Media Sources
2022
Man injured after unprovoked razor blade attack at Nanaimo’s Country Club Centre – Nanaimo News Now Dec. 22, 2022
BC Housing Conflict Concerns Were REported Years Ago, Ex-Employees Say – The Tyee Dec 21, 2022
Eby is walking back two of his top leadership promises – Castanet Dec 21, 2022
Inside a Free Fentanyl and Heroin Clinic | Free Drugs – VICE News Dec 2022
Close existing drug consumption site now that new service has opened, say Nanaimo neighbours – Times Colonist Dec 16, 2022
Critics say modular homes for B.C.’s unhoused can be a problem – Vancouver Sun Dec 15, 2022
Malcolmson and other ministers asked to ‘work fast’ following cabinet shuffle – Nanaimo News Bulletin Dec 9, 2022
Peer-run overdose prevention site in Nanaimo could be designated a nuisance property – Nanaimo News Bulletin Dec 8, 2022
New overdose prevention service in Nanaimo will accommodate inhalation and injection – Nanaimo News Bulletin Dec. 2, 2022
Leaked VPD Report on Vancouver’s Social Safety Net – Global News Nov 9, 2022
Minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network – Nanaimo News Now – Nov 7, 2022
Toxic drug deaths trend toward new provincial record, fatalities jump in Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Now Nov 7, 2022
Neighbourhood safety audit in Nanaimo will ask residents if they feel safe where they live – Nanaimo News Bulletin Nov 7, 2022
Homeless man charged with attempting to sexually assault 13-year-old in Duncan – Nanaimo News Bulletin Nov 7, 2022
Island Health issues advisory over increase in overdoses in Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Now Nov 2, 2022
One teen dead, at least five recovering after mass drug overdose incident in Victoria – chekNEWS Oct 28. 2022
Revived opioid user fined after driving away from Nanaimo police, crashing into several vehicles – Nanaimo News Now Oct 28, 2022
Kelowna bus killer’s latest bail release discussed at B.C. legislature – Global News Oct 25, 2022
Security guard allegedly beaten with pipe in downtown Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Bulletin Oct. 25, 2022
Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer – Nanaimo News Now, Oct 21, 2022
Nanaimo Mountie cleared after injury to ‘intoxicated, belligerent’ man – Nanaimo News Now, Oct 20, 2022
Slain Burnaby, B.C., officer remembered for her ‘compassionate and caring’ work with vulnerable people – CBC News Oct 19, 2022
Fake gun used in downtown Nanaimo convenience store robbery – Nanaimo News Now, Oct 17, 2022
B.C. mom runs daily marathon in front of health ministry office after son dies of drug poisoning – The Free Press Oct 13, 2022
B.C. attorney general says increasing arrests to fight violent crime won’t work – The Canadian Press, Oct 4, 2022
David Eby Shouldn’t Rely on Strata to Solve B.C.’s Rental Crisis: Condo Owner’s Association – Prince George Post, Sep 30, 2022
Prince George mayoral hopefuls pitch more police, more housing, and ‘tough love’ for homeless people – CBC News Sep 29, 2022
BC NDP Leadership Hopeful David Eby Launches Ambitious Housing Plan – Business Intelligence for B.C., Sep 28, 2022
‘Not responsible or safe:’ tensions rise over pop-up drug consumption site in south Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Now Sep 27, 2022 | 6:24 AM
‘People don’t feel safe’: Nanaimo residents rally over concerns about downtown crime – CTV News Sep 14 2022
Teenager charged with murder following stabbing in Nanaimo – CTV News Sep 9, 2022
7-Eleven in Nanaimo Robbed at knifepoint, crooks flee with cash – Nanaimo News Bulletin, Aug 29, 2022
Comment: Want to end the drug poisoning crisis? Start by listening to people who use drugs – The Discourse. Aug 25, 2022
Kelowna RCMP warns about prolific offender back on the street – Vancouver Sun Aug 24, 2022
Where are we supposed to go? Downtown Eastside rally opposes tent city eviction – Global News Aug 16, 2022 4:54 PM
