Whitehorse council backs phased short-term rental limits

Whitehorse council backs phased short-term rental limits

After two years of work on the issue and more than an hour of continued debate during a meeting on Monday, Whitehorse City Council finally passed a sweeping new bylaw package on short-term rentals (STR). The bylaw was scheduled to be publicly read for the second and third time on May 11, before council made a final vote. However, last-minute motions were brought forward by Councillor Lenore Morris and Deputy Mayor Anne Middler to amend sections …