People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Vernon will soon have access to 52 safe and secure homes as construction begins on a new supportive housing project in the community.

More B.C. public sector employees will be protected when bringing forward concerns about serious wrongdoing with the expansion of the scope of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA).

David Eby, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, has released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of B.C.’s ruling in the Yahey v. British Columbia case:

Construction has started on a new housing development with 24 affordable rental homes for families and seniors with low to moderate incomes in Powell River.

Forty people in need of a safe and secure home with supports have a place to call home, with a new supportive housing building opening in Surrey.

The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the City of West Kelowna and Turning Points Collaborative Society to lease the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank’s West Kelowna facility for use as a temporary bridge shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

The Province, through BC Housing, is partnering with Turning Points Collaborative Society, in collaboration with the City of West Kelowna, to open a new temporary shelter for people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in West Kelowna.

The Province is partnering with the Salvation Army on a proposal to build 42 new supportive homes that would be available to people in the community who do not have a place to live.

Twenty-five new affordable homes are on the way for families, seniors and people with disabilities in Burnaby, with construction underway on a new housing project in the community.