Tiny Homes

• Rigid model blamed for failed Penticton vote to approve tiny homes for the unhoused

  Despite a growing homelessness problem in the South Okanagan city, council voted 4-2 against the project and the millions of provincial dollars that would come along with it.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025
  
• Penticton says no to tiny home community, risks losing provincial funds

  The 50-unit tiny home community would have been built on a city-owned parcel of land near Dartmouth Road and Dartmouth Drive and funded by the provincial government.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025
  
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• Penticton city council delays vote on homeless tiny home community, risks losing funding

  Plans to transform a parcel of land into a tiny home community for the homeless in Penticton have been put on hold.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2025
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• Penticton, B.C. city council to consider tiny home community

  'One of our permanent shelters has individuals who’ve been there for more than 600 days,' said Julie Czeck, the city’s general manager of public safety.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2025
• Toronto non-profit building tiny homes for unhoused

  A Toronto man is building warm places for people experiencing homelessness to stay while on housing waitlists through his 'Tiny Tiny Homes' non-profit.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2025
• Homelessness: Tiny home village to open next week in Halifax suburb

  A village of tiny homes is set to open next month in a Halifax suburb, the latest project by the provincial government to address homelessness.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2024
• Café in Fredericton tiny home community aims to build friendship, workplace skills

  A New Brunswick tiny-home charity is bringing community on-site with a permanent café intended to build residents' workplace skills.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2024
• Tiny home community in Kelowna fully operational with programs up and running

  Step Place, located on Crowley Avenue,  is comprised of 60 tiny homes the size of a garden shed.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2024
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• Tiny home residents in Kelowna hopeful for future

  The City of Kelowna said it will be announcing a third location in the coming months that will see more tiny homes erected.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2024
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• B.C. housing minister tours Kelowna’s tiny home community ahead of move-ins

  "Kelowna has shown a real leadership when it comes to not only approving but also helping fast track this type of housing," said Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2024