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Construction underway on student housing project in Comox Valley
Dec. 5, 2023 COURTENAY – Construction is underway on the first student housing at North Island College (NIC) in the Comox Valley, which will provide more than 200 students with a place to live on campus. “Our government recognizes how important access to housing is for all students and how integral it is to their post-secondary […]
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Canada’s Forest Sector Key to Tackling Housing Crisis While Bolstering Climate Resiliency
December 5, 2023 Canadians are facing a housing dilemma. We must build 5.8 million affordable homes by 2030, triple our current building capacity. And while party leaders and voters across the political spectrum agree on the importance of this issue – an effective solution that can be swiftly implemented at scale and in a way […]
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Thompson homeless resource shelter enters 1st winter under Indigenous leadership – CBC
Dec 04, 2023 Wellbreity Centre focussed on safety, security for clients and surrounding community An Indigenous-led homeless shelter is aiming to bring safety and security as it begins its first winter running the resource. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) — an advocacy organization that represents First Nations in northern Manitoba — assumed the operation of what had been known as the Thomson […]
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More than 1,000 new affordable homes coming for Indigenous people
Dec. 1, 2023 VICTORIA – More Indigenous people will soon have new affordable rental homes on and off reserve as the Province is inviting Indigenous housing providers, First Nations and other Indigenous organizations to submit proposals for the Building BC: Indigenous Housing Fund (IHF). “In 2018, we became the first province in Canada to invest […]
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Fall session delivers transformative action on housing
Nov. 30, 2023 VICTORIA – Taking action to tackle some of the biggest challenges people in B.C. are facing was at the centre of several new pieces of legislation passed during the fall session, including the most significant housing legislation in B.C. history to deliver more homes for people faster. “One of the biggest challenges […]
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BCMF Research Team & Community Leaders attend Housing Central Conference in Vancouver – BCMF
On November 20th, the BCMF research team members and community leaders attended the Housing Central Conference in Vancouver. The conference featured a variety of sessions and workshops on topics such as housing accessibility, homelessness, indigenous housing issues, and more. The urgency of the housing crisis, rental scarcity, rising costs and homelessness was abundantly clear at […]
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Another 60 temporary Kelowna homes coming for people in need
Nov. 30, 2023 KELOWNA – Sixty temporary homes will soon be available for people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna as construction gets underway on the second project created through an agreement between the Province and the city. “These new homes ensure that more vulnerable people in Kelowna have a safe, warm place to stay, with access […]
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APTN National News podcast pushes past the stigmas to amplify the voices of people experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg
APTN National News podcast pushes past the stigmas to amplify the voices of people experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg November 30, 2023 TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Man. — APTN’s award-winning news team, APTN National News, is launching a five-part podcast series titled Our Relatives which unpacks the multifaceted reasons for the homelessness crisis in Winnipeg and […]
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AHMA Position Statement: Recognizing Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Need and a Call for Equitable Funding
The Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) has over 25 years of expertise in advancing housing rights for Indigenous Peoples. It is widely known that the playing field is not even due to centuries of colonial oppression. Safe, affordable, culturally supportive housing is integral to health, healing, belonging, and well-being: without it, Indigenous Peoples fall further […]
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New student housing opens at University of Victoria
Nov. 29, 2023 VICTORIA – Hundreds of additional University of Victoria (UVic) students are living on campus as a new student housing complex has opened, relieving pressure on the local rental market. “When young people move away from home for school, they need to be able to find safe, secure and affordable housing,” said Premier […]
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