News releases

KELOWNA - Sixty temporary homes will soon be available for people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna as construction gets underway on the second project created through an agreement between the Province and the city.

VICTORIA - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria are moving into 46 new homes with around-the-clock supports with the opening of The Juniper.

PORT ALBERNI - More than 20 new safe and secure second-stage homes are open in Port Alberni for women and their children leaving violence.

CENTRAL SAANICH - An affordable housing development with 28 homes for Indigenous people is now open on the Tsawout First Nation near Central Saanich.

WEST KELOWNA - Women and children leaving violence in West Kelowna now have access to 55 new safe places, with a partnership between the Province through BC Housing and Kelowna Women's Shelter.

WEST VANCOUVER - Families and individuals with middle incomes in West Vancouver will soon have access to more rental housing in their community as construction starts on a new 156-unit development.

ROSSLAND - More people in the West Kootenay region, including families, seniors and those living with disabilities will soon have more affordable rental homes to choose from with nearly 70 units, which are under construction or open.

VANCOUVER - Indigenous Peoples and people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside will soon have access to new affordable and supportive homes as construction starts on a new mixed-use housing development.

BURNABY - Women and children leaving violence in Burnaby will soon have access to 56 new affordable long-term homes and 37 new child care spaces with construction underway on a new development.

KELOWNA - People experiencing homelessness in Kelowna will soon have access to 60 new temporary homes as part of an agreement recently announced by the Province and City of Kelowna.

PRINCE GEORGE - People experiencing homelessness in Prince George will continue to have access to safe and secure housing as the Province purchases two properties to preserve and create 123 supportive homes.

SPARWOOD - People in need of affordable housing in the Kootenay region will soon be moving into a new 30-unit apartment complex in Sparwood.

VICTORIA - Thousands of people experiencing homelessness will have access to warm, safe spaces to stay as colder weather arrives in communities throughout British Columbia.

PRINCE RUPERT - Families, elders, individuals and people living with disabilities from the Lax Kw’alaams Band will soon have access to 70 new affordable homes, with construction underway on a new apartment building near Prince Rupert.

VICTORIA - Nearly 20 new safe, affordable homes are available for women and their children leaving violence in Victoria with the opening of a new housing development.

VICTORIA - Vulnerable young adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness are moving into 48 new safe and secure homes with supports.

Families from the Gitxaała Nation will soon have access to 20 new affordable rental homes as construction starts on a townhouse complex in Prince Rupert.

VANCOUVER - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness have increased access to safe housing with 80 new supportive housing units and 62 market rentals now open in Gastown.

VANCOUVER - More low-income housing will soon be available to people living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) as the Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the 48-unit Keefer Rooms apartment building.

KELOWNA - The Province and the City of Kelowna have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that formalizes their commitment to work together to better support people who are unhoused, sheltering in encampments and to help prevent encampments in the future.

VICTORIA - Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing, has appointed four new members to the BC Housing board of commissioners to help provide more housing options for people in British Columbia.

HOPE - Families and individuals living in The Ryder apartment building in the District of Hope can remain in their rental homes.

VALEMOUNT - Women and children leaving violence in Valemount and the surrounding region now have safe new homes with the opening of Ada’s Place, a 14-unit women’s housing development.

Data taken from the latest provincewide homeless counts shows increased supports and services are needed to prevent and address homelessness in communities in British Columbia.

COURTENAY - Vulnerable women, their children and families in Courteney will soon have access to 48 new affordable rental homes as construction has started on a new development.

VANCOUVER - Families, seniors and individuals, including people living with HIV/AIDS, in Vancouver will soon have access to 154 new affordable rental homes as construction starts on a major new housing project.

VICTORIA - More affordable rental housing for families, seniors and people living with disabilities is now available in Victoria, with the opening of The Oaks.

NORTH VANCOUVER - The Province, through BC Housing, is working with local partners on a proposal to create new supportive and complex-care housing for people experiencing homelessness in North Vancouver.

SAANICH - Families, seniors and people living with disabilities in Saanich will soon have access to 70 new affordable rental homes as the next stage of the Nigel Valley housing redevelopment gets underway.

POWELL RIVER - Families and seniors in Powell River now have access to 24 new affordable rental homes with doors opening at Cranberry Place.