Parksville city council chambers wer...
Jan 21, 2020 A public hearing at Parksville City Hall heard overwhelming opposition to an affordable housing project proposed on undeveloped, City-owned land near the estuary. (Karen Barry)
More walkers hitting the streets for Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser
NANAIMO - More community members are recognizing the need to band together and help support those experiencing homelessness. Last year, the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser had more than 250 peopl...
Jan 18, 2020 More and more walkers in Nanaimo and the Oceanside area are joining Coldest Night of the Year, with more than 250 walkers taking part last year. (Island Crisis Care Society)
City of Nanaimo crews attack snow-packed drains to ease flood threat
NANAIMO - Warming temperatures following a week-long deep freeze with heavy snowfall has City of Nanaimo crews busy clearing storm drains to prevent flooding.Wayne Roulston, the City's general foreman...
Jan 17, 2020 Michael Olson (left) and Jag Sekhon clear one of several Rock City Rd. storm drains Friday, January 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Property assessments cool off in Nanaimo and across B.C.
NANAIMO - Many property assessments mailed out to homeowners across the province aren't accompanied by the sticker shock valuations of past years.Newly released BC Assessment data showed the average s...
Jan 02, 2020 Property assessments rose slightly in Nanaimo, following several years of massive increases. (NanaimoNewsNOW stock photo)
Affordable housing units open for Nanaimo's middle class
NANAIMO - More housing options are available for Nanaimo's middle class, couples and small families. Twenty-seven units of either one or two bedroom units are now available for rent at a recently open...
Dec 20, 2019 27 single or two bedroom apartments are now available for rent to middle class families struggling to find a home. (Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society)
Nanaimo home owner awarded $222K after botched renovation
NANAIMO - A lengthy and disastrous renovation to a north Nanaimo waterfront home resulted in a significant fine against a building contractor. Justice Douglas Thompson awarded Fang Li $221,800 followi...
Dec 18, 2019 Crews are repairing the damage inflicted to a waterfront home located on Fillinger Cres. The home underwent a botched home reno, shortly after it was purchased for $1.85 million in Feb, 2018. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's housing crisis, one year after Discontent City closed
NANAIMO - One year later, the land at 1 Port Dr. is clear of tents but the issues at the heart of Nanaimo's sprawling tent city remain. Discontent City closed on Dec. 10, 2018, nearly eight months aft...
Dec 09, 2019 Discontent City sprawled across 1 Port Dr. for months, bringing to light serious issues and divides in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Pray and stay' vigil at Parksville church filling the gap of cold weather shelter
NANAIMO - A Parksville church is filling the need for a cold weather shelter in the Oceanside area as work is done behind the scenes for a more permanent and suitable location. St. Anne's Church, whic...
Dec 09, 2019 Pews at St. Anne church were transformed into beds for the less fortunate in the Oceanside region over the weekend and will continue to do so this season. (Adam Fras/Facebook)
Parksville's homeless struggling without cold weather shelter
PARKSVILLE - As the weather turns cold, there is nowhere to go for those experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside region.A cold weather shelter was initially proposed for the 52-unit supportive hous...
Dec 03, 2019 Organizations are struggling to establish a cold weather shelter in Parksville as the weather takes a turn for the worse. (Christpher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)