Maple Ridge visitors might have a tougher time finding Airbnbs as the city creates stricter short-term rental regulations. In an effort to regulate the city’s short-term rental market, Maple Ridge city council pushed ahead a number of bylaws at Tuesday night’s council meeting, including amending zoning bylaw to bring short term rentals under one framework […]
Triplexes and fourplexes added to proposed city-wide short-term regulation framework
Pitt Meadows council questioned the province’s legislation in a nearly three-hour session earlier this month
Maple Ridge council pass resolution to develop new framework for a short-term accommodation bylaw
Council opted to move forward a six-storey development on 12129 Edge Street
Current interest rates are causing a “locked in syndrome” for homeowners and driving up prices.
Vancouver Island University is building new housing and offering support, but more help is needed to ensure equitable access.
“It's a pretty substantial step in the right direction,” says Alex Hemingway, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
It’s up to everyone to push for policies that address generational unfairness, says Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze.
