Forty-nine people are transitioning from homelessness to supportive housing, as the doors open this week at a newly renovated building at 6465 201 St. in Langley.

More than 1,300 parent advisory councils (PAC) and district parent advisory councils (DPAC) throughout B.C. are receiving approximately $11 million in Community Gaming Grants for the 2019-20 school year.

Communities throughout British Columbia will soon be able to apply for a share of the combined $150-million federal-provincial infrastructure funding that will give them the help they need to deliver the water and wastewater services people count on.

Patrick O’Connor did not know who to contact or where to go. Cold and hungry, he realized that nothing had prepared him for a life on the street.

People experiencing homelessness on Salt Spring Island will have year-round access to shelter and services, following funding from the Province to extend operations.

A former motel site will soon make way for 47 new affordable homes for seniors, adults with disabilities and those experiencing homelessness in Nelson.

Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, have issued the following statement in recognition of Homelessness Action Week, Oct. 13 to Oct. 19: