Tag Archives: Housing
Nanaimo council approves revised oversight model for pending temporary housing facility
NANAIMO - Requested revised operational conditions for a looming temporary housing development on Old Victoria Rd. were narrowly endorsed by Nanaimo City Council. Following lengthy debate at the Monda...
Sep 10, 2024
Following lengthy debate, multi-family housing approved beside Englishman River
PARKSVILLE - A housing boost nestled alongside Parksville's environmentally sensitive Englishman River has been given the go-ahead. On Wednesday, Sept. 4 Parksville City Council approved a development...
Sep 07, 2024
'Let's house people here:' Nanaimo micro units converted from office building ready for tenants
NANAIMO - A former downtown office building turned micro-unit housing complex is expected to open shortly following a vision by a pair of developers to fill an increasingly popular market.Renovations ...
Aug 15, 2024
Vacant Nanaimo care facility to be converted into supportive housing
NANAIMO - Over 70 more supportive housing units are coming to central Nanaimo inside a vacant former care facility. The province, through BC Housing, announced Nanaimo Travellers Lodge at 1298 Nelson ...
Jul 16, 2024
Multi-family homes signal next phase of upper Lantzville development
NANAIMO - Following years of constructing large single-family homes, The Foothills is shifting to a more densified product. Faith Siklic of Lone Tree Properties (LTP) said 28 homes, including 20 two a...
Jun 29, 2024
Ladysmith City Hall redevelopment AAP fails with resounding opposition
LADYSMITH - It's back to the drawing board for the Town of Ladysmith to fund building a new city hall, after residents overwhelmingly voted against the borrowing process during an alternative approval...
Jun 26, 2024
Some residents poised to return to Nanaimo supportive housing facility following fire
NANAIMO - A day after a key south Nanaimo social housing complex was fully evacuated due to a fire, some residents are expected to move back in shortly. Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a structure fi...
Jun 17, 2024
22 unit townhouse development proposed for Nanaimo's Metral Drive
NANAIMO - Plans are in motion to densify three lots on Metral Dr. In Nanaimo's Pleasant Valley area. A recently submitted development permit application pitches six three storey townhouse units at 564...
May 27, 2024
Nanaimo council endorses significant south end redevelopment
NANAIMO - Several underused properties are poised for a substantial bump in housing in Nanaimo's south end. City councillors approved the first three of four required readings to a project calling for...
Apr 23, 2024
'We've basically tripled since 2016:' Nanaimo homeless census sees significant rise
NANAIMO - To nobody's surprise, the number of unsheltered people in Nanaimo has surged significantly. A final report on the 2023 Nanaimo Point-in-Time Count & Survey showed 515 people were unhouse...
Apr 09, 2024