Nanaimo, B.C.’s unhoused population is rising quickly according to a new report.
The fourth consecutive Nationally Coordinated Point-in-Time Count in Nanaimo was conducted on April 27, 2023.
Researchers found that at least 515 people were without homes in Nanaimo, which is a jump of nearly 19 per cent from the previous survey conducted in the spring of 2020 and a nearly 200-per cent jump from 2016.
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