Housing

New Castlegar shelter futher delayed to 2027

Housing My Kootenay Now - September 22, 2026

City council has been told BC Housing "has experienced delays" and is now looking at an opening in the spring of 2027.

Average asking rents in B.C. were down 4.7% in August

Housing Emily Joveski - September 9, 2026

B.C. asking rents fell nearly five per cent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Rentals.ca and Urbanation report.

Survey seeks feedback on rental housing in Greater Trail

Housing My Kootenay Now - July 20, 2026

The Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society has launched a survey, asking about experiences, challenges, and preferences related to rental housing.

Castlegar gets cash for standardized housing designs

Housing Submitted Article - July 13, 2026

The City of Castlegar has received $158,215 through the a program administered by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities to support a new housing initiative focused on standardized housing designs.

Average B.C. rents fell 5.3 per cent in June, says report

Housing Emily Joveski - July 8, 2026

Rents across B.C. continued to decline in June, falling 5.3 per cent from a year earlier as asking prices eased in most major markets, according to a new Rentals.ca and Urbanation report.

Habitat for Humanity eyeing Trail for new build

Housing Greg Nesteroff - June 27, 2026

Habitat for Humanity Southeast BC told city council this week that it's hoping to develop a memorandum of understanding.

Carney, Eby say condo housing scheme is not a bailout for developers

Housing Emily Joveski - June 25, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby are defending a plan to convert more than 2,200 vacant condos into affordable homes after critics called it a taxpayer-funded bailout for developers.

Trail planning to remove riverside encampment

Housing Greg Nesteroff - June 15, 2026

The City of Trail is expected to remove an encampment along the Columbia River shoreline near Riverside Avenue.

B.C. rents continue to fall amid sluggish spring rental market

Housing Emily Joveski - June 8, 2026

Average rents in British Columbia fell 5.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, as the province lost its position as Canada's most expensive rental market to Nova Scotia.

RDKB calls on province to remove Pend d’Oreille encampment

Housing Greg Nesteroff - May 28, 2026

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary wants the provincial government to immediately remove an encampment in the Pend d'Oreille where three people have died in two fires this spring.

Construction begins on Castlegar housing project

Housing Greg Nesteroff - May 11, 2026

Two and a half years after it was announced in a different form, construction is beginning on a 78-unit housing project on the former site of the Pioneer Arena in Castlegar.