Metro Vancouver Report Warns of Widening Affordability Gap, Funding Shortfalls that Port Moody Councillors Describe as ‘Crisis Level’

Metro Vancouver report warns of widening affordability gap, funding shortfalls that Port Moody councillors describe as ‘crisis level’

Metro Vancouver’s new Affordable Housing Gap Analysis paints a stark picture of a region falling dramatically behind on housing for low- and moderate-income residents.

Metro Vancouver report warns of widening affordability gap, funding shortfalls that Port Moody councillors describe as 'crisis level'

file photo Jeremy Shepherd Metro Vancouver’s new Affordable Housing Gap Analysis paints a stark picture of a region falling dramatically behind on housing for low- and moderate-income residents.  After planners presented the report to Port Moody council on Feb. 17, several councillors described the issue as having reached a “crisis level.” “It’s actually really quite depressing to think about the massive shortfall, because as much as we want to …