Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Vancouver Housing Story

http://www.westerninvestor.com/news/opinion/what-happens-when-people-can-t-afford-to-work-in-vancouver-1.23085126?utm_source=Western+Investor+Newsletter&utm_campaign=59f5bbf293-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9b89d35e1e-59f5bbf293-96437005

2 comments:

tim hackett said...

The only solution for hotel and business employees in Tofino is for employers to provide staff housing. This is very expensive for employers and not every employer can afford to provide housing. The problem is generally caused as a result of most potential staff housing being offered as tourist nightly accommodation. The District of Tofino needs to step up and approve purpose rental built housing for people who wish to live and work in Tofino.

Anonymous said...

Sorry Tim, That isn't going to happen. There will be no approval of any type of housing development, so long as the current council continues to govern. Various reasons, such as "aspirations", "visions", or simply being "overwhelmed". What is interesting to note, after the recent attacks on short-term rentals, is the recent admission in the District's letter to licensed short term rentals, that the effect of all this "enforcement" remains "unknown". Yes!! All this hoopla, all this money spent, all this wrangling and bad feelings amongst the citizens on both sides of the arguments.....and there has been practically a ZERO effect on housing availability. (that's why the figure remains "unknown": because there is no figure, or the figure is so small and inconsequential that it must be hidden from view.
For example, there's a grand total of......(hold your breath) ONE (1) monthly rental unit currently occupied at South Chesterman Beach Homes.....after how much spent? How much time wasted? Grand success for her lordships solution to the housing shortage, eh?
Tin Wis has the right idea....just haul in some containers, turn 'em into boxes for people to live in, hope there's no tsunami, and stay as far away as possible from Tofino council and staff.