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March 30, 2007
How Montreal solved its housing crisis CRD forum hears how crash program resulted in 10,000 new affordable units In 2001, the housing vacancy rate in Montreal plummeted to 0.6 per cent. The economy had picked up. An influx of young workers started looking for rental housing. Then on July 1, hundreds of families -- among 70,000 people who participate in a massive move on that day every year -- were stranded in the streets with nowhere to go. "We were in a crisis situation," James McGregor recalled yesterday at the 2007 Capital Regional District Affordable Housing Forum. Link to Times Colonist Article...read more |
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March 29, 2007
Building Partners for Affordable Housing 2007 Capital Regional District Affordable Housing Forum Building Partnerships for Affordable Housing presents new and creative ways to develop affordable housing in the Capital Regional District. Co-hosts Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), BC Housing and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have invited community members and housing industry professionals to meet, discuss and explore new approaches to developing affordable housing in three essential areas:
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March 8, 2007
Group effort needed to tackle housing crisis Speaking with one voice will achieve more than the usual fractured approach to homelessness and lack of affordable housing Capital Regional District directors agreed yesterday. |
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March 8, 2007
CRD's 'watershed' moment
Full support for housing plan: New strategy puts end to fighting, confusion
The Capital Regional District board has passed a targeted plan to deal with the region's growing crisis of homelessness and housing affordability. The strategy, which received unanimous approval yesterday, is intended to replace a scatter-gun approach that has been plagued by in-fighting, a lack of leadership and duplicated services. |
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March 7, 2007
Regional Housing Affordability Strategy - ADOPTED! This morning the Capital Regional District Board adopted the Regional Housing Affordability Strategy (RHAS) and endorsed a new delivery framework to implement this Strategy. The new delivery framework is intended to allow the CRD to act as a support and coordinating body to advance the implementation of the Strategy. The RHAS framework provides for the development of two secretariats that will each focus on the complex issues of Housing Affordability and Homelessness within the Captial Region. |
| March 1, 2007 New Rent Assistance Funding for Working Families Effective today, low-income working families across B.C. will benefit from new measures that will increase the amount of assistance provided under the Rental Assistance Program. As announced in Balanced Budget 2007, the maximum income level to qualify for assistance is rising from $20,000 to $28,000, and the amount of assistance each household receives is also increasing, resulting in greater assistance for current recipients. |
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February 20, 2007
Balanced Budget 2007 - Building a Housing Legacy Balanced Budget 2007 delivers a comprehensive range of new supports, including a $250 million Housing Endowment Fund, to help address the housing challenges created by a strong economy. New supports for the homeless. More options for seniors and those with special needs. Expanded rental assistance. Lower income taxes. Improved benefits for first-time homebuyers. Balanced Budget 2007 takes a major step towards ensuring every British Columbian has access to a safe, appropriate and affordable place to call home. Budget Document LinksMinistry Webpage - Balanced Budget 2007 Budget and Fiscal Plan 2007/8 -2009/10 Building a Housing Legacy slideshow presentation Province of British Columbia 2007 Strategic Plan |
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