Feds, province inject $300 million into B.C. affordable housing program

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Great news on the affordable housing front in BC.

The Harper government, under criticism last week from Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson for not doing enough to encourage more affordable housing, announced Tuesday a $300-million, five-year extension of a jointly funded federal-provincial housing program.

Read the article: Feds, province inject $300 million into B.C. affordable housing program 

Source: Vancouver Sun

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