PROVINCE INVESTS $2.5M TOWARD HOUSING VICTORIA HOMELESS

VICTORIA – The Province is investing $2.5 million in two former Traveller’s Inn motels to provide more affordable housing options for people in Victoria who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, announced Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport, on behalf of Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development.

GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS AND HERITAGE ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA

VICTORIA – Archivists and artists and dancers and drummers in the North, Interior, Central and Kootenay regions of British Columbia will receive $747,760 in Community Gaming Grants supporting youth arts and culture, fairs, festivals and museums.

GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS AND HERITAGE IN METRO VANCOUVER

VICTORIA – Actors and artists, choristers and curators in Metro Vancouver will benefit from more than $1.4 million in Community Gaming Grants supporting youth arts and culture, fairs, festivals and museums.

GRANTS SUPPORT ARTS, HERITAGE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

VICTORIA – Pipers and painters, choristers and curators will share $662,740 in Community Gaming Grants supporting youth arts and culture, fairs, festivals and museums on Vancouver Island.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNDERWAY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

KELOWNA – The Governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, gathered to announce the construction of 32 new housing developments, creating 404 units for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities across British Columbia. The announcement took place at the official groundbreaking for 10 new seniors’ apartments at Cedar Court.