Plans rely heavily on cooperation with other levels of government and on the private sector
Mayors want $190 million in grants, additional loan financing from provincial government
‘No way it’s going to be fixed without municipalities, provinces and the feds working together’
Agency will have authority to buy land along rail corridors
100 complex-care spaces to be created in Greater Victoria, among 500 across B.C. by 2023
Expression of interest was passed at Feb. 7 council meeting
Project consultants shared feasibility study with Castlegar council
Renters will starting moving into the affordable housing development next month
Housing prices have skyrocketed during the pandemic
Procter-based Twente Additive Manufacturing has partnered with a Vancouver housing charity
Fifty-one people were housed at a local inn because of lack of shelter space
Tax break for residences worth up to $1.6 million too popular
Rent assistance will be available across the Kootenays
It’s the city’s first new affordable housing development in seven years
The four-storey building will be operated by the Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society
HousingHub financing to encourage more developers, groups – with low-interest loans – to build affordable homes
Fourteen people have been appointed to serve on the housing committee.