Rossland Tuesday, May 1, 2018 2:00 PM The Government of British Columbia is working with the Columbia Basin Trust to build 167 new homes for people in the region struggling to find housing they can afford. “People living in the Columbia Basin, like the rest of the province, are feeling the weight of the […]
Vancouver Friday, April 27, 2018 11:15 AM People experiencing homelessness in Vancouver are moving into 78 new supportive homes, with two more temporary modular housing projects opening in the City of Vancouver that will offer residents, including people with disabilities, a safe and stable place to call home. “These new homes mean that close to […]
April 2018 Dear BC Self Advocacy Community and Supporters, On behalf of everyone here at CLBC, we hope you are all having a happy and healthy start to Spring time. We are pleased to send this message as an update on some of the projects we have been working on since our last update. In […]
The British Columbia government is providing funding to build 14,000 new rental homes throughout the province to help make housing more affordable for seniors, families, and low- and middle-income earners, Premier John Horgan announced today. “We’re building British Columbia by investing in homes for people who live and work in our communities,” said Premier Horgan. […]
Victoria Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:15 AM Workers who earn an alternate minimum wage — including liquor servers, piece-rate farm workers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders — will soon see a pay raise, Minister of Labour Harry Bains announced today. “No one working for minimum wage, full-time, year-round should be living in poverty,” said […]
Victoria Wednesday, April 18, 2018 2:15 PM Whether seniors live in residential care, assisted living or their own homes, government is taking action to ensure care will be there for them when and where they need it. The ministries of Health and Advanced Education, Skills and Training are providing approximately $3.3 million to create new […]
April 17, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2018 Toronto, ON – The Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) supports the efforts of The House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship Immigration to address disability-based inadmissibility rules in the Canada Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). “Increasing the cost threshold for medical inadmissibility and […]
News release From: Employment and Social Development Canada April 12, 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia Employment and Social Development Canada Ensuring that people with disabilities are able to fully participate in their communities and workplaces is an important way to build social inclusion in Canada and is a priority for the Government of Canada. […]
This does affect People with Disabilities to Victoria Thursday, April 12, 2018 10:16 AM The Government of British Columbia plans to strengthen the Residential Tenancy Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act to better protect both renters and tenants of manufactured home parks. “Tenants need stronger protections when a landlord is choosing to renovate or sell […]
Vernon Thursday, April 5, 2018 1:15 PM The Government of British Columbia is moving ahead with new affordable rental homes for people with low to moderate incomes, including seniors and people with disabilities living in Vernon. “As with the rest of the province, Vernon is struggling with an alarmingly low vacancy rate. That is why […]
