YES! In my back yard.

NIMBY is an acronym for “not in my back yard”. It usually applies to people in a community opposing a new development like power plant, wind turbine, landfills, incinerators, or even prisons.
In Campbell River it applies to people helping people.
The Hope Outreach Society is doing its best to serve the basic needs of the working poor, you know, the people who work at local stores and fast food restaurants who make minimum wage that covers their rent and nothing else so they remain hungry and scared and need some emotional support along with a sandwich they cannot afford to buy. Shoulder to shoulder with them are the homeless, disabled, and people on welfare, you know, the “undeserving poor”, those “other people” who are where they are exclusively because of some personal character flaw: laziness, alcoholism, moral degeneracy, bad choices and deserve to be where they are, hungry, cold, afraid, with no boot straps to pull themselves up with.
The Hope Outreach Society is being run all over town not just by the NIMBIES, but by the NOTES (Not over there either) and the BANANAS (Be absolutely nowhere, anywhere, near anyone). Sophisticated NIMBYs cloak themselves in blatant compassion, claiming that the only reason they oppose the project is because , while what they are doing is wonderful, can they just be wonderful somewhere else.
There is just cause to say shame on Campbell River and all those who feign good will to all, who claim they are socially and ethically responsible, who put a loony in a collection bin for a poverty cause, who donate at Christmas to poor families who are probably on welfare or working poor, who give to cancer but forget that poor people have cancer too and they die alone, hungry and often prematurely in living conditions you have no idea about. There is not a full appreciation of the diversity of the poverty and homeless population and the varied reasons behind why some of us end up there and some of us don’t. Just remember we are all a step away so don’t be so quick to judge, close the curtain on it, turn your head to it, or drive people away who are doing something about it.
Poverty and social degradation aren't a reflection of one's personal weaknesses, but are caused by social problems such as the lack of jobs, affordable housing, sufficient wages, sufficient supports, incentives to get off welfare, or effective education. There but for the grace of God go you buddy!
At a time when the social safety net has been weakened, a safety net we all may rely on one day, it is essential that private groups attempting to fill the gaps are able to offer some food, warmth, encouragement, acceptance, and advocacy. But through prejudice, bigotry, and misguided understandings, our community is proving that the Vision 2025 Project is nothing but a bunch of nice words on paper. Did you know that Campbell River values the inclusive nature of the community at the same time supporting our diversity, fairness and equality? This is on our City’s website! Did you know that we value and respect each other and all peoples? Did you know that we need to be inclusive of all peoples, all types, all ages in Campbell River to make it a dynamic community reaching its potential? Did you know we must expand our opportunities for inclusivity and work with all social elements to improve the lives of all Campbell Riverites, no matter their economic station, ethnic background or when they came to the community? And did you know e must at the same time support and nurture our diversity? All I have seen in this situation is people nurturing their self interests at the expense of human dignity and compassion.
Did you know that Campbell River recognizes that economic prosperity, environmental sustainability and social responsibility require an educated and trained citizenry? Did you know that inclusivity and diversity are one of eight values that anchor this vision “by land and sea”?
I think our Vision is listing badly and taking on water, the foundation is cracked and we have a long way to go to even verify such a thing is possible in this community when a bunch of caring Christian ladies are being given the heave ho from anywhere they park simply to outreach to those we are supposed to value, respect, and include in our society.
I suggest we contact the City and tell them to scrap the vision for one that is more realistic. The problem is we have to open our eyes before we can rely on our vision for anything.