Christine Boyle

Carved pumpkins on a porch. A scary face and a one-eyed cat.

Christine in a Blue Jays hat with a pumpkin in the background.

It’s a dark and spooky night out there. Look out for the ghouls and ghosts and demon hunters everywhere!

Be safe, have fun….and let’s go #BlueJays!

Happy Halloween! 🎃⚾️

Raise-A-Reader: Housing Minister Christine Boyle shares a love of libraries with her kids Raise-A-Reader: Postmedia's literacy campaign has been raising money in B.C. since 1997.

Check out vancouversun.com/news/raise-a... for a read about celebrating libraries 🫶

They are amazing resources of knowledge, and I hear all the time about the good work they do encouraging young readers, connect people to community programs, supporting seniors…and that’s often all in a day’s work!

#LibraryMonth #RaiseAReader /3

and a library goer with my family!

I could recommend you a book but libraries offer so much - from books to community space, movies and digital media, tech and other borrowable items - that I would recommend you go chat with the amazing librarian at your local branch! /2

We’re turning the page on Library Month 📖 but don’t judge a book by its cover…because we love libraries all year long!

I love supporting and celebrating all of the amazing work that libraries do to serve communities across BC, as both the Minister responsible for literacy programs… /1

I hear all the time about the good work they do encouraging young readers, connect people to community programs, supporting seniors…and that’s often all in a day’s work!

Check out the link in my bio for a read about celebrating libraries 🫶

#LibraryMonth #RaiseAReader /4

I could recommend you a book but libraries offer so much - from books to community space, movies and digital media, tech and other borrowable items - that I would recommend you go chat with the amazing librarian at your local branch!

They are amazing resources of knowledge! /3

I love supporting and celebrating all of the amazing work that libraries do to serve communities across BC, as both the Minister responsible for literacy programs and a library goer with my family! /2

Tiny homes, a mighty difference There’s a lot of talk around town lately about the tiny homes project proposed for 616 Okanagan Avenue East. As a longtime Wiltse School parent, my social feeds are full

Powerful op-ed about #TinyHomes in #Penticton:

“…part of the Heart and Hearth Program, a thoughtful, community-based plan from BC Housing and the Province that includes employment and life-skill development, mental health services, and access to treatment.”

www.pentictonherald.ca/opinion/arti...

Complex-care housing is making a real difference for residents like J.T.

The supports that complex-care housing provides can help people establish stability, safety, build connections and break the cycle of homelessness.

@christineboyle.bsky.social

Spent the day on Salt Spring Island with MLA Botterell to announce the opening of a new supportive @bchousing.bsky.social project with 32 deeply affordable units with supports + 4 affordable rental homes for low to middle income people. #homesforpeople #bcpoli

In contrast to the horrible rental news out of Ontario this week, I have a government in my current province who are actively trying to make homes more accessible and affordable. 💞Thank you.

Vancouver Park Board Update:

In the meantime we have other shared work that I look forward to continuing to make progress on together.

I’ve let Mayor Sim know that we won’t be calling Park Board legislation (Bill 26) for second reading this Fall.

The City of Vancouver has more work to do clarifying their intended direction, including working with Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

Here to start off your Monday with a wrap-up of what happened last week, during the second week of the fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly! This is just a small peek into the work our government is doing to make life better for all British Columbians, and we’ll be back for week 3. #bcpoli

This is the next step at 616 Okanagan Ave. E. as a site for up to 50 new temporary tiny homes with on-site supports, helping people get on a pathway to permanent housing with dignity, safety, and care.

Take a look at our previous Heart and Hearth location in Kelowna in the pics above ⬆️

We’re taking action on homelessness in Penticton.

Helping people experiencing homelessness find a safe, supported place to stay 🏠 with the City of Penticton, snpink’tn Indian Band, and local partners.

#homesforpeople #bcpoli

With my colleagues @christineboyle.bsky.social, @joanphillipndp.bsky.social & @sheilamalcolmsonbc.bsky.social, we had the opportunity to tour the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House / United Way Food Hub & connect with the incredible volunteers who make it all possible.

@bcndpcaucus.bsky.social

Fresh perspectives - food hub tours with local MLAs - United Way British Columbia Ensuring British Columbians can get the nourishing, healthy, and culturally preferable food they need is vital to the overall health and well-being of our citizens and communities. One of the ways Uni...

🥬🥕🧅🍞🥚 Thanks to @unitedwaybc.bsky.social for inviting my colleagues & me on a tour of the South Vancouver & Little Mountain Food Hubs!

uwbc.ca/stories/2025...

@christineboyle.bsky.social @mlajroutledge.bsky.social @joanphillipndp.bsky.social @sheilamalcolmsonbc.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social

And we got here the right way: supporting affordability by making 20% of the 133-unit BC Builds-funded tower to be rented below market rate, and supporting our neighbours who were in the former supportive housing site to move into other permanent community housing.

#homesforpeople #bcpoli

So happy to break ground at Douglas/Caledonia in Victoria on more than 500 new homes!
 
With a community plaza, retail, and a childcare centre for 44 kids, this will be a wonderful home for Victoria families.

More good work to do.

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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

Coming to you with good news on progress for renters in BC! Rentals.ca Oct Rent Report shows that rents continue to go down in the province. Good policies are making a difference on housing affordability - we’re keeping this work going. #bcpoli

And that’s a wrap on last week, the first week of the fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly! Here to share a slice of the work we’ve gotten done for British Columbians so far and we’ll be back for week 2. #bcpoli

THANK YOU @christineboyle.bsky.social
Hope this goes through! #AirBNB #HousingCrisis

Photo of a countertop with a laptop, a bowl of muffin mix and a recipe book. In the background is a window with solar panels visible outside.

Nerdy Sunday! Getting ready for the Fall legislative sitting by baking zucchini muffins and watching a recording of a #Housing webinar from @1alexhemingway.bsky.social from the new @bcpolicy.bsky.social.

bcpolicy.ca/2025/10/03/s... #BCPoli #AffordableHousing

BC Fruit Growers Association says this is the largest cherry crop  in the province's history Castanet - Oct 1, 2025 News headline over cherry tree photo.

After years of devastating crop losses caused by extreme weather, this season’s record-breaking cherry harvest is a hard-earned win for BC tree fruit farmers. Let's keep supporting growers in our communities as they recover and adapt to protect future harvests.

Thanks Brandon! I’ll follow up with staff on this!