#bchousing — Public Fediverse posts

Community gardens are creating welcoming spaces for tenants https://www.allforgardening.com/1568735/community-gardens-are-creating-welcoming-spaces-for-tenants/ #BCHousing #CommunityGarden #CommunitySpace #CommunityStory #garden #gardening

*My social justice activist friend, Crystal, was interviewed for this article.*

As the City of Victoria conducts what outreach workers say are deadly sweeps of Pandora Avenue, those who facilitate unhoused individuals into addiction rehabilitation centres say there’s not enough spaces to meet the needs of those who are left on the capital city’s streets.

“What I’m faced with is, where am I sending them?” said Theresa Reeve, executive director of the relatively new non-profit Westcoast Recovery Outreach.

Reeve says private treatment centres only take a select number of government-funded clients, leaving empty beds open for higher paying private clients.

“I could fill up their treatment centre if they would allow me,” said Reeve. “But they only let a few government-funded beds. We need to increase those government funded beds. These people deserve a chance just like everybody else.”

“People having to wait anywhere from two weeks to three months waiting to get into a detox bed is not acceptable. We need a better system now. We just had an election about. Where are all the beds they promised they were going to build?”

The Minister of Health told CHEK News in a statement that her government is adding new services without specifics.

https://cheknews.ca/not-enough-housing-or-rehab-beds-for-victorias-most-broken-says-outreach-worker-1228846/

#BCpoli #YYJpoli #BuildSocialHousing #BChousing #HousingCrisis #OutreachWorkers #FrontlineWorkers #RehabBedsNeeded #BCHealth #AddictionsTreatment #YYJ #VictoriaBC #CutTheRedTape #AccessToTreatment #HelpTheHomeless #HouseTheHomeless #BCNDP #HumanRights #AddictsAreHumans #StopTheStigma #HelpTheMarginalized #StopJudgingStartHelping #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #OurCommunityIncludesHomeless

Just how small is 33 square metres? It’s about 350 square feet, or the size of a studio apartment in The Janion, specially built for short-term rental use in #VictoriaBC.

But a staff report to the City of Victoria is recommending that council consider allowing developers to build micro-units in new projects with minimum standards in place.

It’s an effort to create more units in a tight housing market, says Mayor Marianne Alto.

Alto says the report will come before council at its next meeting and, if approved, would have to be incorporated into the city’s official community plan.

Find the report here.
https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e2585636-3493-4f9f-b71b-417631fc7bb8&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=13&Tab=attachments

#YYJpoli #RentalHousing #HousingCrisis #MicroRentalUnits #TinyApartments #RentalMarket #HousingSolutions #TinyHomes #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #YYJ #Renters #BCpoli #BCHousing #YYJhousing

*Related to my post from yesterday.

#BCNDP's #HousingHub program is coming under #scrutiny after one #TaxpayerSubsidized #RentalBuilding in #Vancouver's #Kitsilano neighbourhood, touted as "affordable", is now listing units for $2,600 per month for a studio & $4,200 per month for a 2 bedroom unit.

The listed #RentalPrices are well above provincial #AffordableHousing thresholds & one #housing #researcher says it's an example of how difficult it is to build #AffordableRental buildings when market prices are so far beyond what average #renters can afford.

The leader of the #BCGreenParty called it an "infuriating" #misuse of #TaxpayerDollars.

The #BCNDPgovernment provided a $31.8 million #LowInterestLoan to Vancouver developer #JamesonDevelopmentCorp. for the 68-unit rental building through the HousingHub program, which is aimed at providing housing to middle-income renters shut out of the real estate market.

#BCPremier #DavidEby, who was the minister -responsible for housing at the time, was quoted in a December 2021 government news release announcing the project.

"Our government is investing in more affordable housing for people who work and live in Vancouver, and throughout B.C." he said.

The building at 1807 Larch St., called the L2, is set to be complete next month & is now advertising units.

According to the building's website, a 400-square foot studio apartment starts at $2,599 a month & a 840-square foot two-bedroom, two-bath unit is listed for $4,299 a month.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7288112

#YYJpoli #VanPoli #YVR #BCpoli #CDNpoli #HousingForAll #HousingCrisis #HousingFirst #EndCorporateWelfare #BChousing #Corruption #BCNDPFailures

Johnson has been #homeless since June 2023. The family lived in a teepee, camped at powwows, couch-surfed & spent a month at a #Surrey homeless shelter before granted temporary funding to stay at a hotel through #JordansPrinciple — federal funding co-ordinated by #Indigenous Services #Canada.

