US EditionPublic disorder, housing among the top issues as B.C.’s local politicians meet
Municipal leaders and provincial officials discuss expanding mental health beds and coordinated regional support to address homelessness and housing challenges in B.C.
- This week, municipal leaders from almost 190 local governments are meeting in Victoria, British Columbia to focus on street disorder, homelessness and mental health while lobbying higher governments.
- Housing pressures are being driven by provincial housing legislation allowing multiple units on single-family lots, raising costs for water, sewer and roads, complicating local planning and requiring a long-term infrastructure plan.
- The province appointed Dr. Daniel Vigo in 2024 and announced two secure facilities plus plans to build more than 400 mental-health beds by modernizing 280 beds and adding more than 140.
- Delegates pushed for a union-sponsored resolution urging the provincial government to coordinate a regional homelessness response and increase funding, while municipal officials used the conference to press ministers for action.
- Scheduled speakers include Premier David Eby, who will discuss last year's pledge to prioritize involuntary care, after the B.C. Supreme Court granted about 7 square kilometres to the Cowichan Tribes.
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The Toronto StarPublic disorder, housing among the top issues as B.C.‘s local politicians meet
VICTORIA - The issues of street disorder, homelessness and mental health will be top of mind when municipal leaders in British Columbia gather in Victoria for their annual convention.
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Public disorder, housing among the top issues as B.C.'s local politicians meet
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Editor’s Note: Social media is draining local ad dollars. Please help us stay alive with a small subscription. West Vancouver’s mayor says his municipality needs constructive solutions along with “serious transit planning” if housing targets set by the provincial government are to be met. In an interview with North Shore Daily Post, Sager called the directives issued by the housing ministry with a deadline of the end of this year “impossible,” a…
Public disorder, housing among the top issues as B.C.'s local politicians meet – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — The issues of street disorder, homelessness and mental health will be top of mind when municipal leaders in British Columbia gather in Victoria for their annual convention. The Union of British Columbia Municipalities president Coun. Trish Mandewo said her members want to see action from the provincial government on those related files. “It’s significant for our members, because we are hearing small businesses and communities all over…
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