In the News
We are fortunate to receive significant media coverage on our initiatives and impact in promoting social justice and equity throughout the region. Check out the list below to view some of our stories!
- Point in Time survey to examine homelessness in Greater Victoria for first time since 2020
February 14, 2023, Times Colonist - Point-in-Time Count gets underway to provide clearer picture of homelessness in Victoria
March 8, 2023, Chek News - Annual count seeks to put a face on homelessness
March 9, 2023, Times Colonist - The District of Saanich is looking for ways to build more housing — and make it affordable
March 18, 2023, CBC - Langford matching $75K in donations for displaced residents of RidgeView Place
May 1, 2023, CTV VI - Langford matching donations up to $75,000 for RidgeView Place tenants
May 2, 2023, Chek News - Displaced RidgeView Place residents in urgent need could get money Friday
May 5, 2023, Times Colonist
- Victoria tops Vancouver as most expensive city in B.C., says living wage report
November 17, 2022, CTV News VI - Victoria's living wage surges past Vancouver's, rising food prices blamed
November 18, 2022, CTV News VI - Victoria now more expensive place to live than Vancouver, according to living wage report
November 17, 2022, CTV News VI - Victoria’s basic living wage has reached an all time high of $24.29 per hour
November 17, 2022 -
Event that connects homeless people with services in Victoria returns after pandemic pause
August 24, 2022, CHEK News -
B.C. rent banks increase housing stability, prevent homelessness: survey
August 17, 2022 Saanich News -
Report suggests there must be a move beyond emergency solutions to prevent homelessness
June 22, 2022 CHEK News -
23,000 people experienced homelessness in B.C. in 2019, new data shows
March 16, 2022, Saanich News -
Victoria hotel chain partners with United Way to create emergency fund for families
February 4, 2022, CTV News -
Colwood exploring new partnerships to increase affordable housing
January 28, 2022 Saanich News
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BC Rent Bank sees daily applications triple in first day after province-wide roll out
November 25, 2021 Saanich News -
Rent-bank service now available to tenants in crisis in four new Island communities
November 23, 2021 Times Colonist -
Several residents displaced following deadly James Bay apartment fire
November 2, 2021 CHEK News -
Family living wage jumps to $20.46 in Greater Victoria
November 2, 2021 Saanich News -
Greater Victoria Rent Bank gets funding to extend pilot project another year
May 2021 CTV News -
Funding will allow Greater Victoria Rent Bank to operate until March 2022
May 15, 2021 Saanich News -
Financial help on its way for at-risk Greater Victoria renters
February 19, 2021 Saanich News -
Rent bank program launches in Greater Victoria for loans and grants
February 16, 2021 CHEK News -
Homeless seniors on the rise as rents increasingly out of reach
February 18, 2021 Times Colonist
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B.C. must improve supports for youth ‘aging out’ of government care: watchdog report
December 15, 2020, CHEK News -
City of Victoria will consider motion to provide free bus passes to homeless
November 4, 2020, CHEK News -
Victoria to consider free bus passes for homeless
November 2, 2020, CTV News -
Victoria’s James Bay neighbourhood facing seniors’ housing crisis
September 16, 2020, CHEK News -
Police chief says ‘significant increase’ in homeless moving to Victoria, outreach workers disagree
August 28, 2020, CHEK News -
Count reveals more than 1,500 people homeless in Greater Victoria prior to COVID-19 restrictions
August 5, 2020, CHEK News -
Victoria homeless survey attempts to identify needs of people living on street
March 12, 2020, CTV News -
POLL: Are you struggling with Greater Victoria’s cost of housing?
February 24, 2021 Saanich News