News releases

VICTORIA - Twenty-eight new transitional homes with supports will soon be available for people leaving the correctional system as construction gets underway on a mixed-use building in Victoria.

SURREY - Seniors, families and adults living with disabilities in Surrey will soon get access to 91 more units of affordable rental housing as construction begins on Harmony Apartments.

CASTLEGAR - People experiencing homelessness in Castlegar will soon have access to up to 20 new shelter spaces with the purchase of a building in Castlegar.

TOFINO - Families, seniors and members of the local workforce with low or moderate incomes will soon be moving into 72 new affordable homes with the opening of Headwaters North and South in Tofino.

KAMLOOPS - Seniors and families in Kamloops will soon have access to 80 affordable rental homes as construction begins on a new development at 346 Campbell Ave.

CRANBROOK - The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Lazy Bear Lodge to create 30 supportive homes for older adults and vulnerable seniors.

FERNIE - Families and individuals now have access to 49 new affordable rental homes in Fernie with the opening of North End Court.

VANCOUVER - People will soon have access to hundreds more affordable homes in communities they love through a partnership between the Province and Metro Vancouver.

VERNON - Indigenous individuals, families and Elders living in Vernon now have access to 35 new affordable homes with the opening of Thunderbird Manor - Phase 2.

SECHELT - Members of the shíshálh Nation are moving into new affordable homes with the opening of 34 rental units in Sechelt.

PORT MOODY - Families, seniors and Indigenous people will soon have access to more than 325 new below-market rental homes with construction underway on a development in Port Moody.

KELOWNA - People in Kelowna who are experiencing homelessness now have access to 60 new temporary homes with the opening of Trailside Transitional Housing.

BURNABY - Indigenous and non-Indigenous families and individuals, seniors and people living with disabilities will soon have access to more than 150 affordable rental homes in Burnaby.

SURREY - Young adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness now have access to 30 affordable homes with supports as they move into a new transitional-housing building.

WILLIAMS LAKE - Seniors will soon have access to 36 affordable homes in Williams Lake as construction begins on Glen Arbor Phase II.

VICTORIA - More affordable rental homes are on the way for people in B.C. as the Province launches a three-year pilot of the new Secondary Suite Incentive Program.

KAMLOOPS - People experiencing homelessness in Kamloops will continue to have a safe place to stay with the extension of the former Stuart Wood School temporary shelter.

ELKFORD - Seniors and people living with disabilities in Elkford will soon have access to 25 affordable rental homes with construction underway on a new development.

SOOKE - Indigenous individuals and families living in Sooke will now have access to more below-market homes in the community with the opening of 2075 Drennan St.

LANGLEY - Proposals are being sought for eight pre-zoned housing sites on public lands that have been added to the BC Builds property list to fast-track more rental homes to be built for people with middle incomes in B.C.

NANAIMO - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Nanaimo will have access to 51 new homes with 24/7 support services with the opening of a new supportive-housing building called Cornerstone.

ABBOTSFORD - People experiencing homelessness in Abbotsford will soon have access to more than 220 new shelter spaces and supportive homesas the Province and the City of Abbotsford formalize their commitment to provide rapid supports in the community.

VANCOUVER - Women and children leaving violence will soon have access to more housing as construction starts on Sylvia's Place, a second-stage transition home in Vancouver.

BURNABY - Construction is underway on two single-family homes that will provide housing for 14 people, including seniors, who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness and would benefit from an enhanced mental-health and physical health-care program.

KITIMAT - Parents and guardians will have access to more child care, and women and children leaving violence will now have access to 44 homes, as part of a new housing development opening in Kitimat.

CHILLIWACK - People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Chilliwack will soon have access to 73 temporary housing units through the Province's Homeless Encampment Action Response Temporary Housing (HEARTH) program.

NEW WESTMINSTER - People with low to moderate incomes will soon have access to 66 new affordable homes in New Westminster.

VICTORIA - Improvements to the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER) program and a one-time rental benefit of $430 will bring relief for families and seniors with low incomes who are receiving a rent subsidy through the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and SAFER program.

WILLIAMS LAKE - People experiencing homelessness in Williams Lake will soon have access to 40 new shelter spaces as construction begins to repurpose the former Elks Hall into a year- round shelter.

PORT ALBERNI - Indigenous Peoples in the Alberni Valley will soon have access to 35 new homes as construction gets underway on a rental housing development in Port Alberni.