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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 10:00 AM
In response to B.C.’s growing housing needs, BC Hydro has made changes to support faster, more affordable electricity connections for new homes and businesses throughout the province.
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Monday, June 30, 2025 12:15 PM
People living and those working in supportive housing will be safer and better supported as the Province begins work to ensure housing providers are able to take quick and decisive action against problematic tenants and guests, and address air-quality issues related to second-hand exposure to fentanyl.
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Thursday, June 19, 2025 9:45 AM
In a Canadian first, the Province and BC Hydro have launched a pioneering pilot project in Vancouver that has the potential to set new standards for supporting growing housing priorities and densification in Canada.
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Monday, March 17, 2025 11:45 AM
In response to the economic and trade uncertainty faced by people and businesses across British Columbia, the Province is taking action to provide stability in BC Hydro’s electricity rates during these unpredictable times, while keeping rate increases below cumulative inflation.
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Monday, January 20, 2025 12:15 PM
To help more families find a place to live in B.C. and build on actions underway, the Province is launching a new short-term rental (STR) registry.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024 9:26 AM
Thousands of first-time home buyers will have the opportunity to purchase a home at an initial 40% below market value at the Heather Lands in Vancouver, made possible through an innovative financing initiative envisioned by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) (MST) Nations delivered in partnership with the Province.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 9:30 AM
BC Hydro has received a strong response to its call for new renewable power-generation projects while it continues to build out and strengthen B.C.’s electricity grid, creating jobs and supporting clean growth in communities such as Vancouver.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 1:45 PM
The Province has launched a new program to support whole-building retrofits for apartments, condominums and co-ops, helping make homes more comfortable and reducing energy bills.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 10:15 AM
People building small-scale, multi-unit housing can plan faster and at a lower cost by using free standardized designs now available to the public.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 2:30 PM
The Province has launched the Opioid Treatment Access Line to make it faster and easier for people to get life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and get connected to same-day care.
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