Johnson is #Indigenous, from #Tsartlip Village, #Okanagan, Northern #Dene, #Han & Northern #Tutchone & Wolf Clan.

She has been on the #BCHousing #WaitList for nearly 5 years.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/homeless-for-a-year-with-no-end-in-sight-b-c-mother-seeks-help-for-her-familys-housing-crisis

Subsidized housing units sit empty for months in wait for reno cash

#Pacifica Housing says it’s facing a funding shortfall of more than $2 million, making it challenging to provide the desperately needed units

In Nov, 12 housing providers wrote a letter saying they were owed more than $20 M from #BChousing

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/subsidized-housing-units-sit-empty-for-months-in-wait-for-reno-cash-8160067

#AffordableHousing #budgets #subsidies #homelessness #VicCoolAid #OPS

The Tyee: It Pays to Be a Man Working in the BC Government https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/03/It-Pays-Man-Working-BC-Government/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MarjorieGriffinCohen #payequitylegislation #PayTransparencyAct #BCpublicservice #ReneeMerrifield #SylviaFullerUBC #BCgenderpaygap #BCLotteryCorp #AndreaFuoco #BCpayequity #KelliPaddon #WorkSafeBC #BCHousing #BCTransit #BCHydro #ICBC

The Tyee: It Pays to Be a Man Working in the BC Government https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/03/It-Pays-Man-Working-BC-Government/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MarjorieGriffinCohen #payequitylegislation #PayTransparencyAct #BCpublicservice #ReneeMerrifield #SylviaFullerUBC #BCgenderpaygap #BCLotteryCorp #AndreaFuoco #BCpayequity #KelliPaddon #WorkSafeBC #BCHousing #BCTransit #BCHydro #ICBC

The Tyee: It Pays to Be a Man Working in the BC Government https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/03/It-Pays-Man-Working-BC-Government/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MarjorieGriffinCohen #payequitylegislation #PayTransparencyAct #BCpublicservice #ReneeMerrifield #SylviaFullerUBC #BCgenderpaygap #BCLotteryCorp #AndreaFuoco #BCpayequity #KelliPaddon #WorkSafeBC #BCHousing #BCTransit #BCHydro #ICBC

The Tyee: It Pays to Be a Man Working in the BC Government https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/03/It-Pays-Man-Working-BC-Government/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MarjorieGriffinCohen #payequitylegislation #PayTransparencyAct #BCpublicservice #ReneeMerrifield #SylviaFullerUBC #BCgenderpaygap #BCLotteryCorp #AndreaFuoco #BCpayequity #KelliPaddon #WorkSafeBC #BCHousing #BCTransit #BCHydro #ICBC

The Tyee: It Pays to Be a Man Working in the BC Government https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/03/It-Pays-Man-Working-BC-Government/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MarjorieGriffinCohen #payequitylegislation #PayTransparencyAct #BCpublicservice #ReneeMerrifield #SylviaFullerUBC #BCgenderpaygap #BCLotteryCorp #AndreaFuoco #BCpayequity #KelliPaddon #WorkSafeBC #BCHousing #BCTransit #BCHydro #ICBC

Global News BC: Analysis finds ‘alarming’ issues with some injunctions against B.C. homeless encampments https://globalnews.ca/news/10051733/ubc-study-injunctions-bc-homeless/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #UniversityOfBritishColumbia #Homelessness #Decampment #BCHousing #Canada

#Update from @jenstden: Interim CEO of Atira Women’s Resource Society Catherine Roome says progress has been made to ensure safe conditions in their single-room occupancy hotels, but there is still work to be done.

