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[aastra]

Plenty of "if only..." shirts are available at your local political campaign office. (No matter which party's office it happens to be, they'll have at least a few examples)

[LJ]

Carolina Ibarra, CEO of Pacifica Housing doesn’t want the incident to detract from the positive benefits of low-barrier supportive housing.

 

 

And just what would those benefits be? Oh, maybe she means the benefits she gets, not the public.

[Victoria Watcher]

[Matt R.]

I see Russell Hendrix is closing up shop there.

What business is that?

[Victoria Watcher]

Temporary housing will cost too much

 

https://www.timescol...prices-10676339

 

 

Re: “$32 million funding brings 187 ­temporary housing spaces to Nanaimo,” May 9.

 

The B.C. government is gloating about spending $32 million to build 187 tiny cubicles for troubled people in Nanaimo, but that works out to $171,000 each for these small temporary wooden lean-tos which look like garden sheds.

 

I could build the same structures for about $20,000 each, making a profit of $150,000 on each.

 

With the tax money being spent on building just a few of these sheds, a full-size, permanent home could be built.

 

Stop the celebrating. Who is getting the huge taxpayer windfall on this?

 

 

Ben Vries

Nanaimo

 

 

 

 

https://www.nanaimob...nanaimo-7998305

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 May 2025 - 01:32 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Fifty single-room modular homes are opening soon to people experiencing homelessness in Nanaimo as they transition from the shelter system. 

 

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The province, through B.C. Housing, provided $5.5 million to build the units, as well as $167,000 in one-time start-up funding and $2.3 million in annual operating dollars. The site is intended to be temporary but will be in place for at least three years. 

 

 

https://www.nanaimob...nanaimo-7998305

 

 

 

 

 

$46,000 per unit for operating costs.  $3,833 per month, per unit.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 May 2025 - 01:48 AM.

[Barrister]

YOU CAN RENT ONE BEDROOM CONDOS FOR LESS THAN 3K 

[Victoria Watcher]

Manak told the Times Colonist at the time that the department supports measures that enhance safety and accountability at supportive-housing buildings, and prohibiting weapons in these facilities is “a common-sense approach.

“Unfortunately, we know from experience that individuals involved in criminal activity often seek to embed themselves in vulnerable communities, using these environments to exploit residents and perpetuate harm,” Manak said.

In some cases, residents arm themselves with various weapons for self-protection, creating a cycle of increased risk, he said. “This is simply unacceptable,” said Manak. “Taking steps to prevent weapons from entering these facilities is a critical part of protecting those who live and work there.”

Critics have said removing the rights of residents in supportive housing or evicting already vulnerable people and rendering them homeless is not the answer, and that improving safety and increasing security at such buildings is a better route.




https://www.timescol...r-help-10684041

Edited by Victoria Watcher, Today, 08:42 AM.