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Supportive Housing
Is crime a legitimate concern for Kelowna supportive housing?
It has been four years since the first of five supportive housing complexes opened in…
iN PHOTOS: A tour of Vernon’s new supportive housing complex
Slated to open in the new year, Vernon will soon have another 52 units of…
Some Kamloops residents suspicious of provincial and municipal plans for Fortune Motel
Some fed up residents don’t want another social housing unit opened up on Kamloops’ North…
New supportive housing to open in West Kelowna this fall
Vernon's Turning Points Collaborative Society will operate a new 38-unit supportive housing facility in West…
B.C. Housing review of supportive housing in Penticton won’t stop city legal action
B.C. Housing is finally going ahead with a review of the impact three supportive housing…
Success stories take time at Kamloops’ Rosethorn, while the waitlist remains long
As some residents of the Rosethorn in Kamloops start moving on to new housing or…
Latest supportive housing project in Penticton is different, say operators
Two organizations are hoping Penticton residents and city council will be more welcoming to a…
Two Kelowna supportive housing units now for sale — for nearly $350,000
After 13,000 Kelowna residents signed a petition against a supportive housing complex on McCurdy Road…
Penticton’s emergency shelter surrounded by a fearful senior population
The verbal battle between Penticton City Council and the provincial housing authority over Penticton’s emergency…
iN VIDEO: Controversial Kelowna supporting housing complex set to open
Starting next week, formerly homeless individuals in Kelowna will be moving into their new home,…
Penticton city council says no to emergency shelter extension
Penticton city council weighed in on B.C. Housing’s request for reconsideration of council's decision to…
B.C. Housing ultimatum to Penticton council extended another day
B.C. Housing says it will wait until tomorrow to hear Penticton council’s response to a…
Why is Penticton pushed to keep emergency shelter open while other shelters close?
Penticton city council is standing resolute on its decision to shutter the emergency winter shelter…
Accusations fly over Penticton council decision to shutter emergency shelter
The rhetoric regarding a Penticton council decision to not renew a Ministry of Housing temporary…
52 new supportive housing units announced for Westbank First Nation land
The province announced today, Sept. 12, 52 new supportive housing units are in the works…
Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex will open Aug. 17
Kelowna's newest supportive housing facility will be open for new residents later this month. Residents…
Province plans to build 100 new units of supportive housing in Vernon
The province is building new supportive housing in Vernon, including a new building on the…
Neighbouring businesses losing patience with supportive housing project in Penticton
Poor behaviour by residents has raised the ire of neighbouring businesses following the conversion of…
New Kelowna supportive housing project announced for site near homeless campground
The provincial government is going to build 38 modular housing units for homeless people near…
Kelowna residents won’t have a say on where housing for the homeless is built
Kelowna residents aren’t going to get any early consultation about government-funded housing for the homeless…
Some B.C. neighbourhoods actually increased in property value after supportive housing was built
A recent B.C. Housing study shows a mostly positive impact on property values around subsidized…
Rutland residents to have say on supporting housing projects at neighbourhood forum
KELOWNA – A forum on supportive housing in Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood is being organized by a…
Another ‘wet’ housing complex sails through Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – Despite huge public opposition to a McCurdy Road supportive housing complex earlier this…
Rutland supportive housing project headed to Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – The next Rutland housing project for homeless people in Kelowna will likely only…