Comox Valley Friday, February 11, 2022 10:00 AM North Island College (NIC) students will soon be able to live where they learn at the first student housing project set to be built on campus. NIC’s first on-campus housing will include two new student housing buildings, offering a total of 217 beds. The Housing Commons […]
Burnaby Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 9:00 AM A redevelopment project is underway in Burnaby to create 61 new affordable rental homes for low- and moderate-income families, seniors and people living with developmental disabilities. “The construction of this project helps ensure a supply of quality, affordable homes for people in Burnaby, so they aren’t forced to move […]
Take on this BC Throne Speech today Feb 8th,2022 no mention of increasing disability benefit but status quo though tied to the minimum wage to inflation see when talking about housing their priority only to those buy a house not for though rent on disability benefits 375 issue nothing their No mention to marriage issue […]
San would like to congrat Queen on her 70 years as the Monarch in UK Self advocates today is Queen Elizabeth II career celebration of her 70 years as a Monarch In 2022, Canada is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking her 70th anniversary on the Throne. She […]
Victoria Wednesday, February 2, 2022 8:30 AM The fourth intake of B.C.’s Work Experience Opportunities Grant offers $2 million for flexible, paid work experience opportunities. Non-profit organizations have until midnight March 7, 2022, to apply for the grant, which helps support paid work experience opportunities for eligible British Columbians receiving income or disability assistance and […]
Nanaimo Friday, February 4, 2022 10:00 AM Work is underway on new rental housing in Nanaimo that will provide 62 affordable homes for moderate- and low-income seniors and people living with disabilities. “There’s an urgent affordable housing need for seniors and people living with disabilities in Nanaimo, despite the thousand-plus homes we have opened or […]
Kelowna Friday, January 28, 2022 11:30 AM Construction is underway on 122 affordable, energy-efficient rental homes in the final building of the National Society of Hope’s Apple Valley development in Kelowna. The building will be constructed out of mass timber, which has a much lower carbon footprint than other traditional building methods. “Projects like this […]
Comox Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 1:00 PM Seniors and people living with disabilities will soon have access to more than 50 new affordable rental homes in Comox, with construction underway on a three-story apartment building. “These new homes will give more seniors and people with disabilities in Comox an affordable place to call home so they […]
Nanaimo Tuesday, January 25, 2022 1:00 PM Work is starting on a new rental housing building in north Nanaimo that will provide affordable homes for people with a range of incomes. Located at 6010 Hammond Bay Rd., the four-storey wood-frame building will provide 53 one- and two-bedroom rental homes geared toward low- and moderate-income individuals, families, […]
Vernon Thursday, January 6, 2022 11:00 AM Construction is starting on a 35-unit housing development designed to help address the affordability and accessibility needs of Indigenous individuals, Elders and families in Vernon. “We know there’s a significant need to build more affordable and accessible homes for Indigenous Peoples in Vernon,” said Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee. […]
