Due to uncertain financial times, and with the federal government committing to implement a similar program, British Columbia’s pilot secondary-suite incentive program will no longer…
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Info session Feb. 3 for proposed BC Builds project
Registration is open now for a joint information session, hosted by BC Builds and the City of Cranbrook set for Monday, February 3, for those…
Proposals sought for downtown housing development
Proposals are being accepted until April 21 by BC Builds and the City of Cranbrook for what is envisioned to be a new 30-unit mixed…
Let’s Get Talking – Cranbrook Shelters
Submitted by the City of Cranbrook As the weather chills and the snow arrives, the challenges of living unhoused multiply. Meeting basic needs becomes a…
Rumours and realities of the social landscape in Cranbrook
Submitted by City of Cranbrook It’s been just over a year since the City of Cranbrook, in collaboration with the Regional District of East Kootenay…
B.C. introduces pay transparency reporting tool
A new, online reporting tool has been created to support B.C. employers with an efficient way to prepare pay transparency reports. Pay transparency reports are…
70 shelter spaces coming for seniors in Cranbrook
The B.C. government, through BC Housing, has purchased the former Lazy Bear Lodge to create 30 supportive homes for older adults and vulnerable seniors. The…
Secondary suite incentive program launched in province
The provincial government recently launched a three-year pilot of the new Secondary Suite Incentive Program. After May 2, homeowners in most B.C. municipalities and regional…
City pushes province on rising costs from homelessness
Rising costs around homelessness in the City of Cranbrook to municipal taxpayers, and the need for better supports to local service providers and programs by…
Affordable homes now more energy efficient
Columbia Basin Trust supports energy retrofits in 23 buildings in 11 communities Hundreds of residents will find their homes more energy efficient as organizations throughout…