The News & Events page on the Squamish Community Hosing Society website highlights recent and significant happenings.
On May 12, Rebecca Pousette, Housing Manager with Housing Squamish, presented her findings from her thesis A case study examining the barriers to use of public land for non-market housing in Squamish, BC, completed for her Master of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University.
BC’s Budget 2026, released on February 18th, introduced significant uncertainty for Housing Squamish, the Squamish community, and the community housing sector in BC.
BC’s Budget 2026, released on February 18th, introduced significant uncertainty for Housing Squamish, the Squamish community, and the community housing sector in BC.
Housing Squamish is deeply disappointed to share the news that provincial funding for our planned 100-unit affordable rental housing project at 39900 Government Road will not proceed. On February 17, 2026, the provincial government announced as part of Budget 2026 that the funding allocated to the Community Housing Fund in Budget 2025 has been cancelled and future calls are now…
On January 19th, 2026, we gathered in the sunshine with our partners from Hiy̓ám̓ ta Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Housing Society and Patrick Weiler, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast- Sea to Sky Country to announce $4.9 million in funding from the Canada Greener Affordable Housing Fund in support of an energy retrofit at Tantalus Manor, 1098 Wilson Crescent. This is big news as…
SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Squamish Community Housing Society (Housing Squamish) submitted its first annual report to the District of Squamish, highlighting significant progress toward its goal of having 300 affordable homes underway by 2029. Since launching in 2023, Housing Squamish used just under $1.5 million in District contributions to attract nearly $11 million in partner funding, with additional investments anticipated…
