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Friends, we did it. Supportive housing at W8th and Arbutus passes. It shouldn't have taken this long, but all of those who showed up made a difference. After a painful process, the City has approved 129 new homes for unhoused neighbours. Thank you.
Hi everyone - Social housing at W7th and Arbutus update:
You can now submit feedback on the permitting process!
💚 129 new units at 100% social housing rates
💚 Building location with direct access to transit
💚 Aligns with west side density needs
shapeyourcity.ca/2086-2098-w…
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motion to stop calling sensible projects with broad public support opposed only by a small consortium of entitled weirdos “controversial” vancouversun.com/news/local-…
As fellow Kitsilano residents, we’re happy that safe, affordable and supportive housing is coming to our neighbourhood - and we need more of it.
Excited to see this break ground in 2024 and welcome new neighbours to the ‘hood.
The B.C. government has just announced legislation that it says will circumvent a lawsuit against an approved supportive housing project at 8th and Arbutus.
Council approved the rezoning last August; a lawsuit was filed in October.
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
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The B.C. government has just announced legislation that it says will circumvent a lawsuit against an approved supportive housing project at 8th and Arbutus.
Council approved the rezoning last August; a lawsuit was filed in October.
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
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Housing public hearings are a mess.
To break housing gridlock, we need to democratize unrepresentative public hearings and end the broken system of site-by-site rezoning.
New report from me and @SimonPekProf policynote.ca/democratize-pu…
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Hey look: Toronto just got the six-month report from the non-police Community Crisis Support Team pilot and 78% of calls were diverted without involving police. Imagine if we gave that a $50 million raise. Instead, it's an increase of maybe $3 million*. toronto.ca/news/toronto-city…
This is an important 🧵 demonstrating the links between anti-poor, anti-homeless narratives that have been rising in Vancouver, and right wing politicians/elites
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Congratulations to Ray Woods for his retirement after over 50+ years of service at his family-run “Kitsilano Barbers”! The barbershop has been open for 77 years, and is still run by the family. Via @GlobalBC
kitsilanobarbers.com/about/
FOI reveals that cops working in Vancouver schools receive no specialized training.
thetyee.ca/News/2023/01/13/S…
Housing is a right, not a commodity. We need more non-profit and non-market housing that protect renters and tenants.
Great to see BC commit a new $500 million fund for non-profit housing providers to purchase rental buildings. @Dave_Eby @KahlonRav
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Ex-employees of Solly’s allege wage theft and a toxic work environment. #kitsilano
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Leases on over 600 temporary modular housing units in Vancouver to expire this year. If these aren’t renewed residents of those buildings could take up all the new shelter rate social housing planned for next 3-5 years. No homeless reduction @JenStDen @christineeboyle
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The Squamish Nation is developing on reclaimed land, but some settlers take major issue with it
cbc.ca/newsinteractives/feat…
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Many people argue that everyone who is homeless uses drugs and that’s the reason they’re homeless - That. Is. False!! Most people are homeless because of a lack of housing and the abscence of affordable housing. There are really limited places to go for people on the street.
Next week, @christineeboyle will bring forward a motion to make it easier to build non-profit, co-op and supportive housing.
The current approval system is broken - below we need to be investing more public $ into affordable housing, and we need it everywhere in the city.
I've spent years fighting to make it faster and easier to build non-profit, co-op and supportive housing across #Vancouver.
Next week I'll ask Council (again) to support my motion to do just that.
Add your voice here: onecityvancouver.ca/housinge…
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Indigenous women are at much higher risk for homelessness as a result of intimate partner violence. So much learning from @aceh_society today at #HousingCentral about a housing model that promotes culture and connection as key parts of wellness
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