In March, after dismissing a city housing plan as inadequate, the B.C. government said it would build a supportive housing project on provincial property in Maple Ridge over the city’s objections
Mr. Morden did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Monday. The agenda for an April 16 Penticton council meeting says Maple Ridge “has sent correspondence to UBCM member municipalities outlining the recent actions taken by the province that undermine the authority granted to municipal governments.”
The provincial agency B.C. Housing defines supportive housing as subsidized living space with on-site supports. In general, residents are not required to abstain from drugs or alcohol or be in treatment programs. Mr. Morden and other opponents say that type of arrangement does not meet community needs in Maple Ridge, and will do little to help people with mental illness or drug addiction.
Parksville mayor Ed Mayne said he had not yet seen the correspondence from Maple Ridge, but that he and his council would likely approve a resolution to support Mr. Morden’s request.A supportive-housing project is under construction in Parksville, a Vancouver Island city of about 12,500. Residents there have raised concerns about potential increases in drug-related crime.
“They need to know we are going to fight – even if we can’t win it, we need to fight so that the population knows it,” he added.
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