Healthcare
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Sheila Malcolmson
BC NDP
Candidate for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
Elected — unofficial result
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Where they stand
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Housing
Will I be able to afford to live here?
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Cost of living
Can I afford groceries, hydro and insurance?
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Economy & jobs
Will BC's economy create good jobs where I live?
Points to doubled trades training and VIU worker partnerships, and focusing public dollars on B.C. workers and suppliers.
- Notes the NDP government doubled trades training and added trades training seats at VIU
- Sees opportunity in federal ship-building commitments and the Port of Nanaimo
- Says an NDP government would focus public dollars on hiring B.C. workers and suppliers
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“With VIU at the centre of our economic driver, for us to have doubled trades training and added specifically for VIU, a number of trades training seats this summer, in addition to the trade centre that we built in 2018, I can so imagine the potential with federal commitments around ship-building, the great opportunities at the Port of Nanaimo. There's very little unused industrial land in coastal B.C., but there we are at the Port. We've got huge opportunities to harness that federal, VIU worker partnership.”
Source: Economy and jobs the focus at Nanaimo provincial candidate forum — The Lounge 99.9 · October 14, 2026
Confidence:High
Education
Will my kids' schools be properly funded?
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Environment & climate
Is the province protecting forests, water and climate?
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Public safety
Will repeat offenders stay off my street?
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Transportation
Will the highways, ferries and transit keep up?
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Mental health & addictions
How will the province handle the toxic-drug crisis?
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Supports complex-care housing that brings health services into people's homes to break the cycle of homelessness.
- Backs complex-care housing for people with overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges
- Emphasizes connecting people to services right in their homes to build stability and connection
“Complex-care housing helps people with overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges. This new project will connect people in Nanaimo with the services they need right in their homes, to help establish stability and connection, and to break the cycle of homelessness.”
(reported remarks)
Source: Supportive, complex-care homes planned for Nanaimo — BC Housing · May 16, 2025
Confidence:High
Supports converting 50 units at 250 Bryden St. in Nanaimo to recovery-oriented housing.
- Backs the shift of the 50-unit 250 Bryden St. development to recovery-oriented housing
- Frames it as giving people more choice alongside the city's low-barrier supportive housing
“We've been building housing to help people struggling with homelessness get back on their feet, and with several hundred supportive housing units in Nanaimo, we can now offer people more options. Making 50 units at 250 Bryden St. recovery oriented gives people more choice, and I'm grateful to the Newcastle Community Association and city council for constructively partnering on this change. When people are supported, they can start to re-establish stability in their lives and build a better future.”
(reported remarks)
Source: Minister's, mayor's, MLA's statements on recovery-oriented housing in Nanaimo — EIN Presswire · September 3, 2026
Confidence:High
Seniors & long-term care
Can seniors age with dignity in BC?
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Indigenous relations
How will the province work with Indigenous peoples?
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Government & taxes
Is the province spending my money wisely?
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