A $5-million federal and provincial investment in a newly funded Aboriginal Housing Initiative will help create affordable housing for Aboriginal households in need in British Columbia.

Seniors in Saanich now have increased access to affordable housing at Carey Place, a new building providing 55 units of affordable seniors' housing funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia along with community partners.

The Province and The Salvation Army will jointly extend funding for the 14-bed Pidcock House shelter in Courtenay for an additional nine months, to secure 24/7 access for those most in need in the community.

Residents of Kinsmen Lodge have moved into their new building - a 157-unit residential care home - which was officially opened today in Surrey.

The B.C. government has committed close to $2.3 million to turn a temporary shelter into a permanent, year-round, women-only shelter on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Victoria have greater access to supportive housing with today's official opening of the newly expanded Swift House.

British Columbians can now bring liquor back into B.C. from other Canadian provinces and territories without paying additional taxes announced Minister Rich Coleman.

The government is taking further action to protect children by ensuring people caught supplying minors with alcohol face appropriate penalties, announced Minister Rich Coleman.

Construction will begin shortly for St. John Hospice, a new comprehensive palliative care facility in Vancouver to provide 15 bedrooms for individuals in need.