Just before Christmas, MLA David Chudnovsky sent a little missile in my direction, saying that I had been suckered by government propaganda (yet again, I think was the implication) when I put up a blog item about the provincial government delaying the bid process on some of its 12 social housing projects to try to […]
Solving homelessness — beyond spin
January 6th, 2009 · 17 Comments
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Economic downturn means money savings for B.C. Housing
December 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I’ve heard some people fretting that the province may be stalling on construction of all its fancy new social housing projects, specifically the 12 fast-tracked ones in Vancouver. But, au contraire, it seems as though they’re just working out a better deal. As the construction industry crashes in B.C., it’s not all bleak news, it […]
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How many social-housing units is Vancouver really getting?
September 14th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I was forwarded this email from Vancouver’s housing planner, Dan Garrison, which gives the detailed list of social housing projects completed, under construction, in development and you name it from 2005-2010. This is helpful for everyone because at least now the various sides in the debate over whether the provincial government and city are doing […]
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Why are there no more apartments being built?
August 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
After I posted my little vignette about the trauma of renting my basement suite (hundreds of calls from desperate people), I got a couple of comments from people who went through similar experiences recently, at either end of the rental trauma. I also got this question from regular correspondent RossK: “Sure would be interested in […]
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Where in the world is Jim Green?
August 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Three years ago at this time, the one-time Downtown Eastside housing activist was getting ready for what looked like, at last, a successful campaign to be Vancouver’s mayor at the head of the gosling Vision Vancouver party. As everyone knows, he ended up losing to Sam Sullivan by about 4,000 votes. There was a lot […]
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