Ms. Que Banh<p>When Zoe Todd finally got her <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TinyHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinyHome</span></a> settled onto a new property with her father & sister in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Nanoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nanoose</span></a>, she breathed a sigh of relief. </p><p>It had been quite the journey from where they had all lived in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Errington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Errington</span></a>. With her dad on a fixed income & a COVID-related health scare that had her feeling vulnerable, they all had a vision of trying to find somewhere big enough where they could live in community & look after each other.</p><p>Though sometimes described as <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MissingMiddleHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MissingMiddleHousing</span></a>, tiny home living is effectively <a href="https://beige.party/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> in many regions, including Nanaimo.</p><p>Years after first investigating the possibility of permitting tiny homes as a solution to the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> & even advocating for their use at the 2022 <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UnionOfBCMunicipalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnionOfBCMunicipalities</span></a> convention, the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RDN</span></a> appears to be backtracking — cracking down on residents like Todd & more clearly defining a six-month limit on those living in RVs in parks & campgrounds. </p><p><a href="https://thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/regional-district-of-nanaimo-tiny-homes-and-rvs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/region</span><span class="invisible">al-district-of-nanaimo-tiny-homes-and-rvs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Nanaimo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nanaimo</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NorthCowichan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthCowichan</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NanaimoPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NanaimoPoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/LetPeopleLiveInTinyHomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetPeopleLiveInTinyHomes</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SupportTinyHomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportTinyHomes</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HousingIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingIssues</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanIsle</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>