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Photo gallery
BC Housing works across the province in partnership with
non-profit housing providers, housing co-ops, the private sector
and other levels of government to create affordable housing for
those in greatest need.
01-FEB-2010
 | Official opening of Downtown Eastside Connect at
Woodward’s, a resource centre for media and the public
open until February 28 for the 2010 Olympic Games. The centre
provides a range of information on housing, support and community
services involving non-profit and community groups in the Downtown
Eastside. From Left to right: Liz Evans, PHS Community Services
Society; Ian Gillespie, Westbank Projects and The Honourable Rich
Coleman, Minister of Minister of Housing and Social
Development.
News release.
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27-JAN-2010
 | Official opening of Under One Roof, a $1.9-million new development
to provide five apartments of affordable, supportive housing for
people with developmental disabilities and low-income families and
one condo for affordable homeownership. From Left to right: Cindy
Masters, Kindale Developmental Association; Annette Sharkey, Social
Planning Council for the North Okanagan; Brian DeBoice, Habitat for
Humanity; MLA Eric Foster; Wayne Lippert, Mayor, City of Vernon;
Darrin Collie, A + P3 Architecture & Planning; Rod Dubland,
Heartwood Homes Ltd.; and Randy Kolibaba, Vernon & District
Community Land Trust.
News release.
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25-JAN-2010
 | Official Announcement to award contracts to four housing
construction companies to build about 400 modular housing units in
rural communities for independent seniors and persons with
disabilities funded under the Seniors Rental Housing initiative.
From Left to right: Councillor Tina Lange, City of Kamloops; Cathy
McLeod, MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Caribou; The Honourable Rich
Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development; Dr. Terry
Lake, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson and Mark Brown, President,
Northern Trailer.
News
release.
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23-JAN-2010
 | Official opening of Delta Hospice Society’s Irene
Thomas Hospice, 10 hospice units for people experiencing
life-threatening illnesses, funded under the Housing Endowment Fund
(HEF). From Left to right: Nancy Macey, Executive
Director, Delta Hospice Society and Craig Crawford, Vice President
of Development Services, BC Housing.
News
release.
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22-JAN-2010
 | Official opening of Lookout Emergency Aid Society’s
Russell Housing Centre (formerly College Place Hotel), a 40-unit,
15-shelter-bed development for people who are homeless or at risk
of homelessness, funded under the Provincial Homelessness
Initiative (PHI). In photo: Harry Bloy, MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed.
News
release.
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21-JAN-2010
 | Official groundbreaking of Dunbar Apartments, $18.5-million
supportive housing development on West 17th Ave to
provide 51 apartments for people who are homeless, funded under the
Provincial Homelessness Initiative (PHI), with Coast
Foundation Society. From Left to right: Aaron Estrin, Founder and
Past President of Yaffa Housing Society; Councillor Suzanne Anton,
City of Vancouver; Dr.Peter Gibson, Board Chair, Coast Mental
Health; Deputy Mayor Kerry Jang, City of Vancouver; Allyson Muir,
Vancouver Coastal Health; The Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister of
Housing and Social Development; Colin Hansen, Minister of Finance
and Deputy Premier and Darrell Burnham, Executive Director, Coast
Mental Health.
News release.
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15-JAN-2010
 | Official opening of Clover Place, a newly renovated $3-million
housing development. From Left to right: Leif Wergeland,
Municipality of Saanich; Paul Gerrard, CRD Housing Trust Fund;
Karyn French, Executive Director, Pacifica Housing Advisory
Association; Jack Hall, Governor, The Real Estate Foundation of BC;
Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport and Corrina Craig,
Board Chair, Pacifica Housing Advisory Association.
News release.
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15-DEC-2009
 | Official opening of Warmland House, an $8.47-million development
providing 15 emergency shelter beds and 24 transitional housing
units. From Left to right: Chuck McCanalist; Jean Carner; Mayor
Phil Kent, City of Duncan; Christina Martens, CMHA - Cowichan
Valley Branch; Ron Cantelon, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum; Mayor Tom
Walker, District of North Cowichan; Dr. Bob Burns, VIHA; Chief
Lydia Hwitsum, Cowichan Tribes and Doug Routley, MLA Nanaimo- North
Cowichan.
News release.
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15-DEC-2009
 | Official Groundbreaking of 188 East 1st Avenue, a $28.8-million
supportive housing development on East 1st Ave. will provide 129
new apartments for people who are homeless. From Left to right: The
Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social
Development; George Chow, Deputy Mayor, City of Vancouver; Mary
McNeil, Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC; Allyson
Muir, Vancouver Coastal Health; Georges Maltais, Lookout Emergency
Aid Society; Resident, Lookout Emergency Aide Society; Karen
O’Shannacery, Lookout Emergency Aid
Society and Resident, Lookout Emergency Aid Society.
News release.
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07-DEC-2009
 | Official announcement of Hudson Mews, $32-million apartment
building, providing a combination of 120 affordable homeownership
and rental units. From Left to right: Rick Ilich, President,
Townline Group of Companies; The Honourable Murray Coell, Minister
of Labour; The Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and
Social Development and Mayor Dean Fortin, City of Victoria.
News release.
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20-NOV-2009
 | Official opening of Kickwillie Place, a new $12.2-million
development, providing 40 units of affordable housing and an onsite
child-care facility in Vernon. From Left to
right: Cecelia Gottfriedsen, Elder; Pauline Archachan,
Elder; Molly Bono, Okanagan Indian Band; Caroline Proulx, Tenant of
Kickwillie Place; Mayor Wayne Lippert, City of Vernon; Val Chiba,
Vernon Native Housing Society and Eric Foster, MLA for
Vernon-Monashee.
