Brent Richter, North Shore News – July 10, 2018 For the first time in its 10-year history, the North Shore Youth Safe House has stable funding from the province. The home, run by Hollyburn Family Services Society, takes in upwards …
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BC is in a housing crisis. Rampant speculation, destructive real estate market practices, insufficient affordable housing starts, low vacancy rates, and a curious refusal by the previous government to take action on the issue for years has led to the …
Tenancy Changes: Important Notice for Renters & Landlords
Updated June 25, 2018 This bulletin outlines several recent changes to the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) that have been introduced by the new provincial government. We are working hard to improve housing affordability and security for renters in this province, …
West Vancouver braces for school tax hike
By Brent Richter, North Shore News March 20, 2018 – West Vancouver council is warning a large swath of the community they’re about to get their bells rung by the NDP’s pending school tax. As part of the 2018 budget, …
Long Night of Hope raises $17K in North Vancouver
By Jeremy Shepherd, North Shore News March 13, 2018 – There’s reason to hope. Just like last year, a group of volunteers with rose-coloured glasses and bleary eyes woke up in cars, church pews and under the piano of St. …
Housing affordability top-of-mind at poverty-reduction meeting
By Glenda Luymes, Times Colonist March 4th – Housing affordability has been the top concern for participants in a series of community meetings designed to inform the provincial government’s poverty reduction strategy — and a meeting Saturday morning in North Vancouver …
The 2018 Budget – Action on Housing, Child care, and Affordability in BC.
February 20, 2018 — Budget 2018 carves a new path to shared prosperity for everyone in our province with a made-in-BC child care plan, a comprehensive housing plan and record levels of capital investment in every corner of our province, Finance …
Province protects renters from geographic rent increases
The Government of British Columbia is beefing up protection for renters by closing a loophole that some landlords used to seek inflated and unfair increases in hot rental markets. On behalf of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson, Vancouver-West …
Province fixes loophole threatening renters
The provincial government has introduced legislation to close a major loophole in fixed-term leases and improve the rights of renters throughout British Columbia, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson announced today. Robinson says the new legislation will mean landlords …
North Vancouver MLA Ma warns of rental hikes that flout tenants’ rights
By Jane Seyd, North Shore News Oct 13, 2017 – North Vancouver MLA Bowinn Ma says her office is trying to help with a disturbing trend of landlords trying to threaten long-term tenants into accepting large rent increases. Ma said …