Pacifica Housing News Today

B.C. Housing has filed 14 more lawsuits against Victoria condo owners that abused an affordable housing program and says more are coming.

B.C. Housing has filed an ­additional 14 lawsuits against owners of c condos. It claims the owners took improper advantage of an affordable-housing program and says there are likely more suits coming.

Projects have spent years hung up in approval processes in some cities. Some have been snarled by complications with meeting the affordability rules of different funding agencies

Projects have spent years hung up in approval processes in some cities. Some have been snarled by complications with meeting the affordability rules of different funding agencies

Changes allow staff to control who enters housing facilities, and to enter a unit to check on resident’s health and safety

A non-profit on Vancouver Island needs funding from B.C. Housing in order to renovate and maintain older buildings — but according to its CEO, that funding is slow to come, meaning units sit empty while they await renovation.

New policy could make it more difficult to find and keep staff, say operators of supportive housing units

Stephen Wesley is one of the first people helped into housing by a team hired by the city to work one-on-one with people sheltering in four parks.

I often hear questions like, “When will sheltering in parks come to an end?” and, “What are you doing about homelessness?” Here are some answers.

Ban on overnight sheltering in four Victoria parks is in effect, as parks relocation co-ordinator is asked to shift people away from sidewalks.