November 6, 2023

New supportive housing facility for young adults to open in Victoria, replacing ‘Tiny Town’

A new supportive housing facility in Victoria for young adults is finally opening its doors, after being delayed by contract negotiations. BC Housing and Beacon Community Services say they’re ready to welcome tenants into 1075 Meares Street on Oct. 24.

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February 3, 2023

Wisteria Place Wins 2022 SHN Architecture & Design Award

Wisteria Place, an innovative Optima Living community in Richmond, British Columbia, has won a prize in the International category of the 2022 Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Awards. This category includes “any project, new or renovated, outside of the United States and in any particular subcategory for consideration.

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November 28, 2022

Affordable rental housing opens on United Church property in Coquitlam

Dignitaries from the province, the city and the United Church of Canada were on hand for the opening of a new, five-storey rental building in Coquitlam Saturday.

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November 7, 2022

16-storey Atira social housing tower to be built near Oppenheimer Park in the Downtown Eastside

One of the largest tower-based building developments within the core of the Downtown Eastside is proceeding as planned. A new development permit application has been submitted by Atira Women’s Resource Society and TL Housing Solutions to build a 160-ft-tall, 16-storey social housing tower at 450 Alexander Street — the southwest corner of the intersection of Alexander Street and Jackson Avenue.

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November 7, 2022

5 BC Developments To Watch, Including New Social and Student Housing

Metro Vancouver and BC are never-ending hubs of urban development. Some are very high-profile, such as a new skyscraper or shopping centre. Some have less of a social impact, such as a modification to a private residence.

Others are more middle-of-the-road: they may not be awe-inspiring, but are impactful nonetheless, such as new affordable housing, or construction in a high-traffic area.

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September 15, 2022

Steveston seniors home supported by $5.9 million BC Housing grant

A 107-unit seniors home in Steveston held its official opening last week a year after it opened. The inspiration for an independent living facility came from the Steveston Buddhist Temple.

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February 24, 2021

SVIHS Seniors Housing Project

Approximately 300-units of affordable seniors and workforce housing have been proposed for the 6800-block of West Saanich Road in the District of Central Saanich.

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February 2, 2021

Burnside School Affordable Family Housing Project

Two years after it was first announced, a co-operative plan to build 88 units of subsidized family housing and a 59-space daycare and out of school care centre is closer to fruition.

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January 29, 2021

Burnside School Affordable Family Housing Project

Victoria councillors voted unanimously to send the project to a public hearing, saying it has everything that the city is looking for in a new housing development.

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July 24, 2020

Oak Park

Victoria parents to benefit from new child care spaces

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June 13, 2020

Crosstown

Cool Aid Society to build affordable housing at Tally Ho motel site on Douglas

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June 12, 2020

Crosstown

Here’s what the former Tally Ho property in downtown Victoria is going to look like

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June 12, 2020

Crosstown

Victoria green lights Cool Aid’s new affordable housing at former Tally Ho

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September 17, 2019

The Alex

Money for rental housing in Port Coquitlam

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September 17, 2019

The Alex

83 affordable rental homes for women and children coming to Port Coquitlam

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August 7, 2019

Sawmill, Kinship/Pierview, Pender

Government of Canada makes significant investment in affordable housing in Vancouver

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July 3, 2019

Sawmill

Affordable rental homes slated for River District

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June 19, 2019

Sawmill

First Nations homes included in Vancouver housing project at River District

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April 8, 2019

L’Arche

New building will provide homes, services and more for people with and without developmental disabilities

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March 22, 2019

Helios

82 new rental units available in Colwood

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March 22, 2019

Helios

More affordable housing for seniors and families in Colwood

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October 25, 2018

Kinship/Pierview

City and Community Land Trust break ground on 140 new units of affordable co-op housing

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September 8, 2018

Oak Park

73-unit affordable housing dev in Langford accepting tenant applications ahead of November move-ins

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May 4, 2018

Sawmill and Kinship/Pierview

More than 1,000 affordable housing units to be built in Vancouver

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April 20, 2018

Helios

More rental homes under construction in Colwood

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April 20, 2018

Helios

Groundbreaking celebration at Helios – Colwood’s newest affordable housing

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February 26, 2018

The Strand

Affordability needs collaboration say developer and mayor

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February 13, 2018

Steveston Buddhist Temple

Three things to watch for at Richmond city council this week

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December 20, 2017

Townline President Rick Ilich Gives Back

Richmond developer donates assignment fees to affordable housing

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November 6, 2017

Hoy Creek

Hoy Creek Housing Co-op in BC to redevelop with Land Trust, adding hundreds of units

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January 27, 2016

Townline VP Chris Colbeck on Affordability

Townline Brings Innovation and Flexibility to Real Estate Development in BC

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