News Items tag as: Affordable housing

New affordable Indigenous housing opens in Vernon
May 21, 2024 - 4:30 PM
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Phase 2 of an affordable Indigenous housing project in Vernon will provide 35 new homes.
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing
March 01, 2024 - 1:30 PM
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As communities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region struggle to get home built in the midst of a housing crisis, Penticton is considering a pilot project to help non-profits fund new affordable housing.
Construction of new affordable rental housing underway in Osoyoos
January 26, 2024 - 3:28 PM
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The Osoyoos Indian Band has partnered with the provincial government to build affordable on-reserve rental housing.
'Tried and tested': Kamloops cooperative to provide affordable housing in midst of crisis
October 17, 2023 - 8:00 AM
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A new housing initiative has emerged in Kamloops in response to the housing crisis with an aim to help meet housing targets recently mandated by the province.
Disabled Kamloops artist to burn paintings to protest high rent
March 18, 2022 - 6:30 AM

Karla Pearce lives with an invisible disability and gets by with government assistance, but cost of living increases have pushed those government cheques well-behind a livable wage.
Uptick in tiny home sales continue amid Okanagan housing crunch
December 01, 2021 - 7:00 AM
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The co-owner of a Vernon-based tiny home company continues to see increased demand for the small houses because of how expensive Okanagan housing has become.
No easy answers to make new B.C., Kelowna homes more affordable: CHBA
October 28, 2021 - 7:00 AM
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Dramatic changes to the way new housing is built is needed if it’s going to become more affordable, the new president of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of the Central Okanagan says.
Kamloops residents left stranded as rented houses are slated for demolition
September 08, 2021 - 7:00 AM
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Homes slated for demolition in Kamloops are leaving current renters scrambling to find more housing, with less than a month to go before heat and water are cut off.
100 Mile House resident concerned about lack of affordable housing
June 09, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Amber Sharpe of 100 Mile House is shocked at what she sees happening in the housing market in her community. She says there are families living in campgrounds and motel rooms because of the lack of affordable housing.
Amid rising rental costs, these Kamloops families go nomadic
May 23, 2021 - 4:00 PM
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If you're considering renting a spot at a Kamloops area RV park this summer, you may be too late.
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