The City of Nanaimo has voted to allocate up to $230,000 to Risebridge to operate a daytime warming centre this winter that will run seven days a week between November 14 and March 31, 2024.

The money is coming from approximately $400,000 that is available from the Asset Retirement Obligation Project Surplus Fund.

Council also directed staff to call for expressions of interest from other organizations willing to run additional warming centres and for additional funds to be identified.