Homes For Living
@homesforliving.ca
We are a group of community volunteers taking action to make Greater Victoria more affordable for renters & home owners. Join us online & on Discord today! #yyj
📣 Oak Bay needs your pro-housing voice!
The new OCP Bylaw 4942 could finally plan for 20 years of much-needed homes.
🗓 Dec 9, 6pm
📍 Monterey Rec Centre
Or watch on Civic Web.
Let’s speak up for more homes and a more welcoming Oak Bay. 🏡
oakbay.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
The new OCP Bylaw 4942 could finally plan for 20 years of much-needed homes.
🗓 Dec 9, 6pm
📍 Monterey Rec Centre
Or watch on Civic Web.
Let’s speak up for more homes and a more welcoming Oak Bay. 🏡
oakbay.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
Oak Bay - Meeting Information
oakbay.civicweb.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
📣 Oak Bay needs your pro-housing voice!
The new OCP Bylaw 4942 could finally plan for 20 years of much-needed homes.
🗓 Dec 9, 6pm
📍 Monterey Rec Centre
Or watch on Civic Web.
Let’s speak up for more homes and a more welcoming Oak Bay. 🏡
oakbay.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
The new OCP Bylaw 4942 could finally plan for 20 years of much-needed homes.
🗓 Dec 9, 6pm
📍 Monterey Rec Centre
Or watch on Civic Web.
Let’s speak up for more homes and a more welcoming Oak Bay. 🏡
oakbay.civicweb.net/Portal/Meeti...
Great analogy of why Bill M216 matters here from @ryanjabs.bsky.social.
The Legislative Assembly is taking public input until Jan 6: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultations
Let’s trust our highly educated, fully regulated professionals and get home costs down.
The Legislative Assembly is taking public input until Jan 6: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultations
Let’s trust our highly educated, fully regulated professionals and get home costs down.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Great analogy of why Bill M216 matters here from @ryanjabs.bsky.social.
The Legislative Assembly is taking public input until Jan 6: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultations
Let’s trust our highly educated, fully regulated professionals and get home costs down.
The Legislative Assembly is taking public input until Jan 6: consultation-portal.leg.bc.ca/consultations
Let’s trust our highly educated, fully regulated professionals and get home costs down.
Oak Bay has voted down yet another housing proposal 😞
As the applicant put it, “Uplands is not a museum… it is an early 20th century idea conceived in a cooler, much less crowded world.”
It’s time for choices that reflect today’s reality, not 1920’s nostalgia.
As the applicant put it, “Uplands is not a museum… it is an early 20th century idea conceived in a cooler, much less crowded world.”
It’s time for choices that reflect today’s reality, not 1920’s nostalgia.
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Oak Bay has voted down yet another housing proposal 😞
As the applicant put it, “Uplands is not a museum… it is an early 20th century idea conceived in a cooler, much less crowded world.”
It’s time for choices that reflect today’s reality, not 1920’s nostalgia.
As the applicant put it, “Uplands is not a museum… it is an early 20th century idea conceived in a cooler, much less crowded world.”
It’s time for choices that reflect today’s reality, not 1920’s nostalgia.
Thank you @robbotterell for raising the Sidney Emergency Warming Shelter Action in the legislature on December 6.
Sidney has a workable solution on the table, and we hope this event helps council reconsider their decision.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSM...
Sidney has a workable solution on the table, and we hope this event helps council reconsider their decision.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSM...
Nov. 26, 2027 - MLA Botterell on emergency shelters in Sidney, and encampment sweeps across BC
YouTube video by BC Green Caucus
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thank you @robbotterell for raising the Sidney Emergency Warming Shelter Action in the legislature on December 6.
Sidney has a workable solution on the table, and we hope this event helps council reconsider their decision.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSM...
Sidney has a workable solution on the table, and we hope this event helps council reconsider their decision.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSM...
“Homes for All” is the theme of this year’s Gingerbread Showcase
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“Homes for All” is the theme of this year’s Gingerbread Showcase
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
Lots of great housing messages and examples of homes that should be legal everything
Support our friends at Habitat for Humanity www.habitatvictoria....
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Hey all you community folks watching the Oak Bay OCP process- (I see you!) just a heads up that the public hearing will be pushed back a week- likely to the 9/10 of December. Date to be finalized next Monday.
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Hey all you community folks watching the Oak Bay OCP process- (I see you!) just a heads up that the public hearing will be pushed back a week- likely to the 9/10 of December. Date to be finalized next Monday.
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One of my favourite things is looking for decades-old articles about housing in the newspaper.
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Different decade, same problem.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One of my favourite things is looking for decades-old articles about housing in the newspaper.
