“They are trying to look at which communities have grown a lot and which communities have shied away from growth,” said Philip MacKellar, a volunteer with Homes For Living, a housing advocacy group.
“The timeline I think will be important,” said MacKellar. “Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later.” “Every environmental, social, economic outcome that we want in our province is connected to people being securely housed,” said Mari.“We had a four-storey rental building, 70 units that took five years to get approved, and our costs increased by $11 million during that period of time,” said Mari, adding the increase drove up the costs of rent in the end.