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Warming Centre Services and Supports Update

Climate Resilient Community City Council consideration on Jul 8, 2024

Item Description

That Council:

1. allocate $400,000 from the Special Initiative Reserve and reallocate the remaining 2023/2024 winter season funding to match funds provided by the Reaching Home Community Advisory Board to support up to two year-round drop-in hubs that can also serve as warming and cooling centre services for the City of Nanaimo’s extreme weather response starting in the 2024 winter season; and,

2. direct Staff to provide Council with an evaluation of the drop-in hub service as part of the City’s extreme weather response for future funding consideration in summer 2025.

Votes cast ‘In Favour’ are labeled as 'Climate-Positive' for the climate.