#Atira #BCHousing

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/09/Atira-CEO-Cites-Progress/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Global News BC: New claims of unsafe working conditions hurled at Atira, embattled B.C. housing provider https://globalnews.ca/news/10010123/atira-unsafe-working-complaint-housing-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingaudit #BCHousing #Politics #Health #Atira

Global News BC: Whistleblower line, code of conduct among first actions as non-profit Atira seeks ‘reset’ https://globalnews.ca/news/10003446/atira-100-days-reset/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #socialhousing #BCHousing #NonProfit #Canada #Atira

Global News BC: Could pre-fabrication be the key to unlocking B.C.’s housing supply crunch? https://globalnews.ca/news/9939980/rental-construction-prefabrication-metro-vancouver/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #pre-fabricationhousing #purposebuiltrental #off-sitebuilding #RentalApartments #pre-fabrication #RentalHousing #PilotProject #B.C.Housing #BCHousing #Economy #Housing

Global News BC: Tenants question delays as dozens of AC units sit uninstalled at B.C. social housing complex https://globalnews.ca/news/9926727/hotel-canada-air-conditioners/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #airconditionerdelay #airconditioners #AirConditioning #socialhousing #BCHousing #Vancouver #Canada #Atira

Global News BC: Voices from 6 regions of B.C. missing from human rights survey: Commissioner https://globalnews.ca/news/9720204/bc-human-rights-office-seeks-more-survey-input/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHumanRightsCommissioner #BChumanrightsissues #BChumanrightssurvey #KasariGovender #BCHumanRights #BCHousing #Politics #Okanagan

Global News BC: Voices from 6 regions of B.C. missing from human rights survey: Commissioner https://globalnews.ca/news/9720204/bc-human-rights-office-seeks-more-survey-input/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHumanRightsCommissioner #BChumanrightsissues #BChumanrightssurvey #KasariGovender #BCHumanRights #BCHousing #Politics #Okanagan

Global News BC: Voices from 6 regions of B.C. missing from human rights survey: Commissioner https://globalnews.ca/news/9720204/bc-human-rights-office-seeks-more-survey-input/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHumanRightsCommissioner #BChumanrightsissues #BChumanrightssurvey #KasariGovender #BCHumanRights #BCHousing #Politics #Okanagan

Global News BC: Voices from 6 regions of B.C. missing from human rights survey: Commissioner https://globalnews.ca/news/9720204/bc-human-rights-office-seeks-more-survey-input/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHumanRightsCommissioner #BChumanrightsissues #BChumanrightssurvey #KasariGovender #BCHumanRights #BCHousing #Politics #Okanagan

Global News BC: ‘We don’t think it’s safe’: B.C. to help Abbotsford clear out ‘problematic’ encampment https://globalnews.ca/news/9717949/bc-clear-up-problematic-encampment-abbotsford/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Abbotsfordhomelesscamp #Abbotsfordhomelessness #Abbotsfordpolitics #OverdosePrevention #Abbotsfordpolice #CityOfAbbotsford #LonzoParkandRide #BChomelessness #FraserHealth #Abbotsford #RaviKahlon #BCHousing #Politics #Crime

Global News BC: ‘We don’t think it’s safe’: B.C. to help Abbotsford clear out ‘problematic’ encampment https://globalnews.ca/news/9717949/bc-clear-up-problematic-encampment-abbotsford/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Abbotsfordhomelesscamp #Abbotsfordhomelessness #Abbotsfordpolitics #OverdosePrevention #Abbotsfordpolice #CityOfAbbotsford #LonzoParkandRide #BChomelessness #FraserHealth #Abbotsford #RaviKahlon #BCHousing #Politics #Crime

Global News BC: ‘We don’t think it’s safe’: B.C. to help Abbotsford clear out ‘problematic’ encampment https://globalnews.ca/news/9717949/bc-clear-up-problematic-encampment-abbotsford/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Abbotsfordhomelesscamp #Abbotsfordhomelessness #Abbotsfordpolitics #OverdosePrevention #Abbotsfordpolice #CityOfAbbotsford #LonzoParkandRide #BChomelessness #FraserHealth #Abbotsford #RaviKahlon #BCHousing #Politics #Crime

Global News BC: ‘We don’t think it’s safe’: B.C. to help Abbotsford clear out ‘problematic’ encampment https://globalnews.ca/news/9717949/bc-clear-up-problematic-encampment-abbotsford/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Abbotsfordhomelesscamp #Abbotsfordhomelessness #Abbotsfordpolitics #OverdosePrevention #Abbotsfordpolice #CityOfAbbotsford #LonzoParkandRide #BChomelessness #FraserHealth #Abbotsford #RaviKahlon #BCHousing #Politics #Crime

Beleaguered CEO of #Atira housing steps down after forensic audit

"The CEO [Janice Abbott] of [Atira] British Columbia’s largest provider of non-profit housing has stepped down after a highly critical report found serious violations of conflict-of-interest rules between her and her husband, who has resigned as CEO of BC Housing."

