📷 A Harbour Air Seaplane lands in the Nanaimo Harbour in front of Protection Island. Photo by Jesse Woodward.
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With temperatures forecast to drop to -10C overnight and a special weather statement for significant snowfall, two of the three warming centres funded by the City of Nanaimo will be extending their hours to help keep people out of the cold.
Read MoreTwo new warming centres are scheduled to open in Nanaimo this winter but the president of the Nanaimo Area Public Safety Association says he’s concerned that a second downtown location will attract drug dealers and worsen social disorder in the area.
Read MoreThe City of Nanaimo has voted to allocate up to $230,000 to Risebridge to operate a daytime warming centre this winter that will run seven days a week between November 14 and March 31, 2024.
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