Housing

New seniors housing coming to PG

PRINCE GEORGE - The land has been cleared and prep work is underway for a new seniors housing complex on Foothills Boulevard. A total of 125 suites will occupy a six-storey complex with a variety of s...

Sep 15, 2022

New housing for women

PRNICE GEORGE - Women and children leaving violence have access to 55 new safe and affordable homes, including supports, with the opening of My Sister's Place in Prince George. My Sister's Place is a ...

Jul 14, 2022

New supportive housing opens

PRINCE GEORGE - This facility is brand new. Twenty units of supportive housing units located on First Avenue. The facility is owned by BC Housing, but it will be run in partnership with Active Support...

Jul 08, 2022

New supportive housing units open in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE-Fifty new affordable housing units have opened and more are set to be built starting in 2023. The building, located at 160 Ontario Street is the first of three stages that will see 50 mo...

Jun 13, 2022

Record-breaking building year expected

PRINCE GEORGE - Whether it's multi-family dwellings of single-family dwellings, commercial conStruction, private or public, development in Prince George is, once again, set to break records again this...

Greg Fry May 11, 2022

New report predicts home prices are expected to rise 8.5 percent in 2022, 5 percent in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE- It looks like more challenging news for the housing market. And as Chief Economist, Brendon Ogmundson says it's going to be a story of 2 halves this year. One with sales in the province...

Feb 08, 2022

Businesses pay the price for low vaccinations

PRINCE GEORGE - Vaccination rates in Prince George are around 90%, and yet they are considerably lower in the Northeast of the province. But both in the jurisdiction of Northern Health, the reason Pri...

Dec 08, 2021

Single warming centre open for Nanaimo's vulnerable population

NANAIMO - For those experiencing homelessness during the winter months, a warming centre can be the difference between life or death.The Society for Equity, Inclusion and Advocacy (SEIA) is offering t...

Dec 01, 2021

Regional District completes Housing Needs Assessment

PRINCE GEORGE - The Regional District of Fraser Fort George has produced its first-ever housing needs assessment. Key findings from the project include: The population of the Electoral Areas is growin...

Nov 26, 2021

Development on par with previous five years

PRINCE GEORGE - Housing complexes like the one at the corner of Highway 16 and 97 are just two examples of what is happening in this city and the numbers reflect it. $163 million dollars worth of buil...

Nov 02, 2021