Vancouver Affordable Housing

• Vancouver unveils long-term plan to increase density, improve affordability by 2050

  The draft Vancouver Plan calls for "complete neighbourhoods" with more commercial and community services to be incorporated in neighbourhoods throughout the city.

  Politics

  Apr 5, 2022
  
• Feds announce more than $180M in loans, funding for Vancouver affordable housing

  At least nine projects are lined up under the program, ranging from temporary modular housing to mixed-market rental and co-op housing.

  Aug 7, 2019
  
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• Vancouver voted down rental townhouses next to a hospice. Now, there’ll be a mansion instead

  The property owners at 4575 Granville St. say that instead of building a multi-unit project, they will now construct a 12,000-square-foot mansion instead.

  Politics

  Jul 4, 2019
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• Vancouver hospice fights proposed townhouse development

  A battle is brewing in Vancouver between a hospice society and a townhouse developer.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2019
• Low income seniors facing demoviction stage protest outside Vancouver building

  The Alice Saunders building is set to be redeveloped into a larger complex, which would force 65 residents from their homes.

  May 18, 2019
• B.C. invests $3.1M to keep Vancouver winter shelters open year-round

  The investment comes after a motion introduced in Vancouver's city council on Feb. 26 by Coun. Jean Swanson.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2019
• Massive Vancouver detox, social housing project moves ahead after marathon public hearing

  City council unanimously approved the project at Clark Drive and East First Avenue, which will be built in collaboration with BC Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2019
• Motor city: Vancouver home to growing community of RV-dwellers amid housing woes

  The high cost of housing in Vancouver has led to an explosion of people living in campers, vans and RVs.

  Nov 9, 2018
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• Vancouver city council meeting resumes after housing protesters blockade city hall

  Protesters say the city promised 100 per cent housing at the welfare rate in a proposed social housing complex at 58 W. Hastings.

  Canada

  May 1, 2018
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• BC NDP government breaks ground on its first affordable rental unit project

  Heather Place, which is being built at 725-799 West 14 Ave, is the first project to move forward as part of the province’s goal to build 1,700 affordable rental-housing units over the next four years.

  Politics

  Mar 2, 2018