Homes

As the holiday season approaches, firefighters everywhere remind the public to be safe. Make sure your chimneys are clean. Ensure that your children know and have practiced your fire escape plan, and Full story

Play it safe with back-yard burning. The beautiful weather forecasted for the Easter weekend will undoubtedly inspire British Columbians to get out in their yards and gardens and start cleaning up the Full story

BC Ombudsperson releases recommendations on seniors care; health ministries fail to implement majority of recommendations. In response to the BC Ombudsperson’s report on seniors care, Columbia Full story

New $12.2 million affordable housing for Vernon. November 20, 2009 saw the official opening of the brand-new Kickwillie Place in Vernon, “… an important step toward ensuring that local families will Full story

Foxridge, the $3.5-million housing development in Salmon Arm, which will house people with mental health issues and those at risk of homelessness, is now officially open! On September 10, 2010 officials Full story

Did you know that there are over 100 rebates programs in British Columbia to help those in the affordable homes sector make their homes more energy efficient?There are: 18 toilet rebate programs 21 wood Full story

by Helga Boker. An open letter to Premier Gordon Campbell by the Columbia House Family Council in Invermere about the devastating impact of residential care rate increases. Dear Mr. Campbell, We Full story

A 38 year old male from Cranbrook is currently in custody after he was found in possession of property that had been stolen from a break and enter a few days earlier. The break and enter, which occurred Full story

CBT partners with the province to provide affordable seniors’ hnousing. The Columbia Basin communities of Cranbrook, Kimberley, Creston, Baynes Lake, Golden, Revelstoke, New Denver and Valemount are Full story

Home reno tax credit deadline coming soon. A reminder to all homeowners doing renovations or improvements to their homes, that the Home Renovation Tax Credit(HRTC) deadline is coming up very shortly. The Full story

Vernon break and enter discovered while owners slept. Vernon RCMP. Last night at about 1:30 AM (Nov 27) members from the Vernon detachment were called to a report of property items on the front Full story

Shanghai code approval opens up market to Canadian wood. Ministry of Forests and Range. Shanghai’s approval of a new wood-frame building code is a major step forward in the growing demand for Full story

Harper flip flops on energy efficiency. LiveSmartBC grant program to provide stimulus. City Green Solutions. Effective March 31, the federal government pulled out of providing grants to new applicants Full story

$1.9M supportive housing opens in Vernon. Ministry of Housing and Social Development. Under One Roof, a $1.9-million new development, officially opened today to provide five apartments of affordable, Full story

In a press release dated October 8, 2009, BC Health Minister Kevin Falcon laid out new room rates for residents in long-term care facilities across the province, increases of up to 29%, equating in fees Full story

Act will protect homeless in extreme weather. Ministry of Housing and Social Development. The Province has introduced the Assistance to Shelter Act to keep homeless British Columbians safe from Full story