Exploring a non-market municipal housing authority in Nanaimo
Nanaimo is looking to get more active on bringing non market housing to the community.
The city’s Governance and Priorities committee voted Monday in favour of recommending city council send $75,000 to the Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation to facilitate a non-market housing delivery system pilot.
The program spoke with Prosperity Corporation CEO Colin Stansfield about where things are at. City staff also suggested council could seriously examine the idea of a municipal housing authority.
Further down the island, the Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC) provides an example of that model that’s been in operation since the 1980s. Midcoast Morning spoke with Jeremy Caradonna, a Victoria city councillor and vice chair of the CRHC.
Program Notes
Guests
Colin Stansfield — CEO, Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation.
Jeremy Caradonna — Vice Chair, Capital Region Housing Corporation.
Program Team
Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.
Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.
Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.
Podcast Photo
CRHC non-market housing in Victoria BC. (CRHC 2025 Annual Report)
Theme Music
Transcript
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