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Official opening of Emerald House

23-OCT-2008
Official opening of Emerald House, a new eight-bed emergency shelter owned and operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)-Kamloops for homeless women and their children. From Left to Right: Susan Guthrie-Dick, Canadian Mental Health Association; June Phillips, Executive Assistant of MLA Kevin Krueger; Linda Friesen, Executive Assistant of MLA Claude Richmond; Tina Lange, City of Kamloops and Doug Sage, Canadian Mental Health Association.

Official opening for Cardington Apartments

03-OCT-2008
Official opening for Cardington Apartments, 30 units of supportive housing under the Provincial Homelessness Initiative. From Left to Right: James Munro, Director of Interior Region, BC Housing; Steve Wilson, Board President of the John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan; Mayor Sharon Shepherd, Municipality of Kelowna; Al Horning, MLA of Kelowna-Lake Country; Joanne Konnert, Chief Operating Officer, Okanagan Interior Health Authority and Shelley Cook, Executive Director of the John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan.

Official groundbreaking for Cowichan Valley Community Resource Centre

08-JUL-2008
Official groundbreaking for Cowichan Valley Community Resource Centre in Duncan, 15 emergency shelter beds and 24 units of transitional housing for adults with mental health issues and those at risk of homelessness under the Provincial Housing Initiative. Photo from left to right: Lydia Hwitsum, Chief, Cowichan Tribes; Alan Campbell, Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Vancouver Island Health Authority; Al Sebring, Emcee, CFAX Radio; Doug Routley, MLA - Cowichan-Ladysmith; The Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister for Housing and Social Development; Christina Martens, Executive Director, Canadian Mental Health Association; Mayor Jon Lefebure, Municipality of North Cowichan.

Official opening for Our Place

24-JUN-2008
Dignitaries cut the ribbon to officially open Our Place in Victoria. Pictured (L-R) Sharon Peters, Our Place family member; Mayor Alan Lowe, City of Victoria; Reverend Al Tysick, Executive Director, Our Place Society; Hon. Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development; Lucia Su, CMHC-BC Region; Bob Nye, Our Place Society; John Ronald, Chair, Our Place Society; Reverend Dave Stewart, Our Place Society; Alan Campbell, VIHA; and Maurice de Montigny, Our Place resident

Groundbreaking for Maria Keary Cottage

13-JUN-2008
Vancity Community Foundation Executive Director Derek Gent, Correctional Service of Canada Director of Community Corrections Brian Lang, Burquitlam MLA Harry Bloy, Westcoast Genesis Society (WGS) Executive Director Andrew Boyd, WGS board member Brenda Constable, City of New Westminster Acting Mayor Bill Harper and Real Estate Foundation of BC Governor Eileen Smith break ground for the start of construction for Maria Keary Cottage in New Westminster, which will provide 35 units of transitional and supportive housing for homeless and homeless at risk men, when it opens in the spring of 2009.

Groundbreaking celebration for Gateway of Hope

18-APR-2008
Official Groundbreaking of The Salvation Army's Gateway of Hope in Langley - From Left: MP for Langley Mark Warawa; Stan Mingo, testimonial; Zachary, honourary mayor of the City of Langley for the day; City of Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender; Envoy Gary Johnson, Executive Director and Pastor of The Salvation Army Langley South Corps; MLA for Langley Mary Polak; Township of Langley Mayor Kurt Alberts; Thomas Skidmore , Chair, The Salvation Army Greater Vancouver Advisory Board; Major Neil Watt, Territorial Secretary for Business Administration, Canadian Territory, The Salvation Army; and Major Bill Blackman, Divisional Commander, British Columbia, The Salvation Army. 

PROVINCE FAST-TRACKS NEW HOUSING FOR SURREY HOMELESS

14-APR-2008
Surrey is the latest municipality to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Province to expedite city-owned sites for supportive housing. Premier Gordon Campbell and Mayor Dianne Watts made the announcement April 14. Premier Campbell at the podium.

Official opening of Bedford Place

14-MAR-2008
Official opening of 10 units of transitional housing with support services for homeless people in recovery funded under PHI. Read the news release. From left to right: Marsha Greig, John Howard Society of the South and Central Okanagan; Joan Campbell, IHA; MLA Al Horning; Barry Brown-John, Chair of The Real Estate Foundation Board of Governors; and Ann Petrone, Board Member of the John Howard Society.

PROVINCE BUYS SIX HOTELS TO EXPAND AND PROTECT HOUSING

14-FEB-2008
Premier Gordon Campbell announcing the purchasing of another six Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels in Vancouver to reduce homelessness and help protect affordable housing stock for those most in need. Read the news release . From left to right: Premier Gordon Campbell; Minister Rich Coleman; and City of Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan.