More people have better access to healthy and nutritious food, thanks to provincial funding that is supporting food infrastructure projects throughout British Columbia.

Shane Simpson has been appointed chair of the Community Living BC (CLBC) board of directors to succeed Michael J. Prince, who completes his second full term at the end of June 2024.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018.

The Province is investing $24 million to increase access for low-income families to fresh food, dental and hearing care for children, and to support community initiatives to reduce poverty.

The Men’s Centre in Nanaimo is preparing a counselling guide to help eliminate violence in relationships, thanks to nearly $85,000 in provincial funding.

Youth with developmental disabilities between the ages of 16 and 24 years can get help during the transition to adulthood through a new service model launched in the Nanaimo and Courtenay areas last fall.

As B.C. athletes tally up the medals during the BC Summer Games, more than a dozen people will be racking up some valuable job experience at the Games, thanks to a new partnership with the Nanaimo 2014 BC Summer Games Society.