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Finding our way home: Focusing on B.C.’s housing crisis

February 12th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Finding our way home: Focusing on B.C.’s housing crisis)

picture 054A documentary film about homelessness, based on a provincial tour by NDP MLA David Chudnovsky, was screened at a presentation earlier this week in Nanaimo. We speak with NDP MLA David Chudnovsky. (more…)

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Homelessness radio on 1,400 U.S. and Canadian stations

February 12th, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Homelessness radio on 1,400 U.S. and Canadian stations)

picture 053Radio stations across North America, including CHLY, join 14-hour marathons focused on homelessness and poverty on Mon., Feb. 23. We speak with Jeremy Alderson, the U.S. founder of the Homelessness Marathon, about the event. (more…)

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Balmoral Hotel upgrades bring supportive housing to south Nanaimo

January 22nd, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Balmoral Hotel upgrades bring supportive housing to south Nanaimo)

picture 044In September 2008 the Canadian Mental Health Association purchased the Balmoral Hotel building on Haliburton Street in Nanaimo for the purposes of providing supportive housing and outreach. Christina Martens, CMHA’s Mid-Island Branch executive director, said that the organization had invested in the community and was looking forward to being a good neighbour, despite hearing some initial concerns about the plans. (more…)

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