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June 26, 2015

Rich Coleman: Managing expectations, supply and demand key to Vancouver housing crisis

Housing Minister says young people need to have realistic expectations when entering the housing market By The Early Edition, CBC News Despite the increased calls for government intervention on rising house prices in Vancouver, the B.C. government has yet to ste...

June 23, 2015

City sings two tunes on CACs and housing affordability

By Peter Mitham, Business In Vancouver Improvement without impact One of the hazards of being a writer is a tendency to parse other people’s communications too closely; for instance, the latest reports from Vancouver regarding community amenity contributions (CA...

June 19, 2015

Tower planned for Victoria motel site near legislature

A prominent Victoria site where rot has set in at a long-vacant motel is on the cusp of getting new life as a seniors’ housing centre with shops on the ground floor. The 15-storey seniors’ housing project is proposed for a site occupied by the boarded-up Crystal Cou...

June 16, 2015

Capital Regional District rejects affordable-housing proposal

By Bill Cleverley / Times Colonist Subsidizing rents in a converted motel on Douglas Street does not translate into new affordable housing, Capital Regional District directors have decided. Despite being recommended for approval by CRD staff and the Regional Hou...

June 9, 2015

Mayor Helps releases final draft recommendations put forth by City of Victoria Affordable Housing Task Force

The citizens of Victoria are invited to review and send in their input on the final draft recommendations the Mayor’s Affordable Housing Task Force proposes to present to Victoria Council in July. This is your last chance so please click on the link below to review the...

May 28, 2015

Vancouver city council increases “for-profit affordable rental housing” incentives

by Carlito Pablo for the Georgia Straight If only it wasn’t touted as affordable. Vancouver councillor Adriane Carr wrestled with this problem when she considered her vote on a move to provide developers incentives to build three-bedroom rentals. That has b...

May 25, 2015

Affordable housing issue 'abandoned' by federal government, says Vancouver mayor

Inconsistent salaries to living costs are driving young people out of Metro Vancouver, finds Vancity reportBy The Early Edition, CBC News Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says the federal government has "abandoned" affordable housing, as he addressed concerns the ci...

May 25, 2015

Food Scraps Recycling Regulation Update

You are receiving this email as you are on a database of those interested in updates on the region’s Organics Disposal Ban, the regulation to keep food scraps out of the garbage. Please share this memo with any association members, staff, coworkers, and others. We a...

May 21, 2015

Calling all Surrey Landlords!

Landlord BC has partnered with the City of Surrey, Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition and attendees will hear from such organizations as the Surrey Housing Collaborative, Fraser Health, Fortis BC and BC Hydro on free incentive programs that can help you upgrade your re...

May 20, 2015

CFAA News Release

CFAA supports FCM, but notes rental housing is not just good for low-income people. Click here for the full news release.

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