News releases

VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Resource Society has partnered with the Province, through BC Housing, to purchase four senior housing facilities in Surrey, Kelowna and Nanaimo, preserving a total of 475 residential suites at affordable rental rates.

WEST VANCOUVER – The Province is partnering with Baptist Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health on a proposal to redevelop Inglewood Care Centre, which is aging and in need of extensive renovations.

VICTORIA – BC Housing has released the Affordable Housing Investment Plan Report – Second Quarter 2019/20, a report prepared for the Board of Commissioners on the organization’s progress delivering new affordable homes for British Columbians.

COURTENAY - Over 50 middle-income families in Courtenay will soon have access to new, affordable rental homes in their community, as construction gets underway on a new building.

WESTBANK – Construction will soon begin on two housing projects that will provide 17 affordable on-nation rental homes for Members in Westbank through a partnership between the Province and Westbank First Nation (WFN).

KIMBERLEY - Low-income families in Kimberley now have access to 12 new affordable homes as a result of a partnership between the Province, the Government of Canada, the Columbia Basin Trust and the Kimberley Seniors Project Society.

KELOWNA - The Province is delivering close to 250 new affordable rental homes for people in the Kelowna region.

KAMLOOPS - A new supportive housing building is open in Kamloops, providing safe, warm homes with around-the-clock care and supports to help people experiencing homelessness in the community.

CRESTON- People living with disabilities now have access to nine new affordable rental homes in Creston, thanks to a partnership between the Province, the Columbia Basin Trust and the Kootenay Region Association for Community Living (KRACL).

NEW WESTMINSTER - New affordable townhomes for single mothers and their children are now open in New Westminster, thanks to funding from the Province and support from the City of New Westminster.

VANCOUVER - Seniors in Vancouver now have access to 139 new affordable rental homes that will allow them to live independently and stay connected to their community with the opening of the Vivian Apartments redevelopment.

WEST KELOWNA - Forty new safe, warm beds are now available for people experiencing homelessness in West Kelowna this winter through a partnership between BC Housing, the city and the West Kelowna Shelter Society.

PRINCE GEORGE - The Province is partnering with the Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George to purchase a six-unit apartment complex, preserving rental housing and providing affordable options for Indigenous peoples in the community.

VANCOUVER - A new affordable rental housing project for seniors and families on Southwest Marine Drive is part of the 3,500 new homes underway or completed in Vancouver, thanks to partnerships between the Province, the City of Vancouver and community partners.

NANAIMO – Twenty-seven new affordable homes are now available for moderate- to middle-income families and individuals with the opening of a new rental apartment building in Nanaimo.

100 MILE HOUSE - The Province is buying a 33-unit apartment building in 100 Mile House to preserve rental housing and provide affordable options for people in the community.

PARKSVILLE – People experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside region can now find a safe and warm place to sleep this winter as BC Housing and community groups open new shelter beds in the region.

Ninety new rental townhomes are under construction in Abbotsford, providing more housing options for families.

Families and seniors with low to moderate incomes will soon have access to 19 new affordable rental homes in Nakusp with construction underway on two housing projects.

LANGLEY – The Province is partnering with a company in Langley to build nearly 100 new rental homes for middle-income people in the community.

MISSION – Close to 70 new affordable homes are now available for low- to middle-income families and individuals as a new rental apartment building has opened in Mission.

WILLIAMS LAKE – People with low to moderate incomes, including those with disabilities, now have access to 39 new affordable rental homes with the opening of a project at 253 First Ave. North.

KELOWNA – More people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna will soon have a safe and warm space to stay as the Province is partnering with a new service provider to open a temporary shelter for people in need.

SALT SPRING ISLAND – Seniors with low to middle incomes will soon benefit from 22 new affordable rental homes, as construction begins on the expansion of Croftonbrook.

KELOWNA – Forty people who have been accepted into under-construction supportive housing will soon be moving into temporary bridge housing, making way for more people experiencing homelessness to access shelter spaces.

The City of West Kelowna and the Province, through BC Housing, have identified a site for a new temporary winter shelter.

VICTORIA – Women and children leaving violence will soon benefit from over 260 new spaces of transition, second-stage and affordable housing in 11 buildings throughout B.C.

NORTH VANCOUVER – Construction is underway for more than 100 affordable rental homes for seniors on the North Shore, thanks to a partnership between the Province and Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society.

SURREY – Safe, secure homes are on the way for people experiencing homelessness in Surrey as construction begins on new supportive housing in the community.

VICTORIA – People with low and middle incomes in Victoria will benefit from 130 new affordable rental homes in the downtown area.