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More B.C. municipalities are pushing back against the NDP government's new housing targets, saying they're doing their share, but the province is not.

Residents on Braidwood Road in Courtenay on Vancouver Island say the city and BC Housing have pushed through a plan for the property without consultation.

BC Housing is warning of scammers targeting recipients of a support scheme for elderly low-income renters, just one day after it was announced.

The CEO of Apex Western Homes thinks it may be because the units have gas installed instead of electricity and that is the reason BC Housing rejected the building.

The second phase of a homebuilding partnership between the province and Metro Vancouver will deliver up to 670 below-market rental units in four separate urban areas, Premier David Eby said Thursday.

The $500-million  Rental Protection Fund provides one-time capital grants to non-profit housing organizations so they can buy affordable housing buildings that go up for sale.

British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.

Food Banks Canada has given B.C. a near-failing grade on its 2024 poverty report card, saying much needs to be done to address shortfalls in housing and food security.

The measure will put a 20 per cent tax on profits for homes sold within the first year of purchase, sliding to zero per cent over the second year.

One of the major planks of the new federal housing program is a new initiative dubbed "Canada Builds," directly inspired by the B.C. government's BC Buids program.

A recently filed lawsuit is taking aim at just about everyone involved with the construction and design of UBC Okanagan's downtown tower.

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As a part of its housing plan, B.C.'s NDP government has already unveiled new rules for cities that will require them to allow increased density near transit hubs. 

UBC Okanagan officials are looking to get into the subsidized housing complex to evaluate stability-threatening cracks found in its foundation.

The 84 residents of Hadgraft Wilson Place were forced out April 1, when cracks in the building’s foundation prompted an evacuation.

The now-72-year-old ended up living in her car for a year and since last May she's been living in the Travelodge in North Vancouver.

“For 44 years, Terry Fox has been an inspiration to Canadians and we are thrilled to be entrusted with the stewardship of this important collection."

Star's Piggly Wiggly's Sanctuary is home to 42 pigs, the most pigs the Summerland, B.C. oasis has ever housed. 

While cracks in the foundation of the building are the issue many are talking about and working to rectify, it's less tangible issues weighing on them.

Residents of the temporary modular homes in the 1700 block will begin moving in starting May 15, 15 people at a time, according to the service provider.