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‘Hoping it’ll make a difference:’ Oceanside charity partners with room-rental site for home-share program

March 22, 2024 oceansidecat 0

From Nanaimo News Now A group advocating for more housing options in Oceanside is teaming up with an online room rental site to get more people into affordable accommodations. The Society of Organized Services (SOS) was approached by the Canadian non-profit Happipad which connects renters to available local rooms, to […]

Addiction treatment centre in Parksville unanimously approved

February 28, 2024 oceansidecat 0

From Nanaimo News Now – PARKSVILLE — One final vote signaled the end of debate for a much-discussed addiction treatment centre on the edge of Parksville’s downtown. Council gave its unanimous blessing for a 19 bed Island Health owned and operated residential facility to be staffed 24-hours a day at […]

Deadliest year ever for toxic drugs as Nanaimo, central Island & B.C. set new tragic records

January 28, 2024 oceansidecat 0

Click here for the full article from Nanaimo News Now NANAIMO — More people died from drug toxicity last year than in any year previous. Grim new numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows 2023 will go down as the deadliest year in the toxic drug crisis so far, with […]

Qualicum Beach to create policy to quickly address call for emergency shelters

January 20, 2024 oceansidecat 0

From The PQBNews Qualicum Beach council held a special meeting on Jan. 15 to extend a temporary extreme weather overnight warming centre at the Christian Fellowship Centre (CFC). It was a critical issue but they were not able to make a decision that day due to the lack of quorum, […]

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