A new roundabout is in the works for Highway 16 at McBride Street and 2nd Avenue in Prince Rupert, bringing major safety improvements, better pedestrian access and a smoother flow of traffic to the community.

People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Prince Rupert have access to 46 new homes with supports now that Crane’s Crossing is open and providing supportive housing.

The Lax Kw’alaams Band and the Province have partnered to open eight new affordable rental homes for Indigenous Elders in the Village of Lax Kw’alaams.

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.

M'akola Housing Society, a non-profit housing operator that manages more than 1,300 social housing units throughout B.C., has been selected to provide property management and administration services for a number of social housing developments in Prince Rupert.

Eagles Landing, a new 23-unit building funded by the government of B.C., is now officially open and providing transitional and supportive housing for women and their children fleeing domestic abuse in Prince Rupert.