Volunteers open warming centre for Nanaimo homeless population in 'desperate need'
Posted: Nov. 29, 2022 7:10PMCommunity Safety Officer Gino Pagliericci lifted snow-covered blankets on Nanaimo sidewalks Tuesday, checking on homeless people who he found curled up trying to stay warm.
Because as of Tuesday, there was no warming centre opened by the City of Nanaimo to keep the hundreds living in alleys and doorways out of the cold during the day. No place to keep warm despite the frigid cold, winds and snow of Tuesday’s storm intensifying. “The fact that we don’t have shelter space is infuriating especially for outreach workers, support workers who are tirelessly working to support these individuals,” said Jovan Johnson, executive director of Risebridge.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.The warming centre was pulled off entirely with community donations and volunteers, since the city still hadn’t approved its funding.
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