Fifty units of rental housing in Parksville have been protected, keeping rental rates affordable for people through the latest acquisition by the B.C. Rental Protection Fund.

BC Hydro will construct approximately $1 billion in capital projects in Surrey over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid and provide clean power for homes, businesses and growing electrification and transportation needs.

People experiencing or at risk of homelessness will soon have access to 78 supportive homes with services to help residents facing challenges.

From City of Vernon: https://www.vernon.ca/activities-events/news-events/news-archive/lakeview-wading-peanut-pool-and-spray-park-now-completed

British Columbia’s provincial health officer has issued followup recommendations in a report to government in response to the toxic-drug crisis.

B.C.’s Post-Secondary Overdose Prevention and Response Steering Committee has identified early actions to help students stay safe and reduce the risk and harms related to toxic-drug poisonings on campuses.

Indigenous individuals, families and Elders are getting the keys to another 104 affordable homes in Surrey with the opening of Phase 2 of the Sohkeyah development.