News Releases

COQUITLAM – The Riverview Lands have been renamed səmiq̓wəʔelə (Suh-MEE-kwuh-EL-uh), in recognition and respect of the Kwikwetlem First Nation’s (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) historical and cultural ties to their ancestral land.

Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That is why the Government of Canada partnered with the Government of British Columbia to provide additional support to thousands of low-income households across the province.

VICTORIA– Victoria’s first Transitional Tiny Home Community is one-step closer to opening its doors as Our Place steps up to become the site manager.

NORTH VANCOUVER - More women and children in North Vancouver have a safe and affordable place to call home, with 14 new rental homes opening in the community.

CHILLIWACK - The Province is partnering with the Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Society on a proposal to provide 50 additional supportive homes and a 40-bed shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Chilliwack.

VANDERHOOF - Seniors in need of affordable rental homes and those who require on-site dementia care support will soon benefit from a new development under construction in Vanderhoof.

SALMON ARM - Low- to moderate-income people in Salmon Arm are moving into 32 safe and affordable rental homes, withthe first phase of a new housing development opening in the community.

KELOWNA -Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home.

SQUAMISH - People in Squamish will soon have more affordable homes to choose from, with construction underway on a 76-unit rental housing project in the community.

VANCOUVER - More people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, including those sleeping at Strathcona Park, will soon have access to a safe, warm and secure place to stay with 24-7 support.

SOOKE - Two new housing projects are on the way to Sooke that will provide 75 affordable rental homes for people with low to moderate incomes, along with 33 supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness in the community.

VANCOUVER - The Province, in partnership with the City of Vancouver and the federal government, is proposing two new permanent supportive housing developments that, if approved, would deliver approximately 230 new homes for people.

VICTORIA - The Province has extended the lease of the Travelodge until Dec. 31, 2021, in order to ensure its residents are not displaced onto the street or nearby parks.

CRANBROOK - New affordable rental homes are now open for Indigenous peoples in Cranbrook.

CAMPBELL RIVER - Construction has finished on a 50-unit supportive housing development in Campbell River that will provide homes with 24/7 support for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

BURNABY - The Province is partnering with the Progressive Housing Society on two new projects that will deliver 43 new supportive homes, along with 40new shelter spaces, for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby.

VERNON - The Province is working in partnership to deliver new affordable rental homes for people with low to moderate incomes in Vernon and Oliver.

VICTORIA − The Province, through BC Housing, has signed a lease with GSL Group that will allow the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC) to be used again for temporary housing beginning in March.

INVERMERE - Thirty new affordable homes are on the way for families, seniors and women and children leaving violence in Invermere, with construction underway on a new townhouse project.

VANCOUVER - The Province, through BC Housing, is looking at options to revitalize an aging housing complex in East Vancouver.

NORTH VANCOUVER - The Province, the District of North Vancouver and RainCity Housing and Support Society are working together to bring a new supportive housing project to the community for women and their families.

KELOWNA - People in need of a warm, safe place to stay during the winter months will soon have access to additional temporary shelter spaces in Kelowna, thanks to a partnership between the Province and Turning Points Collaborative Society.

SQUAMISH - Middle-income families and individuals in Squamish will soon have access to 67 new rental homes in their community as construction gets underway on a new apartment building.

LANGFORD – People with low to moderate incomes, including families, seniors and people with disabilities, are moving into 80 new affordable rental homes, with the opening of Phase 2 of the Oak Park redevelopment in Langford.

WILLIAMS LAKE – To support people experiencing homelessness who need a safe, secure place to stay in Williams Lake, the Province is partnering with the Cariboo Friendship Society to open a temporary Emergency Response Centre (ERC).

NANAIMO - Construction is complete on 23 new affordable rental homes in Nanaimo through a partnership between the Province and the Vancouver Island Mental Health Society.

PRINCE GEORGE – People experiencing homelessness in Prince George will soon have more housing and shelter options in the community.

SAANICH - The Tsartlip First Nation took possession of the former Woodwynn Farm property on the Saanich Peninsula on Dec. 16, 2020, after the provincial government and Tsartlip signed a historic agreement to transfer the land to the Nation.

SURREY – Thirty-eight new supportive homes are opening in Surrey, while construction is set to start on 40 additional homes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the community.

PENTICTON – The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased a site in Penticton as the future location of 50 new permanent supportive homes for people who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.