December 9, 2010 - 5:34 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Tim Louis has his facts wrong on the accomplishments made by the current City Council on social housing.
Yesterday, former COPE Councillor Tim Louis wrote an op-ed on City Caucus claiming that the Vision Vancouver led Council has been responsible for no new social housing.
But here are the real facts that Tim failed to mention:
Under the NPA, the city signed a 2007 Memorandum of Understanding with the Province to open 14 sites of social housing.
At the time it was hailed as a landmark agreement, and on paper, it absolutely was. It was very positive.
Except for one thing…there was absolutely no money attached to the commitment.
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April 27, 2010 - 10:40 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
April 12, 2010 - 9:45 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
I got caught up in work towards the end of last week, and also had some family health matters to deal with. So here is an extended mash-up of all the topics that have been on my chest most recently:
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September 21, 2009 - 8:57 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
The Little Mountain housing redevelopment project, which will be announced as having struck an agreement later this morning, is a fantastic example of cooperation between the provincial government, the City of Vancouver and a private developer.
The City of Vancouver has exacted a number of important concessions with the Little Mountain redevelopment project.
But it is also an example of how tough negotiations with the province ensured that the City maximized it’s rate of return for allowing the property to be redeveloped. Read the rest of this entry »
