The municipal governments of Vancouver suburbs are turning down affordable housing projects, leaving those in need in the lurch
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.UNITI, a non-for-profit organization, is a partnership of Semiahmoo House Society, Peninsula Estates Housing Society, and The Semiahmoo Foundation with a shared mission to provide affordable and inclusive housing that reflects the diversity of their community. The six-storey rental building is a part of redevelopment of property in Surrey, B.C.
“I am really quite shocked,” said Bill Simpson, Lauren’s father. He and his wife have been trying to figure out a permanent housing solution for Lauren for when they’re gone.and had committed $10-million to the development. Those suburban turndowns stand in stark contrast to Vancouver, whose council is not at all unified on many issues but has approved social-housing or rental projects even when there have been 100 people out to oppose them.The Surrey council vote was also labelled as “devastating” by Doug Tennant, the chief executive officer of the non-profit coalition of groups called UNITI that had been working on the Harmony project with city planners and the community for the last three years.
“We not going to waste our time dealing with this council. We’ll wait for one that is very supportive of affordable housing.” “The majority of council listened to the residents. That’s our job,” he said. “I fully supported the use but not the form. When I worked on projects like this over the years, any type of facility you do build needs to fit in.”
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