Tag Archives: Housing
Nanaimo Council rejects Machleary St. housing proposal
NANAIMO - A vacant chunk of land in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter neighbourhood will remain empty for now after council rejected a contentious multi-family housing proposal.Council voted 6-3 against a 17...
Oct 09, 2019 A proposal calling for 175 apartment/townhouse units on Machleary St. was denied by Nanaimo City Council on Oct. 9. The 6-3 no vote occurred following a pair of lengthy public hearings. (Molnar Group)
Lantzville property finally cleared after lengthy court battle
NANAIMO - A contentious upper Lantzville property once home to an illegal recreational vehicle park has been cleared, but it was far from a smooth process.The District of Lantzville confirmed a BC Sup...
Oct 02, 2019 This upper Lantzville property on Clark Rd. W held as many as 13 RV's. The District of Lantzville says the property is now compliant, following a lengthy court battle. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Community vents frustrations over property crime & addictions issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local and provincial leaders got an earful from Nanaimo residents tired of escalating crime in the community.More than 200 people crammed the Nanaimo Entertainment Centre Tuesday night to so...
Oct 01, 2019 Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson was in the line of fire of angry residents at an Oct. 1 meeting in downtown Nanaimo. Social disorder concerns linked to addiction and mental health issues were discussed.
Old City Quarter proposal in limbo after lengthy public hearing adjourned
NANAIMO - It remains unclear if a hotly contested housing proposal at the former Malaspina Gardens site will get off the ground.A marathon public hearing for 388 Machleary St. was adjourned Thursday, ...
Sep 19, 2019 An artist rendering of what a large housing proposal for the old Malaspina Gardens site on Machleary St. would look like. Sketch depicts looking uphill from Kennedy St. (Molnar Group.)
Boat-confined elderly Nanaimo couple desperate for housing
NANAIMO - With any luck, Roger and Janet Bingham won't have to spend their 14th winter huddled together on their boat moored off the coast of Protection Island. Unfortunately luck is in short supply. ...
Sep 10, 2019 Roger and Janet Bingham, who hope to not spend their 14th winter on the chilly waters off Protection Island. (Submitted/Janet Bingham)
Forgotten portion of downtown Nanaimo sees huge development push
NANAIMO - A previously underutilized part of Nanaimo's downtown is receiving a significant development boost. Construction is underway or planned for numerous mixed-use developments in the Chapel St. ...
Sep 05, 2019 Crews recently demolished a run-down building on Front and Chapel Streets to make way for a six-storey hotel. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Parksville supportive housing getting move-in ready
PARKSVILLE - The finishing touches are being put in place before more than 50 people experiencing or close to experiencing homelessness have a new place to thrive. Orca Place, an $8.4 million supporti...
Aug 16, 2019 Many residents of Orca Place won't have personal effects to fill their rooms, but are expected to quickly make each suite feel like home. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing complex opens in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A day long-in-the-works has finally arrived for those experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside area. The 52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing facility known as Orca Place officially...
Jul 30, 2019 ICCS executive director Violet Hayes and Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness member Renate Sutherland. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$5M affordable housing project coming to fruition after 10+ of hoping and waiting
NANAIMO - Those living with developmental disabilities will soon have an affordable place to call home. Ground was officially broken on an affordable housing project at 3425 Uplands Dr. on Thursday, J...
Jul 18, 2019 NACL executive director Graham Morry at the site of a new affordable housing complex for those living with various challenges. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff)
Trial date set for legal dispute over Newcastle temporary housing
NANAIMO - The process for introducing roughly 80 units of temporary housing into a downtown Nanaimo neighbourhood will be examined in the courts. Newcastle area residents will be in the Supreme Court ...
Jul 08, 2019 Island Crisis Care Society and the province will be in court on Sept. 30 for a lawsuit disputing how roughly 80 units of temporary housing were introduced into the Newcastle neighbourhood. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)