A new supportive housing project on Uplands Drive is underway and received a sunny kickoff from officials on site Wednesday.

By fall 2014, 6025 Uplands Dr. will be home to a 33-unit housing facility for people 45 and up who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Read the rest of this article at Nanaimo Daily News.

Image: Pacifica Housing Advisory Association executive director Karyn French addresses a crowd gathered at the groundbreaking of a new supportive housing development on Uplands Drive.