B.C. Celebrates Rapid Completion of Flagship Housing Initiative

April 4, 2025, 4:22 pm

British Columbia marked the anniversary of an ambitious housing program with a groundbreaking for a 179-unit rental project in North Vancouver. Officials emphasized the rapid progress—from concept to construction—as a model for addressing acute housing needs, lauding the project’s efficiency and potential to inspire similar rapid infrastructure developments provincewide.


theglobeandmail.com / B.C. marks one-year anniversary of housing program at groundbreaking of North Vancouver rental building

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said during a news conference Friday that 1,400 homes are underway since the start of the BC Builds program

globalnews.ca / Province touts speed of ‘BC Builds’ housing program after one year

British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went from concept to construction in 14 months.

winnipegfreepress.com / B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary

thestar.com / B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary

NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went from concept to construction in 14 months.

ottawacitizen.com / Modern living: Rebooting the affordable housing cause

Carolyn Whitzman, an Ottawa housing expert and author, warns there's no quick fix for Canada’s affordable housing shortage, though she believes the crisis is solvable with sustained, long-term solutions.


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