BC Housing

• BC Housing directed to investigate accused killer’s presence at SRO

  The province has directed BC Housing to investigate how an accused killer, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, was able to shelter in a single-room occupancy building in Vancouver.

  Canada

  Dec 20
  
• BC Housing’s restoration of fire-damaged Chinatown SRO delayed until 2026

  BC Housing said it is currently working through designs, approvals and permitting processes with the City of Vancouver, and is aiming to start demolition and construction in 2026.

  Politics

  Nov 17
  
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• B.C. disability benefit policies questioned after couple faces huge rent hike

  Amelia Cooper and her husband, Aaron Busch, contacted Global News when they received less than a month's notice that their rent would increase from $1,345 to $2,265.

  Politics

  Aug 14
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• B.C. couple living in co-op housing facing $920 a month rent increase

  At the start of July, the couple was told their household was being reclassified to low-end market rent, based on Amelia Cooper's income.

  Canada

  Aug 13
• ‘Find somewhere else’: Abbotsford residents push back on supportive housing project

  The project, which has not yet been approved, would contain 42 units and be constructed in what is currently known as Martens Park.

  Politics

  Jul 9
• Penticton, B.C. encampment residents officially evicted from site

  Outreach workers have been on-site over the past several days, helping connect people with available support services.

  Canada

  Jun 25
• ‘I thought we were going to be homeless’: B.C.’s housing crisis affects women fleeing abuse

  Global News spoke to a mother who fled an abusive relationship with nothing but two suitcases and her child. We are not disclosing her name due to safety reasons.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• Chilliwack council calls for equal approach to shelter beds across B.C.

  Chilliwack's mayor says his community is bearing a disproportionate burden in providing shelter for the unhoused.

  Health

  Jan 30
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• ‘Nowhere to go’: North Vancouver housing building to shut down

  Since 2020, many people have made their home at the former Travelodge in North Vancouver, which was set up by BC Housing during the pandemic to ease shelter overcrowding.

  Canada

  Jan 16
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• South Granville supportive housing draws concern from local businesses

  The provincial government announced the $54 million plan to buy and renovate the Chalmers Lodge on West 12th Avenue in April 2023.

  Economy

  Oct 16, 2024