Following B.C.’s highly successful issue of a Masala bond into the Indian offshore rupee market in September, B.C.’s Finance Minister Michael de Jong was invited to open trading at the London Stock Exchange where the bond was listed.

The British Columbia government will provide approximately $1.6 million this winter to fund close to 1,000 extreme weather shelter spaces to ensure those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness have access to a safe and warm place to stay during nights of severe weather.

Seniors and people with disabilities in Keremeos will soon have access to 24 new units of affordable rental housing.

Individuals, seniors, and families in need of affordable rental housing in Kelowna will soon have access to more than 130 new units of housing.

Independent seniors in Okanagan Falls soon will have access to 35 new units of affordable rental housing.

Low-income families and youth at risk of homelessness in Chilliwack will soon have access to 80 new units of affordable rental housing.

Adults with low-to moderate-incomes will soon be able to apply for new affordable rental housing at Sonja’s Garden in Cranbrook, which celebrated the addition of 18 units last night.

People working in the Whistler area will soon have access to 27 new units of affordable rental housing that will accommodate up to 100 beds.

Individuals and families with low-to moderate-incomes and people with disabilities are benefiting from 71 new units of affordable rental housing at Chorus Apartments, which officially opened in Surrey.