Those interested invited to help educate, advocate and speak for positive housing development
Mobile showers are on loan from the Salvation Army ARC in Victoria
Demolition of dilapidated Yates Street house makes way for about 40 homes
Walk With Me Campbell River’s goal is to provide 30 units for people by fall 2022
Campbell River program gives participants sense of community
Showers and overnight service will remain open until March 31
Half-a-dozen Victoria police vehicles seen at Quadra and Johnson streets
City of Victoria asked court to clarify uses of park under 1882 Trustee Act
Conestoga huts a potential short-term solution toward housing
Unsold clothing from thrift stores gets distributed to people and families who need it
More than $5,000 worth of supplies stolen from Alberni’s Grassroots Homelessness Coalition’s trailer
Trigger point for shelter is prolonged temperatures below -5 degrees
Community Alliance for Sheltering Alternatives seeking private land to house future huts
MARS Wildlife Rehab Manager affected by housing crisis
Bill would amend Bill of Rights to include right to appropriate and affordable housing
Microloan program available in all areas of province
Shelter funding starts in November, but Coalition to End Homelessness still needs to find a location
Province has highest rate of eviction in Canada — study
300 unhoused people, shelter staff have had COVID-19 since pandemic start, Island Health says
Restoration in such parks as Beacon Hill, Topaz, Cecilia Ravine expected to take until 2024: report