Homeless Housing

• Kelowna mayor reiterates call for complex-care housing across B.C.

  "Some of our most vulnerable residents are falling through the cracks," Kelowna mayor Colin Basran says in a new BCUMC video that was posted Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
  
• Transitional housing proposal for Delhi Street heads to Guelph city council

  A plan by Wellington County to purchase property on Delhi Street and turn it into housing for the homeless population is heading to Guelph city council on Monday evening.

  Canada

  May 10, 2021
  
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• Work underway to house Strathcona Park homeless, as deadline to clear camp looms

  The province and BC Housing have committed to finding housing for campers and removing all tents and structures from the park by April 30.

  News

  Apr 23, 2021
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• B.C.’s Housing Minister non-committal about independent Penticton social housing review

  Penticton mayor John Vassilaki wants the province to hit pause on plans to build a fourth supportive housing development in the city until the third-party review is complete.

  Jan 28, 2021
• Spiked fences go up at Oppenheimer Park amid plan to house homeless campers

  The province is moving residents of the camp and two homeless camps in Victoria into safer temporary housing, including rooms at six hotels. 

  May 1, 2020
• Supportive housing opponents vow to increase pressure on Kelowna city council

  "There's going to be five of these things built out here. This has got to stop," Chuck Hardy said

  Politics

  Jun 27, 2019
• Flood recovery, not supportive housing, should be council focus: Grand Forks citizen’s group

  Debates are erupting between neighbourhoods as the City of Grand Forks proposes a new location for a controversial BC Housing supportive housing project.

  Politics

  May 28, 2019
• Business operators say nearby homeless housing complex not causing any major issues

  Nearly a month and a half after Hearthstone opened its doors, businesses that Global News talked to reported no major issues.

  Dec 11, 2018
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• Why did BC Housing pay almost twice the assessed value for this Kelowna property?

  The crown corporation said the lower 2017 assessment doesn't reflect the current market value of the property.

  Money

  Oct 18, 2018
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• Workshop explains plan to combat homelessness in Kelowna

  It's called the 'Journey Home Strategy,' an action plan to solve Kelowna's homeless problem.

  News

  Oct 16, 2018