News releases

PORT ALBERNI - Construction is underway on an affordable rental housing building with 48 homes for seniors and Indigenous Elders in Port Alberni.

BURNABY - The Province, through BC Housing, is exploring opportunities to replace the aging units at the Stratford Gardens housing development in Burnaby with more new modern, affordable homes.

SOOKE - Construction is underway on a new affordable rental housing project that will provide 170 homes for a wide range of people with varying incomes in Sooke.

The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Fortune Motel in Kamloops.

VICTORIA - Nine affordable homes will soon be available to middle-income homebuyers, as construction has started on a new condominium project in Victoria.

VICTORIA, BC — The City of Victoria is collaborating with the Province, through BC Housing and the Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC) to build 220 new non-market rental homes and create a new neighbourhood community centre with a gym and child care spaces on City-owned land at 930/926 Pandora Avenue.

VICTORIA –Low to moderate income families and individuals will benefit from 51 new affordable homes planned at 1909 Prosser Road in the District of Central Saanich as part of the Regional Housing First Program (RHFP). Properties funded by the RHFP provide a mix of rental options, including units for people who are ready to live independently. Flexible, mobile services may be delivered based on the individual needs of people in those units.

VICTORIA - BC Housing has secured the temporary use of Mount Tolmie Hospital in Saanich to ensure everyone maintains their accommodation, as the lease on Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre temporary shelter could not be extended.

COLWOOD - Indigenous individuals and families are moving into 124 rental homes they can afford, as doors have opened on a new development in Colwood.

VICTORIA - More than 2,400 new affordable rental homes are coming for people with moderate and low incomes in 41communities throughout the province.

SALMON ARM - Thirty-five new affordable rental homes are now available for families, seniors and individuals with low to moderate incomes in Salmon Arm, with the second phase of a new housing development opening in the community.

VICTORIA - The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the SAFERhome Standards Society to create a new certification program that will improve liveability and accessibility in existing and future public-housing buildings.

ABBOTSFORD - The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Red Lion Inn and Suites in Abbotsford to provide 30 temporary shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness in the community.

MAPLE RIDGE - The Province plans to purchase a 66-unit rental home development in Maple Ridge to secure affordable housing options for people with moderate and low incomes.

NELSON - Families, seniors and people with disabilities with low to moderate incomes in Nelson are moving into 43 affordable rental homes, with the first affordable housing project opening in the community in almost 15 years.

PENTICTON - The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased three motels in Penticton as part of a proposed redevelopment plan to preserve and revitalize 105affordable homes for people with low incomes in the community.

KELOWNA - Nearly 40 new affordable homes are now available for low- to middle-income seniors, couples and individuals in Kelowna, as a new rental apartment building opens.

KELOWNA - Eighty new affordable homes are now available for middle-income families and individuals with the opening of a new rental apartment building in Kelowna.

LADYSMITH - Families, seniors and people with disabilities in Ladysmith will soon have more affordable housing options, with construction underway on a 36-unit rental housing project in the community.

KWAKIUTL FIRST NATION - Six new on-reserve affordable rental homes are now open for Indigenous Elders and families near Fort Rupert, thanks to a partnership between the Province, through BC Housing, and the Kwakiutl First Nation.

DAWSON CREEK - New safe and secure homes with around-the-clock supports are available for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in Dawson Creek, following the opening of a new supportive housing building in the community.

CHILLIWACK - The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Travelodge Hotel in Chilliwack to provide over 80 new supportive homes for people in the community experiencing homelessness.

MISSION - Seniors with moderate and low incomes in Mission are benefiting from 74 additional affordable homes and a seniors' activity centre now that the doors are open on a new project in the community.

PORT ALBERNI - More people in Port Alberni will be able to remain in their homes at current rents, with the Province facilitating the purchase of the 41-unit King George Apartments.

LAX KW'ALAAMS - The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the Lax Kw'alaams Band to open 10 new affordable rental homes for Lax Kw'alaams families in the community.

VICTORIA - Construction has finished on a new 135-unit condominium project, boosting the supply of affordable homeownership options for middle-income families and individuals in Victoria.

VANCOUVER - An affordable rental housing pilot project is underway in Vancouver that will help BC Housing evaluate innovative building materials and designs aimed at tackling affordability, inclusion and climate change.

CHILLIWACK - New affordable rental homes are on the way for Indigenous peoples in Chilliwack, with construction starting on 23 homes on the Tzeachten First Nation reserve.

SURREY - Individuals, couples and families in Surrey can look forward to new options for affordable rental housing, with construction underway on 100 new homes in the community.

MERRITT - Seniors in need of homes they can afford in Merritt will soon have new rental homes to choose from, with construction underway on a new 44-unit apartment building in the community.