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Most of them could be published word for word today and no one would even notice.
But every year the problems from the housing shortage compound
Different decade, same problem.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Different decade, same problem.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
Back then, the “boogeyman” for local residents was townhouses; today, it’s towers.
I wonder how many of the people opposing the Quadra–McKenzie plan now are living in homes that were fiercely opposed in 1977.
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Saanich Council has approved 125 housing units at McKenzie and Rainbow.
Close to transit, shops, parks,schools, and active transportation connections.
A cantilevered sidewalk will make sure that we deliver a sidewalk AND protect 8 significant Garry Oaks while delivering the housing people need!
Close to transit, shops, parks,schools, and active transportation connections.
A cantilevered sidewalk will make sure that we deliver a sidewalk AND protect 8 significant Garry Oaks while delivering the housing people need!
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Saanich Council has approved 125 housing units at McKenzie and Rainbow.
Close to transit, shops, parks,schools, and active transportation connections.
A cantilevered sidewalk will make sure that we deliver a sidewalk AND protect 8 significant Garry Oaks while delivering the housing people need!
Close to transit, shops, parks,schools, and active transportation connections.
A cantilevered sidewalk will make sure that we deliver a sidewalk AND protect 8 significant Garry Oaks while delivering the housing people need!
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Grateful to receive support for Bill M216 from Homes for Living YYJ. A community housing advocacy group.
“To meet affordability goals, we must ensure that it is faster and easier to build dense infill housing rather than suburban sprawl.”
#bcpoli #Nanaimo #Lantzville #Victoriabc
“To meet affordability goals, we must ensure that it is faster and easier to build dense infill housing rather than suburban sprawl.”
#bcpoli #Nanaimo #Lantzville #Victoriabc
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Grateful to receive support for Bill M216 from Homes for Living YYJ. A community housing advocacy group.
“To meet affordability goals, we must ensure that it is faster and easier to build dense infill housing rather than suburban sprawl.”
#bcpoli #Nanaimo #Lantzville #Victoriabc
“To meet affordability goals, we must ensure that it is faster and easier to build dense infill housing rather than suburban sprawl.”
#bcpoli #Nanaimo #Lantzville #Victoriabc
Not something most people would feel brave enough to speak about at a public hearing.
Let’s keep all of these stories in mind when making housing decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Let’s keep all of these stories in mind when making housing decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Report reveals how domestic abusers weaponize B.C.'s housing crisis, calls for more legal aid | CBC News
A legal group's interviews with survivors of intimate partner violence show that many stay in abusive relationships because they can't find affordable housing. Following the interviews, a report from ...
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Not something most people would feel brave enough to speak about at a public hearing.
Let’s keep all of these stories in mind when making housing decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Let’s keep all of these stories in mind when making housing decisions.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Our letter to BC MLAs in support of @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social's private members' bill to streamline housing approvals.
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Our letter to BC MLAs in support of @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social's private members' bill to streamline housing approvals.
On Dec 6, representatives from St. Andrew Anglican Church, Greater Victoria Acting Together and Homes for Living are camping out to call for real action and have asked Mayor and Council to do the same.
Join us + support the Backpack Project.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
Join us + support the Backpack Project.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
Church challenges Sidney mayor to spend night outdoors after shelter plans nixed
St. Andrew Anglican Church members are planning to camp out at Beacon Avenue and Highway 17 to raise funds for a group that hands out aid to the homeless, and they want Sidney’s mayor and council to j...
www.timescolonist.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On Dec 6, representatives from St. Andrew Anglican Church, Greater Victoria Acting Together and Homes for Living are camping out to call for real action and have asked Mayor and Council to do the same.
Join us + support the Backpack Project.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
Join us + support the Backpack Project.
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...
Powerful words from Saanich resident Amber Wright:
“To those who believe in a more welcoming, inclusive future: it’s time to show up.”
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
“To those who believe in a more welcoming, inclusive future: it’s time to show up.”
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: Save Our Saanich encourages mob behaviour that silences voices
Change is coming. Will we face it with courage and compassion — or let the loudest voices decide our future for us?
www.timescolonist.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Powerful words from Saanich resident Amber Wright:
“To those who believe in a more welcoming, inclusive future: it’s time to show up.”
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
“To those who believe in a more welcoming, inclusive future: it’s time to show up.”
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Municipal election year is coming up. Stay tuned for a lot of things coming from HFL.
Did you know Homes for Living has a newsletter? 🏡✨
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✔️ Explore past editions on our website: homesforliving.ca
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Municipal election year is coming up. Stay tuned for a lot of things coming from HFL.
