Column: Temporary modular housing has been hailed as a crucial part of Vancouver's housing system. The city's ruling party seems to favour moving in a different direction.
But, Boyle said, she wanted the city to at least investigate extending leases on those other city-owned properties before they expire, and where extensions are not possible, look for other longer-term sites to move the buildings. The motion’s stated goal was to “reduce uncertainty for tenants and operators and to ensure no net loss of temporary modular housing units while new permanent supportive housing is being built.
After the vote, Boyle said she found that response unsatisfying, considering thousands of Vancouverites are homeless and hoping for units in social housing.Article content “I don’t want to put staff on a wild-goose chase to start looking at ways to extend temporary leases when we should be looking at the long term.”
Some ABC councillors defended last week’s decision on social media, touting the hundreds of social housing units their council has approved in recent weeks and months. Asked how ABC will use its council majority to do things differently on the housing file or what new ventures they will pursue, Montague said: “I think one of the big things that we’ve really focused on is just building more and building faster.”Article content
Some of Vancouver’s earlier modular homes have already been dismantled. A project on the site of the Little Mountain development was removed in 2021 to allow the private landowner to continue developing the property.Article content
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