With a $20-million, one-time contribution toward capital costs, the Province is helping the Pacific Autism Family Centre achieve its goal to be a centre of excellence and a valued resource for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families.

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.

The Province has released a series of online videos to help local governments and communities create an Age-friendly BC.

The countdown is on at the site of the new Fort St. John Hospital and Residential Care project. Less than three months remain until the new acute care and residential care buildings open.

Modular housing that once provided accommodation to athletes during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler has been relocated and converted into 52 affordable rental apartments for seniors and people with disabilities at risk of homelessness in Surrey.

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.

Seniors in Naramata now have increased access to affordable housing at Columbus Place Naramata, a new building providing four modular apartments funded by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia.

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.

B.C. seniors, families and stakeholders are being invited to help shape the implementation of a comprehensive action plan - including the establishment of an advocate - to ensure a more accessible, transparent and accountable approach to seniors' care.