2009 News Releases
December 22, 2009
Strata Changes Take Effect In New Year
Topic: Housing Policy
December 17, 2009
New Campus of Care Opens For Surrey Seniors
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
December 17, 2009
Province Provides $37,000 Grant to Kelowna Winter Shelter
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Women
December 15, 2009
$8.47-Million Shelter And Housing For Homeless In Duncan
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Women
December 11, 2009
Affordable Seniors' Housing Breaks Ground In Kelowna
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
December 15, 2009
$28.8-Million Supportive Housing Breaks Ground In Vancouver
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
December 11, 2009
Supportive Housing Expansion Breaks Ground In North Van
Topic: General
December 09, 2009
Assistance To Shelter Regulation Now In Effect
Topic: Housing Policy
December 7, 2009
Innovative $32m Affordable Housing Announced For Victoria
Topic: General
December 01, 2009
Construction Begins For Unique Small Suite Development
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Women
November 30, 2009
Seniors’ Supportive Housing Program Opens In Sparwood
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
November 27, 2009
$13.7-Million Housing for Langley Homeless Opens
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Women
November 20, 2009
New Family Development Centre Opens In Port Alberni
Topic: General
November 20, 2009
New $12.2-Million Affordable Housing Opens In Vernon
Topic: General
November 16, 2009
Proposed Updates to Fire Code Improve Safety
Topic: Building Codes and Safety Standards
November 12, 2009
Non-Profit Operator Selected for Nanaimo MOU Site
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
November 10, 2009
$10.7-Million Women’s Housing Breaks Ground In Kelowna
Topic: Women
November 10, 2009
$5.9-Million Shelter and Transition House Opens In Terrace
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
November 09, 2009
Province Invests $1.6 Million In Seniors’ Supportive Housing
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
October 29, 2009
Act Will Protect Homeless In Extreme Weather
Topic: Housing Policy
October 29, 2009
Campus Of Care Reopens For Vernon Seniors
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
October 23, 2009
Second-Stage Women’s Housing Opens In Burnaby
Topic: Women
October 23, 2009
Newly Expanded Hospice Opens In Prince George
Topic: General
October 16, 2009
Canada, B.C. Open Housing Project For The Homeless
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
October 16, 2009
Unique Downtown Eastside Storytelling Exhibit Launched
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
October 16, 2009
Province Funding Bunk Beds At First United Church
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
October 14, 2009
B.C., Canada Partner to Renew Social Housing
Topic: All
October 13, 2009
$22m Supportive Housing Gives 92 New Units For Homeless
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
October 09, 2009
B.C. Proclaims Oct. 11-17 Homelessness Action Week
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
October 08, 2009
$10.9m Affordable Housing Breaks Ground In Dawson Creek
Topic: Aboriginal
October 09, 2009
$2.9m Housing Opens For Seniors In Port Alberni
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
September 26, 2009
Innovative Social Housing Design Competition Awarded
Topic: General
September 25, 2009
Kiwanis Villa Opens To Benefit Nanaimo Seniors
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
September 21, 2009
Changes To Strata Laws Benefit Owners, Buyers, Renters
Topic: Housing Policy
September 21, 2009
$9.8m Homeless Housing Project Breaks Ground In Victoria
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
September 21, 2009
Social Housing A Priority for Little Mountain
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
September 18, 2009
Seismic Test Verifies Mid-Rise Wood Building Safety
Topic: Building Codes and Safety Standards
September 18, 2009
New Housing for Homeless Opens In Kamloops
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
September 18, 2009
New $4.2m-Supportive Housing Opens In Kelowna
Topic: Women
September 15, 2009
Construction Underway On Garfield Hotel
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
September 08, 2009
B.C. Gives $600k For Housing For Seniors And Veterans
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
September 08, 2009
Province Funds Affordable Housing In Williams Lake
Topic: Aboriginal
September 04, 2009
Province Provides $505k For Recovery House Purchase
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
September 11, 2009
$373,000 For Year-Round Emergency Shelter In Squamish
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
August 27, 2009
Independent Seniors’ Housing Opens On Cortes Island
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
July 31, 2009
RECONSTRUCTION LOAN PROGRAM TO END
Topic: Homeowner Protection Office
July 31, 2009
$1m Supportive Housing Opens For Homeless Women
Topic: Women
July 30, 2009
NEW HOUSING OPTION FOR PEOPLE AT HOWE SHELTER, Vancouver)
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 28, 2009
$21.6m Development Creates Jobs and Supportive Housing (Station Street, Vancouver)
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 29, 2009
Supportive Housing Opens in Vernon
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 28, 2009
New Emergency Shelter Opens In Mission
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 27, 2009
