Rich Coleman says province will finalize a plan in the spring

New mental health services will be part of a re-imagined government plan for the old Riverview mental hospital next year, says B.C.’s housing minister. While the full scope of a plan for the 244-acre site in Coquitlam has yet to be finalized, it’s clear that some mental health component is necessary, Rich Coleman said.  Read the rest of this story at Vancouver Sun…

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Housing for all not a right, Ontario Court of Appeal rules in rejecting Charter challenge

Ontario’s Court of Appeal has quashed a landmark Charter challenge on the right of homeless Canadians to affordable housing. But the divided decision by the three-judge panel, released Monday, leaves the door open to an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, say lawyers who launched the case in 2010 on behalf of four homeless Torontonians and an affordable housing advocacy group.  Read the rest of this story at Toronto Star…