Did you know Homes for Living has a newsletter? 🏡✨
✔️ Check out our November issue here: https://bit.ly/47VZUBC
✔️ Sign up to get future issues: https://bit.ly/4qUd2zN
✔️ Explore past editions on our website: homesforliving.ca
✔️ Check out our November issue here: https://bit.ly/47VZUBC
✔️ Sign up to get future issues: https://bit.ly/4qUd2zN
✔️ Explore past editions on our website: homesforliving.ca
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Did you know Homes for Living has a newsletter? 🏡✨
✔️ Check out our November issue here: https://bit.ly/47VZUBC
✔️ Sign up to get future issues: https://bit.ly/4qUd2zN
✔️ Explore past editions on our website: homesforliving.ca
✔️ Check out our November issue here: https://bit.ly/47VZUBC
✔️ Sign up to get future issues: https://bit.ly/4qUd2zN
✔️ Explore past editions on our website: homesforliving.ca
Why! So disappointed in Colwood for denying 66 homes.
Colwood Corners is designated for high-density development according to the 2018 Official Community Plan.
What is the point of a community plan if everyone ignores it?
#yyjpoli #yyjpolitics #colwood #hfl #homesforliving #housingcrisis
Colwood Corners is designated for high-density development according to the 2018 Official Community Plan.
What is the point of a community plan if everyone ignores it?
#yyjpoli #yyjpolitics #colwood #hfl #homesforliving #housingcrisis
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Why! So disappointed in Colwood for denying 66 homes.
Colwood Corners is designated for high-density development according to the 2018 Official Community Plan.
What is the point of a community plan if everyone ignores it?
#yyjpoli #yyjpolitics #colwood #hfl #homesforliving #housingcrisis
Colwood Corners is designated for high-density development according to the 2018 Official Community Plan.
What is the point of a community plan if everyone ignores it?
#yyjpoli #yyjpolitics #colwood #hfl #homesforliving #housingcrisis
Love to see it 😍
Groundbreaking of 500 homes at a range of rental prices including BC housing affordable homes, plus a major grocery store. This mixed use project will be transformative for the North end of the core.
#yyj #housing @christineboyle.bsky.social
#yyj #housing @christineboyle.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Love to see it 😍
Local municipalities, including Saanich and Esquimalt, have brought forward motions to add restrictions that making multi-family housing less viable.
It’s encouraging to see the provincial government recognize this and implement measures to address it.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
It’s encouraging to see the provincial government recognize this and implement measures to address it.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Introduction of housing and municipal affairs statutes amendment act, 2025
Government introduced the housing and municipal affairs statutes amendment act, 2025 (Bill 25) to the legislative assembly on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
news.gov.bc.ca
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Local municipalities, including Saanich and Esquimalt, have brought forward motions to add restrictions that making multi-family housing less viable.
It’s encouraging to see the provincial government recognize this and implement measures to address it.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
It’s encouraging to see the provincial government recognize this and implement measures to address it.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
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This is great! Every student that lives on campus takes pressure off of Victoria's rental market, and reduces commuting. The University has the land—they just need the money to build. Funding this UVic residence was a win-win decision, and one the province should keep repeating.
#yyj
#yyj
October 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is great! Every student that lives on campus takes pressure off of Victoria's rental market, and reduces commuting. The University has the land—they just need the money to build. Funding this UVic residence was a win-win decision, and one the province should keep repeating.
#yyj
#yyj
Oak Bay is planning for 3,761 new homes over 20 years through its Official Community Plan update.
Now is the time to speak up for more housing + a more inclusive community.
Survey is open until October 14, 2025
connect.oakbay.ca/official-com...
Now is the time to speak up for more housing + a more inclusive community.
Survey is open until October 14, 2025
connect.oakbay.ca/official-com...
Official Community Plan Update
A community's vision for the future, the District of Oak Bay is updating our Official Community Plan and we want to hear from you.
connect.oakbay.ca
October 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Oak Bay is planning for 3,761 new homes over 20 years through its Official Community Plan update.
Now is the time to speak up for more housing + a more inclusive community.
Survey is open until October 14, 2025
connect.oakbay.ca/official-com...
Now is the time to speak up for more housing + a more inclusive community.
Survey is open until October 14, 2025
connect.oakbay.ca/official-com...
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WITH THAT THE OCP HAS PASSED: Congrats Victoria :D #yyj #yyjpoli Kim, Loughton, Caradonna, Thompson, Alto in Favour! Coleman, Hammond, Gardiner in Opposition- . Dell is not in attendance. - now to Bylaws.
Mayor: "This is not perfect at all, let's be frank" but it was a big task and there's a vision here. Speaks in favour.
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 AM