PREMIER CAMPBELL ANNOUNCES CABINET CHANGES
June 23, 2008 – Minister Coleman (back row, third from right) is sworn in as new Housing and Social Development Minister with cabinet colleagues at Government House.News
97 PEOPLE WIN BC HOUSING EDUCATION AWARDS
VANCOUVER – BC Housing has provided awards and bursaries to 97 people living in subsidized housing across the province – up from 46 last year – to help them pursue their educational goals and achieve positive life changes.
GREEN STANDARDS FOR BUILDINGS COME INTO EFFECT
VICTORIA – Every new building in B.C. will meet progressive standards for energy and water efficiency beginning Sept. 5, Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman announced.
$1.35 M FOR SENIORS’ HOUSING IN NORTH VANCOUVER
NORTH VANCOUVER – The Province is providing $1.35 million towards the renovation and conversion of 70 units of seniors’ supportive housing for Kiwanis Lynn Manor and Kiwanis Towers, Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman announced.
$145 MILLION IN GAMING GRANTS DISTRIBUTED IN 2007/08
VICTORIA – The B.C. Paraplegic Foundation, Chilliwack 4-H, the Fort St. John Métis Society, the Okanagan Symphony Society and the Victoria West Lawn Bowling Club are just some of the 5,800 community organizations who shared more than $145 million worth of gaming grants in the 2007/08 fiscal year, announced Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development.
$1.5 MILLION SENIORS' SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPENS IN DELTA
DELTA – Margaret Vidal Court is now open, after the completion of renovations worth more than $1.5 million at the 45-unit supportive housing development for low-income seniors, announced Val Roddick, MLA for Delta South.
