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Friday, July 6, 2012 1:01 PM
The B.C. government is providing up to $1 million to keep the First United shelter open for an additional 12 months on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:00 AM
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.
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Monday, June 11, 2012 9:30 AM
Skwachàys Healing Lodge has officially opened to provide affordable housing for those who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, as well as healing lodge apartments for Aboriginal individuals travelling to Vancouver for medical treatment.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:45 AM
Construction will begin shortly for St. John Hospice, a new comprehensive palliative care facility in Vancouver to provide 15 bedrooms for individuals in need.
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Friday, April 27, 2012 10:00 AM
The governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, officially opened Pacific Coast Apartments today, a new 96-unit supportive housing development for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 1:10 AM
Construction has begun for a new supportive housing project at 1134 Burrard St. to provide 141 apartments for adults and youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and a new youth centre that will provide supports for youth living onsite and in the community.
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Friday, March 2, 2012 11:00 AM
The Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia announced a public-private partnership to renovate and restore 13 provincially owned Single Room Occupancy hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to provide access to clean and safe social housing.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:30 AM
The Province is providing up to $1 million to keep the First United shelter open for an additional four months on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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Friday, January 27, 2012 10:00 AM
As a result of federal and provincial investments in affordable housing, a new program is available to help low-income seniors and people with disabilities finance home modifications for accessible, safe and independent living.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:00 AM
The 2011 recipients of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC)'s annual awards include the Britannia Mine and renowned geoscientist Dave Lefebure, former chief geologist with the B.C. Geological Survey, who retired last fall.
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