Gift 🎁 link
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d7d9f21b653392f56d7fbb0a747cb02947b95e17e1a39520683e71c17a3397cb/Y6CY5PVMYNAIFG4KX2X27OMRKQ/ #BChousing

Global News BC: UBC law professor skeptical of Atira’s response to BC Housing audit https://globalnews.ca/news/9696879/ubc-law-professor-skeptical-of-atiras-response-to-bc-housing-audit/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHousingaudit #BCgovernment #JaniceAbbott #ShayneRamsay #AtiraReport #Atiraaudit #BCHousing #Politics #Canada #Atira

Global News BC: Shane Ramsay out at Nch’kay after bombshell BC Housing audit https://globalnews.ca/news/9695753/shane-ramsay-nchkay-bc-housing-audit/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #ShaneRamsay #BCHousing #Politics #squamish #Nch'Kay #Atira #Audit

Global News BC: Shane Ramsay out at Nch’kay after bombshell BC Housing audit https://globalnews.ca/news/9695753/shane-ramsay-nchkay-bc-housing-audit/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #ShaneRamsay #BCHousing #Politics #squamish #Nch'Kay #Atira #Audit

Global News BC: Shane Ramsay out at Nch’kay after bombshell BC Housing audit https://globalnews.ca/news/9695753/shane-ramsay-nchkay-bc-housing-audit/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #ShaneRamsay #BCHousing #Politics #squamish #Nch'Kay #Atira #Audit

Global News BC: Shane Ramsay out at Nch’kay after bombshell BC Housing audit https://globalnews.ca/news/9695753/shane-ramsay-nchkay-bc-housing-audit/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #ShaneRamsay #BCHousing #Politics #squamish #Nch'Kay #Atira #Audit

Global News BC: Shane Ramsay out at Nch’kay after bombshell BC Housing audit https://globalnews.ca/news/9695753/shane-ramsay-nchkay-bc-housing-audit/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #ShaneRamsay #BCHousing #Politics #squamish #Nch'Kay #Atira #Audit

Global News BC: Atira launches review of practices after damning BC Housing audit, gives back $1.9M https://globalnews.ca/news/9695174/atira-launches-third-party-review/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #BCHousingconflictofinterest #Atiraconflictofinterest #BCHousingfinancialaudit #BcHousingReport #Atirataskforce #BCHousingaudit #JaniceAbbott #AtiraReport #Atirareview #ShaneRamsay #RaviKahlon #BCHousing #Politics #Atira

Global News BC: BC Housing audit: Days after damning report, still no comment from Atira CEO https://globalnews.ca/news/9688484/bc-housing-audit-atira-ceo-no-comment/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AtiraWomen'sResourceSociety #conflictofinterestBCHousing #BCHousingfinancialaudit #conflictofinterestAtira #financialauditBCHousing #BCHousingmismanagement #Atiramismanagement #BcHousingReport #JaniceAbbott #ShaneRamsay #BCHousing #Politics #Atira

The Tyee: Atira Refuses to Fire CEO, Return $1.9 Million Surplus (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/10/Atira-Refuses-To-Fire-CEO/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #JaniceAbbottAtiraPropertyManagement #Nch’ḵay̓DevelopmentCorporation #AtiraWomen’sResourceSociety #DTESsingle-roomoccupancies #AllanSeckelBCHousingchair #BCHousingCEOShayneRamsay #WintersHotelfire #Ernst&Young #BCHousing

"The review found Ramsay repeatedly influenced decisions that benefited Atira, and a lack of oversight by the agency’s board “resulted in a culture whereby it was deemed acceptable to tolerate non-compliance with (conflict of interest) policies.

