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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional...

FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional...

A B.C. coroner's inquest jury has made 50 recommendations, some overlapping, to prevent future tragedies similar to the deadly fire at the Winters Hotel in 2022.

Keith Light, 77, is still living in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver. He's been on BC Housing's waiting list for subsidized housing for two years.

The 43-unit complex will be built on Osoyoos Indian Band lands and will offer a mix of affordable homes for seniors, individuals, families and people living with disabilities.

Operating agreements are set to expire for both Hutchison Rooms on West Pender Street and The Hazelwood on East Hastings Street.

Odette Slezas, 92, has been without central heating for nearly a week. She told Global News she's been turning on the oven to help keep her warm.

The B.C. government has responded to concerns centered around the lack of social housing and the growing waitlist in Metro Vancouver.

Metro Vancouver's Housing Data Book for December 2023 shows BC Housing's wait-list grew 27 per cent in the region since 2022.

A statement from the coroners service says the deaths of 342 people experiencing homelessness were reported last year, an increase of almost 140 over the past two years.