Pop-up overdose prevention site opens across the street from NRGH

A group of healthcare workers and advocates attempting to set up an unsanctioned overdose prevention site at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital were forced to relocate across the street.

At least 1,773 overdose calls in Nanaimo this year

Nanaimo Fire Chief Tim Doyle painted a dire picture of the overdose crisis to Nanaimo city council on Monday.

NewsMick SweetmanNovember 7, 2023Nanaimo, Nanaimo Fire Rescue, overdose crisis, health, Sheryl Armstrong, City of Nanaimo

Nanaimo council discusses possible public drug use bylaw

On Monday, Nanaimo city council discussed a staff report on a possible bylaw that would regulate public drug use, but advocates say that isn't the solution.

NewsMick SweetmanSeptember 13, 2023City of Nanaimo, Nanaimo, overdose crisis, Nightkeepers

‘I thought he was my son’: Nanaimo marks International Overdose Awareness Day

A crowd of harm-reduction advocates, people who use drugs, and local politicians gathered in Nanaimo’s Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday Aug. 31 to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.