Firefighters & First Responders Struggle to Afford Housing
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:05:52 +0000
Wildland firefighters have been sounding the alarm on a lack of accessible housing. Is anyone listening?
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What does housing cost in different Canadian cities?
Credit to Author: Kaitlin Jingco| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:56:51 +0000
A comparison of rental and buying housing prices in Canada When deciding on where to settle in Canada, housing costs are an important thing to consider. To give you an idea of what you can expect to pay for a home in Canada, we’ve laid out the average monthly rent and mortgage prices of homes […]
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Read moreVictoria council unanimously passes motion for affordable housing construction
Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:15:59 +0000
This makes it the first municipality in the province to approve a citywide expedited process for building affordable housing.
Read moreDouglas Todd: Trudeau's crackdown on real-estate investors won't work. Here's why.
Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:45:04 +0000
Opinion: The Liberal government’s headline-grabbing attempts to rein in rampant housing speculation are full of loopholes and distractions
Read moreDouglas Todd: Trudeau’s crackdown on house investors all about posturing, not fixing
Credit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:00:06 +0000
Opinion: The Liberal government’s headline-grabbing attempts to rein in rampant housing speculation are full of loopholes and distractions
Read moreCapilano University to build on-campus student housing for the first time
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:06:07 +0000
The six-storey complex will feature 362 student beds, a dining hall, laundry facilities, study areas, lounges, a kitchen on each floor, and a First Nations-focused reflection and gathering space.
Read moreTED Talks in Vancouver: Housing as a basic service to address inequality
Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:04:58 +0000
Universal basic services would require higher, progressive taxation, but Aaron Bastani argues that this would hardly be radical in an historical perspective.
Read moreDan Fumano: Will 'downtown' come to Broadway?
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:10:56 +0000
Analysis: Some Fairview residents argue 39-storey tower belongs downtown, not in their neighbourhood across the bridge. But in city hall’s view, “downtown” will be coming to them.
Read moreLetters to The Sun, April 9, 2022: Family doctors need the tools to do our jobs
Credit to Author: Carolyn Soltau| Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:00:29 +0000
Supporting family doctors will result in healthier patients and communities.
Read moreFederal budget misses the mark on housing, says SFU finance professor
Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:25:48 +0000
The federal government’s $10 billion injection aimed at reducing the price of a home in B.C. and across Canada has missed the mark, says a Simon Fraser University finance professor. “The only long-term way to build more housing, to improve affordability, is to make it easier to build,” said Andrey Pavlov. “There is certainly enough […]
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