Rob Shaw: All stick, no carrot in B.C.'s housing strategy

B.C. sets Coquitlam a target to build more than 6,000 homes in the next five years, but mayor and expert say it won’t get homes built – Tri-Cities Dispatch

photo Jeremy Shepherd B.C. has set Coquitlam a housing target of 6,481 new homes over the next five years — but the city’s mayor says this figure is lower than what the city has already approved. Coquitlam is one of the 10 cities the province assigned housing targets, which are based on 75 per cent of each municipality’s estimated housing need. Other cities on the list include Burnaby, Courtenay and Pitt Meadows. “They’ve now put the weakest com…

Rob Shaw: All stick, no carrot in B.C.'s housing strategy

Coquitlam's mayor says his city is beating provincial housing targets, but government hasn't stepped up on schools, transit or child care.