A new permanent, accessible shelter for people experiencing homelessness is helping meet their immediate needs, while offering supports to help them build a brighter future.

Middle-income families will soon have nearly 50 new rental home options as ground breaks on a rental building in Colwood.

Families and individuals with moderate incomes now have access to 40 new affordable homes, as a new rental building with accessible units opens in the community.

Eleven building projects have been selected as winners in a juried competition to support the design and construction of energy-efficient buildings.

More new affordable rental homes and housing with supports are on the way for Salmon Arm.

Families and individuals in the Tri-Cities community will benefit from 55 new affordable rental homes as construction gets underway on redevelopment of a former church property.

The Province is providing $110 million to local governments around B.C. for services that British Columbians count on, such as investments in infrastructure, like water and sewer, and services like policing.

Twenty new homes are on the way for families, seniors and people in need of affordable housing in Cranbrook, where the rental vacancy rate is near 1%.

Renovations planned for a social housing complex in the community will offer safer, more comfortable housing for more than 100 people, as well as job opportunities for people who face employment barriers due to poverty or disability.