News Releases

KELOWNA – The Province is working with the City of Kelowna and community partners to continue Cornerstone shelter operations at 425 Leon Ave., to help people experiencing homelessness while permanent housing options are built.

PENTICTON - A new supportive housing redevelopment will soon open its doors for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the community, allowing them to regroup and begin their journey to recovery.

SQUAMISH - The Province is partnering with a developer in Squamish to build 40 new rental apartments to help address the need for more rental housing for middle-income families in the community.

SOOKE – More than 40 families and seniors in Sooke are now living in modern, affordable rental homes that are more comfortable and energy efficient.

WEST KELOWNA - To help people experiencing homelessness in the community, the Province is extending the Westbank United Church shelter until more supportive homes open in the area.

NELSON - Forty-three new affordable rental homes will provide a safe, caring environment where families can raise their children and seniors can age in their community.

BURNABY – Families and people in need of affordable rental homes will soon have access to 125 new homes and the peace of mind that comes from secure housing.

RICHMOND – Safe and supportive homes opening soon will give people experiencing homelessness in Richmond the opportunity to recover and support the overall health of the community.

BURNABY - Seniors in need of affordable rental housing in Burnaby now have access to 145 new homes that will allow them to live independently and stay connected to their community.

COURTENAY - With the opening of The Junction, a 46-unit supportive housing project in the community, people experiencing homelessness in Courtenay will have a safe and secure place to call home.

ABBOTSFORD - New modular homes with around-the-clock staffing and services in Abbotsford will offer hope to people experiencing homelessness.

SECHELT - Forty people experiencing homelessness will soon have a place to call home, with wraparound supports to help them get back on their feet and a chance to rebuild their lives in their community.

PRINCE GEORGE - New housing set to open in Prince George means that 28 people with mental-health and addictions challenges will get the supports they need within their own homes at rental rates they can afford.

CHILLIWACK - Safe, warm homes are on the way for people experiencing homelessness as a new supportive housing project opens in Chilliwack.

KAMLOOPS – People experiencing homelessness in the area will soon have permanent modular homes with around-the-clock staffing and wrap-around supports in the aptly named Spero House or “house of hope.”

VERNON - A new, secure permanent shelter for people experiencing homelessness, opening this week, will offer people the support they need to begin to regroup.

COLWOOD - Affordable homes are within reach for families, seniors and people with disabilities as a redevelopment brings 82 new rental homes to the community.

MERRITT - Seniors in Merritt will soon have 40 new affordable rental home options and an opportunity to live independently and age in place in their community, close to friends and loved ones.

VICTORIA - The superintendent of financial institutions at the Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM) and BC Housing have joined forces to make consumers more aware of their rights under home warranty insurance coverage in British Columbia.

COURTENAY - People with low to moderate incomes and those at risk of homelessness in the Comox Valley, including Indigenous peoples, now have more affordable housing options and better opportunities that come with stable housing.

MAPLE RIDGE - Given the urgent need for more supportive housing in Maple Ridge, the Province will move forward with 51 new temporary supportive homes at 11749 Burnett St. for people living at the Anita Place camp and experiencing homelessness in the community.

SECHELT – Seniors on fixed incomes and people with disabilities will soon have rental security through a redevelopment project that will bring new, affordable homes to the community.

BURNABY - Families in Burnaby will benefit from 90 new affordable rental homes as part of the ongoing redevelopment of Cedar Place.

PRINCE RUPERT – Doors and opportunities are now open for people experiencing homelessness who will find a warm, safe home at Crows Nest Lodge, a supportive modular project with around-the-clock staffing.

Vancouver –A long-time need for women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) has become a reality with the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre’s (DEWC) emergency night shelter transitioning to 24-hour operation. Women of the community have been calling for a 24-hour shelter for years, in recognition that the need for safe space is constant. The official opening of the newly renovated facility was celebrated on International Women’s Day.

GIBSONS – The governments of Canada and British Columbia are partnering with the Town of Gibsons to create 40 much-needed supportive homes for people who are experiencing homelessness.

VANCOUVER – The B.C. Government has announced important changes to the Homeowner Protection Act regulations as part of “Better Regulations for British Columbians 2019.”

KELOWNA – In response to the urgent need for shelter, the Province, with the support of the City of Kelowna, has extended operations of the Cornerstone temporary shelter until June 2019.

VANCOUVER - People experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, including those camping at Oppenheimer Park, will continue to have access to nearly 240 shelter beds, which would normally have closed on March 31, 2019.

VANCOUVER – Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver now have warm, safe places to live, as the doors open on the final set of temporary modular homes the Province committed to funding in the city in fall 2017.