A new professionally run drug\u002Dinhalation facility opened in December near city hall.
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NANDU has run out of money, but Livingston hopes to receive additional funding in April. The consumption site was operated largely with $80,000 in provincial funding. Complaints from residents previously prompted Nanaimo city hall to declare NANDU’s site a nuisance, meaning fines could be imposed whenever city services, such as bylaw and police officers, were called.Article content
Unlike the Nicol Street site, which was peer-supervised, the Albert Street facility is professionally run and in its own building. The operators are planning to add resources and services for drug users.
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