News Releases

KAMLOOPS - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Kamloops now have access to additional housing and supports, with the opening of 28 new supportive homes at the former Fortune Motel.

BURNABY - Fifteen new affordable rental homes and 37 child care spaces are available for families and people in Burnaby with the opening of a new mixed-use housing development.

PRINCETON - The Province, together with BC Housing, the Town of Princeton, and the Princeton and District Community Services Society, has started work on 20 new temporary homes for seniors who lost their homes to flooding in 2021.

RICHMOND - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Richmond are moving into new safe and secure homes with the opening of a 40-unit temporary supportive housing building.

BURNABY – The BC Housing Board of Commissioners has launched a process to select a new CEO for the Crown corporation.

Murray Rankin, acting Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, has issued the following statement about the encampment on Hastings Street in Vancouver:

KITIMAT - Women and children leaving violence will soon have access to safe and secure homes as construction begins on a 44-unit housing development in Kitimat.

KAMLOOPS - Construction is underway on Katherine's Place, a new supportive housing building for youth and young adults in Kamloops, named after the late Katherine McParland, a local youth advocate.

LANGLEY - Construction has started on Park Vista in Langley, a new building with 62 rental homes designed to be affordable for families, seniors and people with middle incomes.

Good morning everyone...I am writing to let you know that I have decided to retire as the CEO of BC Housing.

REVELSTOKE - People working in Revelstoke will soon have access to 24 new affordable rental homes.

SPARWOOD - Everyone deserves a safe and affordable home.

PRINCE GEORGE - Women and children leaving violence have access to 55 new safe and affordable homes, including supports, with the opening of My Sister's Place in Prince George.

BURNABY - The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the Community Land Trust of B.C. (CLT) and the City of Burnaby to preserve 425 units of affordable co-operative housing for seniors and people with low incomes.

SURREY– Individuals, families and people living with disabilities in Surrey will soon have access to 85 new rental homes, with construction underway on the redevelopment of Kingston Gardens.

ESQUIMALT – Construction is underway on new rental housing in Esquimalt that will deliver nearly 140 homes for low- and middle-income people in the community.

SURREY - Construction is underway on Phase 2 of the Kekinow Native Housing Society's (KNHS) Sohkeyah development in Surrey.

GANGES - Temporary modular housing units have been secured to support 22 people currently temporarily residing at the Seabreeze Inne.

VICTORIA - The Province has released the findings of an external review of BC Housing's organizational capacity and financial systems, in consideration of government's historic $7- billion investment in affordable housing and the rapid growth of the Crown corporation.

SAANICH - Construction is underway on the $250-million Nigel Valley housing redevelopment in Saanich, which will provide approximately 800 new homes for a range of people in need.

VANCOUVER– A mix of homes prioritized for Indigenous Peoples are coming to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with construction underway on a new 112-unit development.

CHILLIWACK - Indigenous families and individuals have started moving into new affordable homes with the opening of a 23-unit rental housing development on the Tzeachten First Nation reserve, near Chilliwack.

Women and children leaving violence will soon have access to new safe and secure homes as construction begins on a 22-unit second-stage housing development in Terrace.

KELOWNA - The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with Kelowna Gospel Mission (KGM) to lease a new site for use as a temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

VANDERHOOF - A first-of-its-kind housing development that will provide a mix of affordable rental homes for seniors and homes for people who require on-site dementia care support is now open in Vanderhoof.

VANCOUVER - Youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver now have access to 40 new shelter units and on-site services, with Phase 2 completion of Covenant House Vancouver’s expansion project.

PRINCE GEORGE - More people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Prince George will have safe and secure homes with support services with the opening of 50 new supportive housing units.

COURTENAY - Construction has started on 40 new safe and secure transitional homes for women and children leaving violence in Courtenay.

VERNON - A new permanent supportive housing building with 51 safe and secure homes will soon be available in Vernon for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

VICTORIA - The Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council (WKNTC) and BC Housing have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of improving the quality of existing on- reserve housing.