The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn B.C. government looks to freeze rent until the end of the year Listen here Vancouver West-End MLA Spencer Chandra-Herbert speaks with Stephen Quinn about why his government wants to stop increases this year as …
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B.C. looks to extend rent freeze to end of 2021
By Richard Zussman Global News Posted March 1, 2021 The provincial government says it plans to extend the current freeze on residential rent hikes for all of 2021. Sarah MacDonald has reaction. The B.C. government has introduced legislation that, if passed, will …
B.C. to extend rent freeze to end of 2021, increase protections against ‘renovictions’
NDP government says it’s meeting recommendations from a 2018 task force on rental issues CBC News · Posted: Mar 01, 2021 4:54 PM PT | Last Updated: March 1 Tenants can disregard any notice of a rent increase they’ve received that would …
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Preventing renovictions, extending rent freeze to benefit tenants
Legislative changes, if passed, will build on the Province’s work to give British Columbians more security by extending the rent freeze to Dec. 31, 2021.The changes will also cap future rent increases to inflation, stop illegal renovictions and make the …
Funds support access to addictions treatment, recovery services during COVID-19
Treatment and recovery providers who have been financially challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic are benefiting from grants to ensure ongoing support for people struggling with addictions throughout B.C. Fifty-three eligible grant applications came in and all were awarded, totalling just …
Strengthening Communities’ Services Program
In order to support people experiencing homelessness, our government is providing $100 million to the Strengthening Communities’ Services Program. Local governments, First Nations, and regional districts will be able to apply for grants to meet people’s immediate health and safety …
Apply for the BC Recovery Benefit
The B.C. government is working to make life easier for families through the pandemic. The government has introduced legislation to get the BC Recovery Benefit to approximately 3.7 million British Columbians. $1,000 for families with incomes under $125,000. Families earning …
Daughter pays tribute at unveiling of memorial in Vancouver to father who died of COVID-19
A memorial honouring the seniors lost to COVID-19 in Vancouver’s West End and Coal Harbour communities was unveiled Tuesday at the southeast corner of Davie and Thurlow streets. The memorial features a poster of physiotherapist Garry Monckton, who died April …
West End memorial honours seniors who died from coronavirus
West End memorial honours seniors who died from coronavirus ‘Recognize, celebrate, remember and put the names, faces and stories to the numbers we hear daily of those lost to COVID-19 … Our friends, neighbourhoods, our parents and our grandparents’ Kevin …