Housing

Downtown Nanaimo building bulldozed to make way for supportive housing

NANAIMO - Crews have knocked down the former Community Services Building on Prideaux St. in advance of a future supportive housing complex.Contractors substantially tore down the aging facility 285 Pr...

Jun 09, 2022

Accommodations planned in Nanaimo for families of sick children

NANAIMO - Following successful projects elsewhere on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo is next in line for a facility to help stabilize families during their time in need. Plans are in motion for group accomm...

May 27, 2022

Operator chosen for supportive housing project on Nicol Street

NANAIMO - A supportive housing complex planned in south Nanaimo will be operated by Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN).BC Housing outlined in an email to NanaimoNewsNOW, the First Nation best met their cri...

May 04, 2022

Longtime Nanaimo shelter operator reflects on career, offers insight on serving the vulnerable

NANAIMO - Speaking up about battling addiction lights his eyes up with hope as opposed to pain.He knows the devastation addiction has on families and communities - he lived it and provided guidance to...

Apr 03, 2022

VIDEO: First in a series of permanent supportive housing projects opening in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Doors are just days away from officially opening at a brand new supportive housing complex in the city. Samaritan Place, a newly developed modular housing built on Nicol St., will welcome it...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 18, 2022

New north Nanaimo townhouse development proceeds, traffic concerns raised

NANAIMO - City Council isn't standing in the way of a new townhouse development in north Nanaimo, at least not for now.A development permit was unanimously granted to a 35 townhouse development off Ta...

Mar 02, 2022

Daily drop-in centre approved by Nanaimo Council despite numerous objections

NANAIMO - A daily drop-in centre for those in Nanaimo living on the street will continue through March after eleventh hour funding was approved.City Councillors heard concerns and debated for over an ...

Mar 01, 2022

VIDEO: 'We thought it was a bomb:' damage extreme and widespread from home explosion

NANAIMO - Neighbours are spending the day surveying damage after a large explosion destroyed a home on Pine St.The blast, followed by a massive shockwave which was felt and heard across Nanaimo, occur...

Feb 28, 2022

Development proposal off Turner road endorsed by Nanaimo Council

NANAIMO - A plan add further density to a portion of north Nanaimo received resounding support from councilors. Re-zoning two properties on Nelson Rd. beside Randerson Ridge Elementary School made it ...

Feb 26, 2022

Nanaimo cancer centre remains on horizon as mental health, disaster relief headline B.C. budget

NANAIMO - Better care, closer to home for mid-Island residents battling cancer remains in the plans for the B.C. government, albeit without any specifics.Finance minister Selina Robinson delivered thi...

Feb 22, 2022