Premier Christy Clark officially marked the beginning of construction on 30 new affordable housing units to provide safe, supportive housing to single mothers and their children, thanks to a partnership between the province, the City of Coquitlam and the YWCA.

Patient and caregivers who need to travel for leukemia treatments or solid organ transplants are benefiting from a new $720,000 pilot project that provides affordable patient housing options.

Women and their children at risk of homelessness in Surrey now have access to new housing and supportive services thanks to today's grand opening of the completed $17.9-million Maxxine Wright Centre.

Premier Christy Clark today announced the Province will contribute $6.7 million to build 30 new housing units at 8th Avenue and Vine Street in Vancouver that will offer seniors and people with physical disabilities a safe, accessible and affordable place to call home.