This is led to a rise in both house prices rents, putting more pressure on the community’s vulnerable population.
“It makes it very hard,” Jensen said, adding there are no apartments available anymore for $750.
She previously lived at the Parkview Apartments for 12 years, but found herself homeless for nine months before moving into the four-plex.
“I can’t really blame the new owners because years ago there was a big surge of people buying low and selling high down on the Coast,” Paula, 73, said.
Joanne Doddridge, the district’s director of economic development and planning, agreed there is an “extremely limited” availability of housing, especially rental units.
“Because many people without stable housing in 100 Mile House often move between short-term stays indoors and sheltering on the streets, it is difficult to provide an estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the community,” B.C.
100 Mile House doesn’t currently have a homeless shelter, but Campsall said the district is working with the province and the Cariboo Family Enrichment Centre to establish one.