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
Monthly food bank shopping appointments, emergency hampers, fresh produce, and a free shelf for Parksville area residents.
Registered clients can shop for food by appointment once per month. New clients call to arrange intake and provide government-issued photo ID and proof of current address. First-time clients needing urgent assistance may request an emergency hamper during operating hours. The free Community Table offers fresh produce, and a non-perishable free shelf is available during food bank hours. Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 08:30–15:30, closed 12:00–13:00; Wednesday and Friday 08:30–11:30. Closed statutory holidays.
Service Areas: French Creek, Parksville
Location: 886 Wembley Road, Parksville, 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
Daily walk-in urgent care for serious but non-life-threatening concerns, with primary care, lab, imaging and other services at the health centre.
Urgent care is walk-in for urgent, non-life-threatening medical concerns; patients are seen in order of medical need. Island Health lists daily urgent-care hours as 7:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. The centre also offers weekday appointment-based primary care, outpatient laboratory and imaging services, and other specialty services. Call before relying on a specific service or schedule; hours may change. For life-threatening conditions call 911.
Service Areas: Bowser, Parksville
Location: 489 Alberni Highway, Parksville, British Columbia
Nearby public library with computers, Wi-Fi, printing, photocopying, meeting spaces and cooling/warming centre service.
100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC V9P 1K3. Phone 250-248-3841; parksville@virl.bc.ca. Regular hours: Monday, Tuesday and Friday 10 am–6 pm; Wednesday and Thursday 10 am–7 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10 am–6 pm. Branch offers eight 60-minute drop-in computers, word processing, printing and photocopying, free Wi-Fi, seating for up to 70 people, and cooling/warming centre service. Transit routes PARKSVILLE 88 and 91 stop at the branch.