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Publication Date: April 4, 2025 - 17:26

B.C. marks one-year anniversary of housing program at groundbreaking of North Vancouver rental building

April 4, 2025
British Columbia’s government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went from concept to construction in 14 months.Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said during a news conference Friday that 1,400 homes are underway since the start of the BC Builds program with nearly 2,500 more in various stages of early development.


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