Comox tower proposal won’t proceed to public hearing, says Mayor A proposed STIR rental residential project on Comox Street that has generated concern in the West End will not go forward to public hearing at this time, says Mayor Gregor Robertson, so that the City can work with the neighbourhood to first identify key planning [...]
Change is an inevitable. How communities can optimize the process of change is a critical challenge that faces Vancouver’s distinct and varying neighbourhoods and the collective city as a whole. Good community planning must anticipate change and develop responses to change that are for the benefit of every citizen and not just those lucky enough [...]
Here is how it works. Landlords want the allowable rental increase of 3.7% to be higher claiming that the current increase is not keeping pace with their rising expenses and they cannot make “enough” of a profit. Although there is a process for landlords to apply to Residency Tenancy Branch (RTB) for rental increases for [...]
Danger of raising allowable rent increases Vancouver— TRAC Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre is warning tenants throughout BC about the dangers of the apartment owners’ campaign to raise the allowable rate of rent increases. First, the cumulative impact on tenants will add to the serious situation of BC having the most unaffordable rental housing in [...]
Aging in place Seniors’ health and happiness are being impacted by the uncertainty of their residency of tenure. Seniors who are long-time residents of rental space are currently at risk of being evicted. Changes to the Residency Tenancy Act in 2004 have created a powerful imbalance between renters and landlords, which provides insufficient protection to [...]
More images from Red Tent Event
On Saturday February 27, Pivot Legal’s Red Tent Campaign is asking folks to join them at Keefer Place at noon. The Red Tent Campaign kicks off the launch of the national phase to pressure the Canadian Government to develop a funded national housing plan. Here is a portion of their announcement: “The Games are almost [...]
I was not able to attend the rally for a national housing plan last Saturday, but by all accounts it was a success. It was well attend and so peaceful and well run that there is not even one media account about it. Here is a report of the rally on theWERAwebsite. Before the rally [...]
A comprehensive national housing plan that would provide for a wide spectrum of housing needs is desperately needed for the City of Vancouver. In Vancouver there is a need for the renewal of purpose built rental housing stock to be built, social housing for lower income folks, affordable housing, co-op for families and a host [...]
Brent Granby is a community activist, family man and all-around decent human being. Currently president of the West End Residents Association, he lives with his wife and two daughters in Vancouver's West End. He enjoys cycling, cooking, fine wines and fine literature.
