Construction has started on a new 47 bed housing facility for women and children facing gender-based violence in Nanaimo.
The four-storey, wood-frame building will provide 30 self-contained second-stage housing units with their own bathroom and kitchen, as well as 10 rooms with a total of 17 transition beds for short-term stays. Three second-stage housing units and one transition room will be wheelchair accessible.
The housing will be operated by Haven Society, which supports adults and children leaving gender-based violence. This new building will replace Haven Society’s aging 17-unit transition home.