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3500 rental homes to be built: BC Gov

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Aug, 2023 05:18 PM
  • 3500 rental homes to be built: BC Gov

The B-C government is seeking proposals to create new affordable rental homes through its Community Housing Fund.

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the newest round of funding will create approximately 35-hundred homes.

Proposals will be accepted until mid-November, with the winning applicants set to be announced early next year.

The government says it wants to build 20-thousand homes through the C-H-F program by 2032.

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