The Government of British Columbia is appointing three new Provincial Court judges and one new judicial justice to support continued access to justice.

David Eby, Minister Responsible for Housing, has announced changes to the composition of the BC Housing Board of Commissioners.

From Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC): https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/media-newsroom/news-releases/2022/canada-invests-affordable-housing-esquimalt

Construction is underway on Phase 2 of the Kekinow Native Housing Society’s (KNHS) Sohkeyah development in Surrey.

Temporary modular housing units have been secured to support 22 people currently temporarily residing at the Seabreeze Inne.

The most-recent class of B.C. Sheriff Service recruits has graduated at the Vancouver Law Courts after completing their training through the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC).

Construction is underway on the $250-million Nigel Valley housing redevelopment in Saanich, which will provide approximately 800 new homes for a range of people in need.

The Province has released the findings of an external review of BC Housing’s organizational capacity and financial systems, in consideration of government’s historic $7-billion investment in affordable housing and the rapid growth of the Crown corporation.

From Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC): https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/more-than-100-homes-on-the-way-for-downtown-eastside-indigenous-community-811666580.html

Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma (Canada) (Purdue Canada) has agreed to a first of its kind settlement in Canada resulting from B.C.-led efforts to recover health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medicines.