Mounties deem Nanaimo death a homicide, ID victim – CTV News Aug 15, 2022
Woman arrested after pregnant mom, daughter assaulted with brick in Nanaimo – Times Columnist, Aug 10, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP searching for man after knifepoint robbery – CTV News, Aug 5, 2022
‘It’s a nightmare’: Family of Nanaimo murder victim mark one year anniversary without arrest – chek NEWS Jun 6, 2022
RCMP bust international ‘dark web’ drug trafficking ring in Nanaimo, B.C. – CTV News Jun 1, 2022
Kelowna to address “catch-and-release justice system” through advocacy paper – Kelowna Capital News – May 27, 2022
Nanaimo group wants overdose prevention site for those who inhale – Times Columnist May 25, 2022 | 1:45 AM
Nanaimo looking to beef up patrols and security in a new approach to tackle downtown problems – Times Columnist Apr 22 2022
Nanaimo financing $2.5 million action plan for downtown safety and social disorder – Nanaimo News Now Apr 20 2022
B.C. Determined to Battle Opioid Crisis After Record Overdose Deaths in 2021 – CBC News 2022
How Timmins Ont. is fighting the opioid crisis – CBC News 2022
Topic: Opioid – VICE Video Documentaries – VICE News 2022
Overdose calls smash provincial records, huge increases in Nanaimo & Parksville – Nanaimo News Now – Jan 13, 2022
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Irreversible Overdoses, Robberies, and Sex Assaults: The ‘Terrifying’ Rise of Benzo Dope – VICE World News Nov 18, 2021
Nanaimo discuss perceptions and realities of neighbourhood safety: City council debates recently released safety audits – Vancouver Island Free Daily Oct 4, 2021
Safety audits show residents in and around Nanaimo’s downtown feel unsafe – Nanaimo News Bulletin Oct 1, 2021
Nanaimo’s Labieux supportive housing lease to be extended by two years – Nanaimo News Bulletin Sept 25, 2021
Report ‘confirms’ mental health care is improving in B.C. – Saanich News Sep 21, 2021
Supermarket robbers threaten staff with knife and pipe in Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Bulletin Sep 10, 2021
Q&A: B.C. Housing Minister David Eby Talks “Payback” in Combating Homelessness – Prince George Citizen Feb 3, 2021
The Fight for the Soul of Seattle – A KOMO News (Seattle) Documentary, Dec 13 2020
New ACT team bound for Nanaimo to provide resources, support for mental health – Nanaimo News Now Sep 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Situation tables can reduce crime and improve community safety – Nanaimo News Bulletin, Sep 3, 2020
Residents clear out encampment south of Nanaimo: RCMP ‘keep the peace’ during operation, detain one person – Nanaimo News Bulletin, Feb 10 2020
A Tale of Three Cities – A KOMO News (Seattle) Documentary, Oct 19 2019
Terminal Ave supportive housing lawsuit goes before B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Bulletin Oct 4, 2019
For fentanyl importers, Canada Post is the shipping method of choice – Maclean’s Mar 7, 2019
Nanaimo council concerned about Terminal Avenue supportive housing project: Residents point to a lack of safety and security in the neighbourhood – Nanaimo News Bulletin Jan 15, 2019
Story of the year: Discontent City – Nanaimo News Bulletin, Dec 27 2018
Crime in Nanaimo leads to ‘explosion’ of interest in Block Watch – Nanaimo News Bulletin, Dec 11, 2018
Legal action filed against incoming temporary supportive housing in Nanaimo – Nanaimo News Now, Nov 13, 2018
B.C. Government providing temporary housing units to Nanaimo’s homeless – Nanaimo News Bulletin Oct 5, 2018
Concerns rise about Nanaimo’s tent city – CHEK NEWS Jun 1, 2018
How fentanyl turned an ER doctor into an addict – Maclean’s Jan 9, 2017
‘Truly terrifying’: Chinese suppliers flood US and Canada with deadly fentanyl – Stat News, Apr 5, 2016
Drug Dealing in Open-Air Markets – Center for Problem-Oriented Policing Jun 2012
Drug Users & Homeless Seek Equal Rights – Courthouse News Service Apr 12, 2012