"The probe found #Atira bypassed traditional communication channels and went straight to senior members of the Crown corporation for funding requests."
#bchousing

Report finds mismanagement, risk to public funds at #BCHousing: "probe revealed mismanagement related to a #conflictofinterest between the former CEO, Shayne Ramsay, and his spouse, Janice Abbott, the CEO of #Atira Women’s Resource Society, the corporation’s largest housing operator."

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/05/08/report-finds-mismanagement-risk-to-public-funds-at-bc-housing-under-former-ceo.html

Global News BC: ‘Worst of community-based housing’: B.C. psychologist slams SRO model https://globalnews.ca/news/9683071/sfu-professor-psychologist-slams-bc-sro/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #mentalhealthandaddictions #bcsupportivehousing #BChousingsolutions #complexcarehousing #wraparoundservices #SupportiveHousing #BCHousingCrisis #BCHousingMarket #BChomelessness #BCHousing #Politics #SROs

The Tyee: Devastating Report Cites BC Housing Mismanagement (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/08/Devastating-Report-Cites-BC-Housing-Mismanagement/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #OfficeoftheComptrollerGeneral #AbbasBarodawalla #CEOShayneRamsay #PremierDavidEby #JaniceAbbott #BCHousing

Global News BC: Forensic investigation of BC Housing: Results to be released Monday https://globalnews.ca/news/9681962/forensic-investigation-bc-housing-results/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHousingforensicauditresults #BCHousingForensicAudit #Housingauditresults #BCauditresults #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #BCgovernment #BCHousing #DavidEby #Canada

Global News BC: Forensic investigation of BC Housing: Results to be released Monday https://globalnews.ca/news/9681962/forensic-investigation-bc-housing-results/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHousingforensicauditresults #BCHousingForensicAudit #Housingauditresults #BCauditresults #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #BCgovernment #BCHousing #DavidEby #Canada

Global News BC: Forensic investigation of BC Housing: Results to be released Monday https://globalnews.ca/news/9681962/forensic-investigation-bc-housing-results/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHousingforensicauditresults #BCHousingForensicAudit #Housingauditresults #BCauditresults #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #BCgovernment #BCHousing #DavidEby #Canada

Global News BC: Forensic investigation of BC Housing: Results to be released Monday https://globalnews.ca/news/9681962/forensic-investigation-bc-housing-results/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHousingforensicauditresults #BCHousingForensicAudit #Housingauditresults #BCauditresults #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #BCgovernment #BCHousing #DavidEby #Canada

Global News BC: Forensic investigation of BC Housing: Results to be released Monday https://globalnews.ca/news/9681962/forensic-investigation-bc-housing-results/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCHousingforensicauditresults #BCHousingForensicAudit #Housingauditresults #BCauditresults #BCHousingaudit #forensicaudit #BCgovernment #BCHousing #DavidEby #Canada

The Tyee: Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/12/Mental-Health-And-Extreme-Heat/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #schizophreniatreatment #BCheatdomedeaths #BCBuildingCode #SarahHenderson #2021heatdome #RowanBurdge #BCHousing

The Tyee: Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/12/Mental-Health-And-Extreme-Heat/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #schizophreniatreatment #BCheatdomedeaths #BCBuildingCode #SarahHenderson #2021heatdome #RowanBurdge #BCHousing

The Tyee: Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/12/Mental-Health-And-Extreme-Heat/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #schizophreniatreatment #BCheatdomedeaths #BCBuildingCode #SarahHenderson #2021heatdome #RowanBurdge #BCHousing

The Tyee: Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/12/Mental-Health-And-Extreme-Heat/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #schizophreniatreatment #BCheatdomedeaths #BCBuildingCode #SarahHenderson #2021heatdome #RowanBurdge #BCHousing

The Tyee: Who’s Most at Risk During Extreme Heat? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/04/12/Mental-Health-And-Extreme-Heat/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCPovertyReductionCoalition #BCCentreforDiseaseControl #schizophreniatreatment #BCheatdomedeaths #BCBuildingCode #SarahHenderson #2021heatdome #RowanBurdge #BCHousing

The Tyee: Welcome to The Tyee’s 2022 Impact Report (in Tyee News) https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/04/12/Tyee-2022-Impact-Report/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #JackWebsterFoundation #ChristopherCheung #DarwynDanesh #TyeeBuilders #KatieHyslop #JenSt.Denis #BCHousing