News release.
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10-NOV-2009
 | Official opening of Ksan Residence and Shelter, a new housing
development providing 16 emergency shelter beds and 12 transitional
units for individuals at risk of homelessness in Terrace. From Left
to right: Jan LeFrancois, Ksan House Society; Mayor Dave
Pernarowski, City of Terrace; Don Roberts, Chief of KitsumKalum;
Mildred Roberts, Nnadap drug and alcohol worker; Maureen Atkinson,
Ksan House Society; John Rustad, MLA for Nechako Lakes and Carol
Sabo, Executive Director of Ksan House Society.
News release.
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10-NOV-2009
 | Official Groundbreaking of Tutt Street Place, a new 39-unit
supportive housing development for women in financial need. From
Left to right: Norm Letnick, MLA Kelowna-Lake Country; Liz Talbott,
Executive Director for NOW Canada Society; Theresa Eichler, Real
Estate Foundation of B.C.; Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd; Steve
Thomson, MLA Kelowna-Mission; Ben Stewart, MLA Westside-Kelowna
andTeresa Heath, NOW Canada, tenant.
News
release.
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09-NOV-2009
 | The Province has provided a $1.6-million grant to renovate
Coastview Apartments, a 33-unit housing development with integrated
support services for low-income seniors with mental health issues,
announced Mary McNeil, Minister of State for the Olympics and
ActNow BC and MLA for Vancouver-False Creek. Left to Right: Allyson
Muir, Vancouver Coastal Health; Ellen Woodsworth, City of
Vancouver; Darrell Burnham, ED, Coast Mental Health; Jocelyn
Watson, Tenant of Coastview Apartments; Hon. Mary McNeil, Minister
of State for the Olympics and ActNow B.C and MLA for Vancouver-
False Creek.
News release.
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24-OCT-2009
 | Official Groundbreaking for the Earl Haig Society Homes for
Seniors, a $13 million, 50-unit housing development for
seniors and persons with disabilities. From Left to
right: Iain Black, Minister for Small Business,
Technology and Economic Development and MLA for Port
Moody-Coquitlam; David Fletcher, Chairman, Earl Haig Society and
Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam.
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23-OCT-2009
 | Official Opening of Rotary Hospice House, the Province has provided
$700,000 to expand and renovate the Rotary Hospice House, allowing
more Prince George residents to receive medical support services in
the comfort of a home-like environment during their final stages of
life. From Left to right: Councillor Shari Green, City
of Prince George; Karen Beeson, President, Prince George Hospice
Society; David Yarmish, Chairman of Capital Campaign Program;
Shirley Bond, Minister of Transportation and MLA for Prince George-
Valemount; Donalda Carson, Executive Director, Prince George
Hospice Society; Patrick Bell, Minister of Forest and Range and
Minister Responsible for the Integrated Land Management Bureau and
MLA for Prince George - Mackenzie and Michael McMillan, Northern
Health Chief Operating Officer, Northern Interior HSDA.
News release.
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16-OCT-2009
 | A unique photo storytelling exhibition
Real People, Real Lives…Courage and Hope in the
Downtown Eastside runs October 16-25 in the rotunda at Pacific
Centre, and October 30-November 14 at the Interurban Gallery, in
Vancouver. The project is a candid portrait of 12 people who live
in one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods
– is a collaboration between Atira Women’s
Resource Society and its property management company, award-winning
photographer Michael Bednar, and BC Housing.
News release.
More information.
Caption: From left: Vancouver Mayor, Gregor Robertson and Mike,
Real People, Real Lives participant.
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16-OCT-2009
 | Official Opening of Friendship Lodge, a $8.1-million,
30-unit apartment building to provide housing and
support services for adults who are homeless or at risk of
homelessness with mental health and addiction issues in Prince
George.
From Left to right: Veronica Creyke,
President, Prince George Native Friendship Centre, Board
of Directors; James Munro, Director, Regional Development -
Northern Region, BC Housing; Hugh Nicholson, Director, Prince
George Native Friendship Centre, Board of Directors; Chief Dominic
Frederick, Lheidli T'enneh First Nations; Barb Ward-Burkitt,
Executive Director, Prince George Native Friendship Centre; Niki,
Friendship Lodge, tenant; Jay D. Hill, Member of Parliament for
Prince George-Peace River, Councillor Shari Green, City of Prince
George and Bertha Cardinal, Cultural Advisor, Prince George Native
Friendship Centre.
News release.
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14-OCT-2009
 | Official announcement of the new Housing Renovation Partnership
(HRP), a joint agreement to provide funding to renovate and
retrofit 101 social housing developments in greatest need of repair
throughout the province. From Left to right: Karen Stone, Executive
Director, BC Non-Profit Housing Association; The Honourable Rich
Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development; Stockwell Day,
Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific
Gateway; and Premier Gordon Campbell.
News release.
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03-OCT-2009
 | Official funding announcement of over $1.5 million in
joint federal-provincial-municipal funding to the Multicultural
Helping House Society to expand their development on Fraser Street
in Vancouver. From Left to right: The Honourable Jason
Kenney, Minister of Citzenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism;
Mayor Gegor Robertson, City of Vancouver; Dale McMann, Regional
Director, Vancouver Coastal Region and Tom Avendano,
President and CEO, Multicultural Helping House Society (front).
News
release.
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