More Roofs Over Heads As $4.6m Affordable Housing Opens
Topic: General
July 24, 2009
Recovery House Opens For Homeless Men In Abbotsford
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 23, 2009
Affordable Seniors’ Housing Breaks Ground In Squamish
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
July 22, 2009
Proposed Changes Support Sustainability And Safety
Topic: Building Codes and Safety Standards
July 17, 2009
$7.3m Surrey Housing Opens For Adults With Disabilities
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
July 17, 2009
Partners Provide $2.5m For Housing For The Homeless
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 14, 2009
B.C. and Kelowna Invest $8.4m in Housing For Homeless
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
July 10, 2009
Province Increases Funding for Leaky Condo Owners
Topic: Housing Policy
July 03, 2009
Stronger Housing & Service Links for Women And Children
Topic: Women
July 03, 2009
$3.2m Seniors’ Housing Breaks Ground In Chetwynd
Topic: Seniors and People with Disabilities
June 29, 2009
Province Extends Funding For Vancouver Heat Shelters
Topic: Homelessness and Supportive Housing
June 26, 2009
Province to Sell 11 Affordable Homes For $135,000
Topic: General
April 09, 2009
ABORIGINAL HOMELESS OUTREACH COMES TO FORT ST. JOHN
April 09, 2009
ASSISTED LIVING DEVELOPMENT OPENS IN MASSET
April 09, 2009
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPENS IN VANCOUVER
April 09, 2009
SECOND STAGE WOMEN’S HOUSING IN BURNABY
April 09, 2009
$22.7M HOUSING INVESTMENT TO CREATE 226 JOBS IN KELOWNA
April 09, 2009
PROVINCE FUNDS AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING IN VICTORIA
April 08, 2009
$6.2M SUPPORTS AFFORDABLE ABORIGINAL HOUSING
April 08, 2009
B.C.-CANADA PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD NEW HOMES FOR SENIORS
April 08, 2009
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR VANCOUVER ISLAND
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR VALEMOUNT AND MCBRIDE
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR PRINCE GEORGE
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR TERRACE AND PRINCE RUPERT
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR PEMBERTON
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR TWO NORTHERN COMMUNITIES, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR LUMBY
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR LAKE COUNTRY
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR BAYNES LAKE
NEW SENIORS HOUSING FOR FIVE INTERIOR COMMUNITIES
April 06, 2009
$7.3M INVESTMENT TO CREATE 47 JOBS IN CAMPBELL RIVER
April 06, 2009
$14.95M HOUSING INVESTMENT TO CREATE 96 JOBS IN NANAIMO
April 06, 2009
HOUSING FUND GRANTS OF $31,360 FOR COURTENAY
April 06, 2009
HOUSING FUND GRANT OF $99,000 FOR CAMPBELL RIVER
April 04, 2009
HOUSING ACHIEVEMENTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
April 03, 2009
PROVINCE PROVIDES $2M TO INNOVATIVE HOUSING PROJECTS
April 03, 2009
59 JOBS CREATED IN $9.2M HOUSING INVESTMENT, Maple Ridge
April 03, 2009
B.C. TO INVEST $32.9M IN HOUSING FOR HOMELESS IN SURREY
April 03, 2009
$11M INVESTMENT TO CREATE 70 JOBS IN ABBOTSFORD
April 02, 2009
PROVINCE SELLS LAND TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
March 30, 2009
HOUSING FUND GRANT OF $855,000 FOR NELSON
March 30, 2009
HOUSING FUND GRANT OF $302,800 FOR SECHELT
March 27, 2009
$3.8M SENIORS’ SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPENS IN NANAIMO
March 21, 2009
FIRST ASSISTED LIVING UNITS FOR SICAMOUS SENIORS OPEN
March 20, 2009
$18M SENIORS' DEVELOPMENT BREAKS GROUND IN BURNABY
March 19, 2009
B.C. INVESTS $27.4M IN HOUSING FOR HOMELESS IN VICTORIA
March 18, 2009
OUTREACH OFFICE OPENS TO SERVE TENANTS, LANDLORDS
March 18, 2009
$1.7M SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPENS FOR HOMELESS IN NANAIMO
March 18, 2009
$7.2M SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OPENS IN KAMLOOPS
March 18, 2009
100 SHELTER BEDS CONVERT TO 24/7 IN DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
March 18, 2009
$1.2M SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR WOMEN OPENS IN VANDERHOOF
March 14, 2009
PROVINCE PROVIDES $700K TO PRINCE GEORGE HOSPICE
March 09, 2009
WORKSHOP GIVES LANDLORDS INFORMATION, ADVICE
March 03, 2009
LEAD IDENTIFIED FOR HOMELESSNESS INTERVENTION PROJECT
February 20, 2009
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN PORT COQUITLAM BREAKS GROUND
February 10, 2009
NEW HOUSING FOR ABORIGINAL FAMILIES BREAKS GROUND, Port Alberni
February 10, 2009
KERRISDALE BENEFITS FROM $4.4-M AFFORDABLE HOUSING
February 06, 2009
HOUSING AND DAYCARE BENEFITS SENIORS, CHILDREN, New Westminster
February 04, 2009
SRO HOTEL OPENS FOR DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE WOMEN
January 30, 2009
PROVINCE ACQUIRES 15 PROPERTIES TO EXPAND HOUSING
January 30, 2009
PROVINCE INVESTS IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, Abbotsford
January 30, 2009
PROVINCE FUNDS HOUSING FOR HOMELESS IN PRINCE GEORGE
January 30, 2009
PROVINCE FUNDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, Penticton
January 30, 2009
PROVINCE INVESTS IN PILOT PROJECT IN NANAIMO
January 30, 2009
PROVINCE INVESTS IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN B.C. INTERIOR
February 02, 2009
$500,000 GRANT KICK STARTS STREETOHOME FOUNDATION
January 28, 2009
WORKSHOP GIVES LANDLORDS INFORMATION, ADVICE
January 09, 2009
PROVINCE FUNDS WOMEN’S HOUSING IN CRANBROOK
January 07, 2009
$14M REOPENS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
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