Nearly 60 new affordable rental homes will soon be available for families and seniors in Victoria as construction begins on a new housing development in the community.

Indigenous individuals and families are moving into 124 rental homes they can afford, as doors have opened on a new development in Colwood.

Thirty-five new affordable rental homes are now available for families, seniors and individuals with low to moderate incomes in Salmon Arm, with the second phase of a new housing development opening in the community.

The Province plans to purchase a 66-unit rental home development in Maple Ridge to secure affordable housing options for people with moderate and low incomes.

Families, seniors and people with disabilities in Ladysmith will soon have more affordable housing options, with construction underway on a 36-unit rental housing project in the community.

The Province, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Travelodge Hotel in Chilliwack to provide over 80 new supportive homes for people in the community experiencing homelessness.

The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the Lax Kw’alaams Band to open 10 new affordable rental homes for Lax Kw’alaams families in the community.