BC Homelessness
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‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Lack of communication confuses Prince George decampmentSince the order, accommodations have been found for just six of the 30 or so people living in the park. Around 12 are still there with nowhere to go and the rest have fled.PoliticsSep 8, 2023
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‘Worse and worse’: Concerns growing about long-term residents at Abbotsford rest stopSurrey resident Ralph Robinson pulled into the Bradner resident area Thursday after a trip from South Dakota and said the once reliable stopover is "starting to feel unsafe."PoliticsAug 17, 2023
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‘We don’t think it’s safe’: B.C. to help Abbotsford clear out ‘problematic’ encampmentSince 2015, Abbotsford police said the number of violent crime calls near the encampment has almost quadrupled from 31 to 119 in 2022.PoliticsMay 23, 2023
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‘Worst of community-based housing’: B.C. psychologist slams SRO modelDr. Julian Somers, a distinguished health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, described the SRO system as "far behind evidence-based standards" for unhoused populations.PoliticsMay 8, 2023
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Deaths among B.C.’s unhoused population jumped 75% between 2020 and 2021A preliminary report found 247 people experiencing homelessness died last year. Of those deaths deemed "accidental," 93 per cent were caused by the illicit drug supply.HealthOct 12, 2022
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B.C. collecting anonymized data on homelessnessBritish Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province tackle the issue.PoliticsMar 16, 2022
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Advocates seek Victoria church to help test new shelter option for the unhousedConestoga Huts are modular, micro-shelters that can be built quickly by a handful of volunteers and cost between $2,500 and $4,000 each.PoliticsDec 28, 2021
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Fifty new shelter beds coming to Victoria for unhoused people with COVID-19Fifty new shelter spaces are coming to the City of Victoria, where there's been an increase in COVID-19 cases among the unhoused population.HealthOct 1, 2021
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Over 50 new supportive homes coming to Penticton: BC HousingBC Housing purchased the vacant site, located at 3240 Skaha Lake Rd., and the land will be developed into a four-storey building that can house up to 54 units.CanadaDec 16, 2020
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B.C. advocacy group says new federal funding to ease homelessness just a ‘drop in the bucket’Drury says the cost to build a non-market unit is more than $250,000 each.NewsJun 12, 2018
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