From Office of the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion:

Vancouver Island University (VIU) is upgrading its campuses to become more inclusive and accessible.

People in Nanaimo living with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges, and are at risk of homelessness, will benefit when the Province adds 30 complex-care housing spaces to serve the community.

People will soon begin moving into Samaritan Place, providing safe and secure homes for people experiencing homelessness in Nanaimo.

Work is starting on a new rental housing building in north Nanaimo that will provide affordable homes for people with a range of incomes.

Seniors throughout British Columbia will have a helping hand to connect those who are at risk of homelessness find housing and other vital mental-health supports, thanks to a provincial investment.

Construction is underway on a new development that will provide 180 market rental homes designed to be affordable for middle-income households in Nanaimo.

The Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) and the Province, through BC Housing, are partnering to build and operate new culturally appropriate housing for Snuneymuxw peoples, particularly women and children, Elders and people experiencing homelessness in the community.