Oceanside emergency support for residents affected by a disaster, including short-term food, lodging, clothing, family reunification, information and referral.
RDN Emergency Support Services (ESS) provides short-term basic support to people displaced by emergencies. Help may include food, lodging, clothing, family reunification, information, emotional support, childcare, first aid and pet care. Eligibility depends on the event and need; ESS is not ongoing housing or income assistance. The RDN ESS FAQ gives current eligibility and deployment details. An RDN 2019 report places Oceanside ESS volunteers throughout the response area from Lighthouse/Bowser to Nanoose Bay. For emergencies call 911; RDN Emergency Services: 250-390-6565 or emergencyservices@rdn.bc.ca.
Service Areas: Bowser, Deep Bay, Nanoose Bay, Qualicum Bay
Monthly grocery gift cards and other practical support for registered Nanoose Bay residents in need.
Nanoose Community Services provides registered clients with monthly grocery gift cards intended to help with at least one week’s worth of food per month. The organization also offers culinary skill sharing and referrals to partner agencies. Its homepage invites Nanoose Bay residents who are unable to cope with monthly family expenses to get in touch. Contact the organization to ask about registration, current eligibility, and available supports.
Free mobile groceries and personal-care/clothing packs across Oceanside, including Qualicum Bay, year-round.
Manna Homeless Society’s mobile service delivers groceries and customized personal-care and clothing survival packs free of charge, operating 365 days a year. Its stated service area includes Qualicum Bay. Volunteer nurses also provide no-charge basic medical attention and advice to people experiencing poverty or homelessness in Oceanside; naloxone is distributed to people who choose to use it. The provider does not publish a mobile visit schedule or request procedure on this page; contact Manna to ask about access.
Service Areas: Bowser, Coombs, Errington, Hilliers, Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Qualicum Bay, Qualicum Beach, Whisky Creek
Fire suppression, rescue, medical first response and other emergency response for Nanoose Bay service-area residents.
The Nanoose Bay Fire Department responds to structure fires, motor-vehicle collisions, medical first-response calls, road rescues, structural collapses, marine fires, wildland events and burning complaints. The RDN identifies Nanoose Bay service as covering Electoral Area E and parts of Electoral Area G. Call 911 for emergencies; 250-468-7141 is the non-emergency number.
Service Areas: Dolphin Beach, Nanoose Bay
Location: 2471 Nanoose Road, Nanoose Bay, British Columbia
Walk-in screening, assessment and referrals, with connections to counselling, outreach, harm reduction and urgent response for Bowser and Oceanside residents.
Island Health identifies Bowser, Nanoose, Parksville and Qualicum among the service area communities. Walk-in access is Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; referrals from individuals and professionals are accepted, and a referral is not required. Office hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., excluding statutory holidays. Outreach is available daily 8 a.m.–6:30 p.m. The service is based at Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville.
Service Areas: Bowser, Nanoose Bay, Parksville
Location: 489 Alberni Highway, Parksville, British Columbia