The B.C. government has provided $60,000 to complete renovations at an eight-bed supportive-housing building for homeless men in Kelowna.

The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society has been selected to build and operate up to 90 units of affordable rental housing for low to modest income families and individuals at the Central Green site in Kelowna.

Community members are sharing their priorities and making their voices heard during discussions happening in Kelowna as part of a comprehensive, provincewide public consultation on issues facing people with disabilities in B.C.

In response to public interest, an additional consultation session is being offered in Kelowna next Thursday as part of a comprehensive, provincewide consultation underway on issues facing people with disabilities in B.C.

The Society of Hope, a non-profit that has been providing quality, affordable housing to low-income residents in the Central Okanagan since 1989, has been selected to lead the redevelopment of the Pleasantvale housing community and operate the affordable housing once complete.

Families and individuals with low to modest incomes will benefit from new affordable rental options, thanks to a new agreement between the B.C. government and City of Kelowna.

UBC Okanagan and its support services employees have ratified a two- year agreement under the government's 2010 mandate, announced Finance Minister Kevin Falcon.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia gathered to celebrate the official opening of Apple Valley, a new 72-unit housing development for seniors and persons with disabilities in Kelowna.