Vernon Affordable Housing
Housing market a major challenge for Vernon businesses
VERNON – The challenging housing market and lack of affordable homes is making it difficult…
Province makes $23M investment in three Vernon properties to enhance affordable housing
VERNON – The provincial government will purchase and fix up two apartment buildings in Vernon…
The length a Vernon family took to keep loved ones housed
VERNON – Vernon’s tight rental market has some families getting creative when it comes to…
What will Vernon’s new modular housing look like and where will it go?
VERNON – A bit like Lego blocks, Vernon’s new modular housing will be pre-fabricated off-site…
‘Monumental’ announcement promises two modular housing projects to combat homelessness in Vernon
VERNON – An $11 million investment in local housing projects will help get people off…
Proposed seniors development in Vernon described as ‘pilot project for affordability’
VERNON – Plans for a new seniors housing development in Vernon include a unique focus…
‘I got nowhere to go’: Lumby residents face eviction from local campground
“WE WOULDN’T BE HERE IF WE HAD SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO” LUMBY – Virginia Meunier…
Rental suite ‘looked wonderful’ until Vernon woman realized it was too good to be true
VERNON – Hope of finally finding a nice, affordable rental suite for her daughter quickly…
Vernon homeless survey finds more people sleeping outside due to housing, wage issues
VERNON – An in-depth homeless survey found 33 people sleeping outside in Vernon this week.…
‘It’s like a rebirth’: First tenants move in to new low-income housing in Vernon
VERNON – A lot of changes are taking place at an old motel downtown Vernon.…
A Vernon woman offered her yard to a homeless couple with a baby on the way
VERNON – Ryan opens his backpack and, excited to show his girlfriend Chantelle the surprise,…
Census shows spike in number of homeless in Vernon
VERNON – Young adults, couples, seniors and the working poor are among those sleeping outdoors…
Big waitlist for affordable housing in Vernon
VERNON - A new affordable housing building in Vernon is already proving its value. Roughly 60 applications have already been received from people wanting to live at Blair Apartments, John Howard Society of the North Okanagan executive director Barbara Levesque says. Previously known as the Journey Inn, the 38-unit apartment building is now owned by...
Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - About a quarter of all renters in the Thompson-Okanagan are facing an affordable housing crisis, according to a new study. The new Canadian Rental Housing Index is an interactive map which offers a snapshot of rental housing conditions across the country. You can search by city or electoral area riding, and find the...
Vernon motel to become low-income housing complex
VERNON - The hunt for an affordable place to call home in Vernon just got a bit easier. The Journey Inn, the former Travelodge located behind the Fruit Union Plaza in downtown Vernon, was recently bought by B.C. Housing and will be operated as a low-income housing complex for people at risk of homelessness, the...