New homes for the homeless in Penticton; local company also benefits
By Blaine Gaffney Reporter
“We’re acting to provide a rapid solution to homelessness in the community.” Continue reading
BC Housing
B.C.’s finance minister mum on specifics of measuring speculation tax success
By Liza Yuzda Reporter/Legislative Bureau
The province isn’t disclosing how it plans to track the success of the tax. Continue reading
Premier John Horgan defends speculation tax amid backlash
By Liza Yuzda Reporter/Legislative Bureau
B.C. Finance Minister Carole James said on Monday that British Columbians who own a number of properties but not renting them out could be impacted by the new tax. Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Even the BC NDP don’t expect much movement on housing prices
Like the B.C. Liberals before them, the NDP government will rely on a strong housing market for huge revenues ($520 million from the new taxes over a full year, plus $2.2 billion from the transfer tax in the coming year). Continue reading
What’s in the BC NDP’s $6B plan to fix the housing market?
By Simon Little Digital Reporter
We finally know the details of the NDP’s hotly anticipated comprehensive housing strategy. Continue reading
Green Party calls for speculator and flipping taxes on BC homes
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The B.C. Green Party is telling the government they should implement both a speculators tax and a flipping tax on B.C. homes in the upcoming provincial budget. Continue reading
Proposed housing for homeless in Maple Ridge just a ‘band-aid solution: advocate
By Michelle Morton Reporter/News Anchor
“It institutionalizes poor people, it’s a mode of surveillance, they give up their tenancy rights, their privacy, their autonomy, and it’s a dehumanizing approach to trying to help poor people and homeless people.” Continue reading
Maple Ridge residents protest planned homeless shelter
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
Dozens of families, seniors and concerned residents showed up at a vacant lot in Maple Ridge on Saturday to protest the provincial government’s plan to build a new facility for the homeless. Continue reading
Sounds of construction reverberate through small Okanagan community
By Blaine Gaffney Reporter
There were just over 40 residential housing starts last year in Enderby. In 2016, there were five. Continue reading
Temporary modular housing coming to site near Olympic Village Station
By Terry Schintz Manager Radio News
The housing would shelter approximately 50 of the city’s most vulnerable residents Continue reading
