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BC Housing
Some B.C. neighbourhoods actually increased in property value after supportive housing was built
A recent B.C. Housing study shows a mostly positive impact on property values around subsidized…
Why opening a new temporary homeless shelter in Vernon could become more difficult
Vernon city council has approved the first stage in changing regulations that would mean new…
New affordable rental homes coming to Kamloops for seniors, families
More than 100 affordable homes are coming to Kamloops for people with low to middle…
‘Bridge’ housing to be used in Kelowna to get homeless out of tents
A City-owned downtown building will be used to shift 40 people out of the Kelowna…
West Kelowna city council says yes to an emergency winter shelter
Despite an 800-name petition and dozens of letters against an emergency shelter for the homeless…
Who is responsible for providing winter shelter?
When winter weather hit Kelowna near the beginning of December, it became clear there was…
Provincial spending on housing to fight homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan tripled last year
While the number of homeless people across the Interior, province and country continues to grow,…
West Kelowna homeless shelter finally opens
A call that went out from the West Kelowna Shelter Society earlier this week has…
Governments can do more to make housing affordable, says Kelowna developer
While the provincial government’s role in providing affordable housing in the Central Okanagan was being…
Some Kelowna business owners feel unheard with no hearing on supportive housing project
A new homeless housing complex destined for Ellis Street in Kelowna’s North End is being…
Problems with Lake Country’s Airport Inn have moved across town
Even though Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn was boarded up last fall, some of its…
Province plans to build 100 new units of supportive housing in Vernon
The province is building new supportive housing in Vernon, including a new building on the…
Rentals built for Kelowna ‘middle-income’ households proving popular
The first round of 157 one and two-bedroom rental homes built for middle-income Kelowna residents…
Princeton families suffering with rental housing crunch
A Princeton family is feeling the pressure of the town’s less than 1% rental vacancy…
B.C. Housing ultimatum to Penticton council extended another day
B.C. Housing says it will wait until tomorrow to hear Penticton council’s response to a…