BC Housing Crisis
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Tax credit, savings account will make homes more affordable, federal finance minister saysThe 2022 federal budget promised $1.5 billion in funding for the rapid housing initiative, which helps build homes quickly for vulnerable people.PoliticsApr 13
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B.C.’s housing inventory lacking ‘right supply’ to resolve affordable housing crisisThe report shows that the province’s population grew 7.6 per cent while the number of dwellings grew 7.2 per cent between 2016 and 2021.PoliticsMar 23
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Will the parties’ housing plans help affordability in Vancouver? Not quite, critics sayDespite municipal and provincial efforts like taxes, crackdowns on renovictions and easing red tape, the message is clear: more financial help is needed from the federal government.CanadaOct 10, 2019
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Province announces new rental homes for middle-income families in KelownaAlmost 160 new rental homes will be built on Clement Avenue across from the police station for Kelowna’s middle-income families.CanadaMay 26, 2019
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Residents of Maple Ridge homeless camp arrested as city enforces court injunctionThe weekend has seen clashes outside the Anita's Place camp as police and the city seek to address safety concerns.CanadaFeb 24, 2019
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Outpouring of support for B.C. mom and disabled daughter reduced to living in vanGood Samaritans have now donated more than $10,000 to a GoFundMe for the family.Nov 9, 2018
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Mother and disabled daughter say Vancouver housing crisis has them living in vanA mother and her disabled daughter are the latest victims of Vancouver’s pricey rents.MoneyNov 7, 2018
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B.C. tenants to see the highest rent increase in 15 yearsThe province’s maximum allowable rent increase for 2019 will be 4.5 per cent, up from four per cent this year.ConsumerSep 7, 2018
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B.C.’s rental housing task force visits Vancouver on cross-province tourThe three person team is headed by Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert.NewsJun 28, 2018
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Housing crisis in B.C. pushing seniors to brink of homelessness: advocatesSkyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the brink of homelessness, forcing some to couch surf, seek roommates or even live in cars, advocates say.NewsDec 17, 2017
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