“I’m really glad we can do this. It situates a human service within the community. We’re not apart, let’s just normalize this since anyone of us can have a mental illness”

The Neighbours Being Neighbours community gathering on Aug. 11 is not a fundraiser, nor is it some sort of awareness seminar. It’s an honest-to-goodness party.

The parking lot of the Bailey Theatre transforms into a vibrant mini-festival for Divers Lake area residents to mingle with their neighbours. It was conceived and launched four years ago by members of the Columbian Centre Society on Rosstown Road who operate social housing in the area. It was something of a means to say hello, and facilitate each other’s mutual understanding.   Read the rest of this story at the Nanaimo Daily News.