Nobody Left Behind
How the City of Grand Forks is turning a one-in-200-year flooding event into an opportunity for long-term housing solutions for their community. In early May, many residents of the City of Grand Forks and neighbouring areas of the Regional District of...Lee Prevost – New Affordable Housing Development Lead
No – that’s not a typo in Lee’s job title. This is Lee’s big dream – that we drop the ‘affordable’ term and value all types of housing as important elements of healthy and inclusive communities. He wants housing developments to focus on cutting edge...
Case Study: Richmond Homelessness Strategy
Homelessness in Richmond is often not a topic that catches much public attention, especially with the far more visible homelessness challenges in neighbouring Vancouver. But homelessness is an issue for the City of Richmond too, with 70 individuals identified in the...Budget 2018 – Our Response to the BC Government’s 30 Point Plan for Affordable Housing
The BC Provincial Government recently released the 2018 Budget and announced a robust commitment to make life more affordable for British Columbians. We asked Matt Thomson, Urban Matters’ Community Housing Lead for his thoughts on the B.C. Government’s 30-Point...Startup Weekend Okanagan – Bring Your Ideas for Affordable Housing
Join us at Techstars Startup Weekend Okanagan, March 9-11, 2018, pitch your idea for affordable housing and win an incubation package!