News releases

COURTENAY – The Government of British Columbia and the City of Courtenay are partnering to build new modular housing, which will provide a rapid response to the need for supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.

VICTORIA –Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has appointed three new members to the BC Housing Board of Commissioners.

ROSSLAND – The Government of British Columbia is working with the Columbia Basin Trust to build 167 new homes for people in the region struggling to find housing they can afford.

VANCOUVER – Nine organizations will receive grants of up to $40,000 from the British Columbia Government’s Building Excellence Research and Education Grants program.

VANCOUVER – People experiencing homelessness in Vancouver are moving into 78 new supportive homes, with two more temporary modular housing projects opening in the City of Vancouver that will offer residents, including people with disabilities, a safe and stable place to call home.

MAPLE RIDGE – Coast Mental Health has been selected to operate approximately 55-units of temporary modular housing on Royal Crescent in Maple Ridge.

PRINCE RUPERT – In partnership with the City of Prince Rupert and North Coast Transition Society, the Province is responding to a growing need for supportive housing, and is moving ahead with 36 units of modular housing at 1450 Park Ave., with construction to begin this summer.

COLWOOD – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with Pacifica Housing and the City of Colwood to break ground on 82 much-needed rental homes for families, seniors and people with disabilities.

VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is providing funding to build 14,000 new rental homes throughout the province to help make housing more affordable for seniors, families, and low-and middle-income earners, Premier John Horgan announced today.

VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the City of Victoria, Atira Women’s Resource Society and the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness, to build new modular housing for Indigenous women, with 24/7 support services.

COQUITLAM – The Government of British Columbia’s new HousingHub will bring local governments, Indigenous partners, the non-profit sector and developers together for innovative partnerships that create homes people throughout British Columbia can afford.

NEW WESTMINSTER – Women in New Westminster experiencing homelessness will have new modular housing with 24/7 support services, to help them transition toward permanent housing, as a result of a partnership between the Province and the city.

PENTICTON – The Province has identified a location and operator for modular housing in Penticton that will be built by a local manufacturer, helping those most in need and strengthening the local economy.

VERNON – The Government of British Columbia is moving ahead with new affordable rental homes for people with low to moderate incomes, including seniors and people with disabilities living in Vernon.

KAMLOOPS – An innovative, affordable housing project will bring together Indigenous youth and elders in Kamloops, with the Government of British Columbia announcing a commitment of approximately $4.7 million.

KELOWNA – People in Kelowna experiencing homelessness will have a safe and warm place to stay as the operation of the Cornerstone temporary shelter has been extended until March 31, 2019.

ABBOTSFORD - The Province is working with the City of Abbotsford on two new supportive housing buildings for people struggling with homelessness, including one building focused on helping women experiencing homelessness transition toward more permanent housing.

SECHELT – People experiencing homelessness in the District of Sechelt will have new homes, with plans for new permanent supportive modular housing, that will offer residents a safe and stable home with 24/7 support services.

VALEMOUNT – The Government of British Columbia and the Columbia Basin Trust are partnering with Valemount Affordable Rentals Society to provide better affordable rental housing options for students and low-income people in the Valemount region.

PARKSVILLE – The Government of British Columbia is taking a multi-faceted approach to address homelessness in Parksville through new supportive homes and a temporary winter shelter to help the people in the community who need it most.

CHILLIWACK – The B.C. government is working with the City of Chilliwack to create up to 46 units of new modular housing with 24/7 support that will help people who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, transition towards a more stable life.

QUESNEL – BC Housing has modified plans for a proposed supportive housing project on the 300 block of Elliott St. by removing the shelter component.

VICTORIA – The BC Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program will come to an end on March 31, 2018 due to its low participation rate.

MAPLE RIDGE – The Province of British Columbia has purchased land to build urgently neededtemporary supportive homes for people living at the Anita Place camp and others strugglingwith homelessness in Maple Ridge.

VANCOUVER – The first phase of a new affordable-housing project for families, seniors and people with disabilities is getting underway in Vancouver, in partnership with the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation.

VANCOUVER – The Province is working with the City of Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health to build approximately 100 affordable rental homes, as well as a new withdrawal management centre for people seeking treatment for addictions.

RICHMOND – The Province is partnering with the City of Richmond to build 40 new homes with 24/7 support services to address the immediate needs of people in the community struggling to find a stable place to live.

LANGFORD – The Province is partnering with the City of Langford and the District of Sooke in building 115 new, affordable rental homes to help address the housing needs of families and seniors in Greater Victoria’s Western Communities.

MAPLE RIDGE – Twenty new temporary winter shelter beds are opening this week for people struggling with homelessness in Maple Ridge, as the Province and BC Housing continue to work with the city on long-term housing solutions.

NANAIMO – People in Nanaimo who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including seniors and people with disabilities, will benefit from 44 new homes with 24/7 support services, being built as part of the Province’s modular-housing program.