Open Letter from Mayor Robertson to Minister Morneau
June 19, 2017 | Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
June 1, 2017
The Honourable Bill Morneau
Minister of Finance
90 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5
Dear Minister Morneau;
Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
Council Approves New Rental, Family Housing in South Cambie
June 14, 2017 | Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
52 new rental homes plus up to six coach and single family homes with rental potential help meet housing demand for Vancouver’s missing middle
Rental Deadline for Empty Homes Tax Looms July 1
June 5, 2017 | Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
Tax could apply to 20,000+ empty and under-occupied homes, unless a principal residence or qualified by exemption
Mayor Robertson’s Statement on the Balmoral Hotel
June 1, 2017 | Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
"The living conditions in the Balmoral Hotel, a single-room occupancy hotel owned by the Sahota family, are disgusting - no resident of Vancouver should have to live in housing like that. The repeated building and safety violations are putting some of our most vulnerable residents at risk and are a massive strain on City resources.
Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) to enable 1,350+ new affordable rental homes
May 25, 2017 | Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
The City of Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) is taking steps to enable more than 1,350 new affordable homes on eight additional City-owned sites. The City-owned sites, worth $72.5 million, were recently allocated to VAHA by Vancouver City Council to enable the development of new affordable rental housing.
Mayor and Council Approve 199 new Rental Homes
May 17, 2017 | Affordable Housing and Support for Renters
199 new rentals under Rental 100 program, Affordable Housing Rezoning are in East Vancouver, additional 20 townhomes in Oakridge