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BC Housing

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September 3, 2024

Shelter shut down

The homeless shelter that BC Housing has been operating and paying for in the Desert Inn at 2350 vote Street in  Merritt is now permanently closed.

Opened as  a temporary measure for Covid-19. It became an ongoing resource to  the  community that was experiencing homelessness.

According to BC Housing and the Nicola Valley shelter and support society, as of August 30, 2024 is closed .The Desert inn was aging and becoming unsafe for shelter services. Due to this, a shelter capacity was continuously reduced and the shelter offered 36 spaces. At the time of closure, seven people remained at the desert inn.  All seven have been temporarily housed and been safely relocated in Merritt.

BC Housing  has leased  the Knights inn at 2702 Nicola avenue in Merritt. This will be purposeod as  a year-round shelter with up to 40 beds and they will operate the nights in shelter and provide services to guests. The building requires some renovations and they are currently expecting the shelter to open late 2024.

Homeless encampment.

The tents that have developed about the riverbank near the former shelter. Are to go.

We have it from a source and that the bylaw officer has asked them  to move and they expected to do this Wednesday, September 4th and  that there will be no more tents and camping by homeless people near the lawn bowling court or the Nicola River Bridge and  It’s ajoining Park .

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Ding ding round three of the cmhc queries into high housing costs for the northern region of BC.

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December 15, 2021

What’s the UBCM? Click.

These logs went to housing over a decade ago.Anyone got a better idea? Photo KDG

There is 80 million dollars available for local government to get involved in solutions for lack of transportation, lack of infrastructure or other problems getting in the way of having housing in the northern area of British Columbia.

Applications opening January 12th 2022.

Target local government.

On this Day: December 15th 1945

Japan separates church and state while occupation and under orders by the allied forces and general MacArthur.

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Federal Housing program, UBCM…

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November 4, 2020
Known as the trans-mountain apartments File Photo KDG

A rich resource country grew used to a good supply of affordable housing. The 1950s building went from transient to a school teachers abode in the 1960s.

Twenty- Five million for gap finding BC 2019 budget.

The BC 2019 budget made 25 million dollars available for data finding. Applications are still available at the link in the above photo.

One Billion For 3000 units.

There is 1 billion bucks budget for 3000 units of housing.

Two Streams

  • The Major Cities Stream for identified municipalities, which has allocated $51.5 million to Vancouver and $16.4 million to Surrey.
  • A Projects Stream that will accept applications until December 31, 2020 from Provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous governing bodies and organizations, as well as non-profit organizations.

Trans mountain establishing work camp for 400 North of Merritt at Stump Lake.

The temporary is in flux with the permanent the old age of pressure on development is abated by a temporary man camp outside Merritt BC.

On this Day: November 4th 2001

The Arizona Diamondbacks take he world series.

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