News Items tag as: B.C. Housing

Public fears prolific offenders, not housing projects: Minister Eby
May 05, 2022 - 5:30 PM

As the province tries to investigate how best to deal with repeat offenders committing property crimes, the housing minister says the problem can be conflated with homelessness and addiction in B.C. cities.
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.
Considerable flood damage to B.C. Housing-owned Kamloops motel delays repairs
March 09, 2022 - 3:19 PM

When B.C. Housing purchased the Fortune Motel, it budgeted for more than $500,000 in repairs, but that was before a flood.
Supportive housing, complex care priority for Kamloops: B.C. housing minister
January 26, 2022 - 3:00 PM

Supportive housing and complex care in Kamloops is a top priority for B.C.'s housing minister.
Province to build new homeless shelter for Penticton to replace controversial one
December 15, 2021 - 4:43 PM

After Penticton city council got into a fight with B.C.’s Attorney General earlier this year over a homeless shelter, the two parties appear to have found a solution.
Two Kelowna supportive housing units now for sale — for nearly $350,000
April 22, 2021 - 12:34 PM
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After 13,000 Kelowna residents signed a petition against a supportive housing complex on McCurdy Road in Rutland, it went ahead anyways and opened in March with 49 studio apartments.
iN VIDEO: Controversial Kelowna supporting housing complex set to open
March 19, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Starting next week, formerly homeless individuals in Kelowna will be moving into their new home, a supportive housing complex on McCurdy Road.
Princeton families suffering with rental housing crunch
March 14, 2021 - 8:00 PM

A Princeton family is feeling the pressure of the town’s less than 1% rental vacancy rate as they desperately search for a home that’s big enough to support them.
Some Kelowna business owners feel unheard with no hearing on supportive housing project
May 25, 2020 - 11:34 AM

A new homeless housing complex destined for Ellis Street in Kelowna’s North End is being launched with no input from the neighbours.
Governments can do more to make housing affordable, says Kelowna developer
January 30, 2020 - 1:11 PM

While the provincial government’s role in providing affordable housing in the Central Okanagan was being praised by politicians, the man who actually builds some of those apartments took a shot at governments at all levels.
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Why it’s still taking so long to fill shelves in Kamloops, Okanagan
Until last fall’s washouts on B.C. Interior highways, the term “supply chain” was not something very many people had even heard about. Now that the roads and rail lines are open, COVID restrictions are more-or-less over an

Kamloops restaurant cites lack of staff, reliance on delivery apps for closure
A German restaurant and bakery in Kamloops is closing its doors and its owner cites a litany of reasons for the tough decision. On June 30, Passek's Classics will close its doors for the last time. "I feel really bad we had t

OSC withdraws some charges against former CannTrust leaders at pretrial hearing
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Three former CannTrust Holdings Inc. leaders accused of securities offences have had some charges dropped, the Ontario Securities Commission said Tuesday, though the fraud charges remain. The withdrawn charges against Peter

Gardening success means avoiding these common mistakes
Much of gardening is learned by trial and error – for many, mostly error. Planting a shade-lover in full sun isn’t likely to breed success, nor is letting your emotions run rampant at the nursery. But we’ve all been there,

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