Dec 10 Vancouver’s proposed social housing plan fails
ABC majority vote to reject Vancouver's Social Housing Plan.
Nov 26 Vancouver’s Social Housing Plan goes to public hearing Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
City's plan to rezone thousands of residential areas to social housing will be decided by Council on Dec. 9, 2025.
Nov 16 Critics worry Provincial Bill M216 will re-write how development decisions are made
Last month, UBC professor emeritus in Landscape Architecture Patrick Condon warned in an online article that a private member’s bill, M216, could entirely rewrite how municipal development decisions are made.“The Quiet Revolution in BC Planning: Why Bill M216 Should Alarm Every Municipality,” alerts us to
Jul 20 Mass rezoning for the Broadway Plan area and Cambie Corridor – what does it mean for Vancouver residents?
Posted at 8:37 pm in Broadway Plan, Cambie Corridor Plan, City Hall news, Housing, Rezoning & development, Studies & reports, Vancouver Plan
On Tuesday, July 22, Vancouver City Council will consider a referral report that would simplify the city’s building rules and lead to mass rezoning in both the Broadway Plan area and Cambie Plan Corridor. Warning: the report is not user friendly. It’s 447 pages long.Some
Jun 6 Vancouver City Council Capitulates to Provincial Development Approval Plan
Posted at 7:59 pm in City Hall news, Housing, Provincial News, Public hearings, Rezoning & development
As NDP Premier David Eby tightens his grip on municipal housing development, Vancouver City Council passed the controversial Interim Provincial Development Approval Plan (DAP) that, with few exceptions, will strip away the need for public hearings. See Report Rather than oppose the Province’s measures [Bill 18],
May 26 Decried as power grab, controversial Provincial Bills 13 & 15 could be decided this week.
In our last issue, we told you how Provincial Bills 13 and 15 — highly controversial legislation that could pass as early as May 29 — would usurp the decision-making authority of BC municipalities over vital housing and planning issues.The Bills, officially known as the
May 10 NDP Government accused of Provincial overreach, again
The Provincial Government is currently debating two Bills in the legislature that will, once passed, grant itself extraordinary powers over developments “of provincial significance.” This means forgoing wait times, intervening in municipal developments, or bypassing them altogether.According to those with knowledge of Bills 13 (Miscellaneous
Apr 25 Jericho Lands gets ODP
The CIty of Vancouver has voted to approve an ODP for the MST Corporation's massive development at Jericho.
Jan 22 “Social Housing” in every Vancouver Neighbourhood
NDP Premier David Eby and City Council work towards putting "social" housing in every neighbourhood.
Jan 4 City asks for public feedback on Villages Plan
It Takes a Village to Raze a NeighbourhoodDear UKRA members:Council’s unanimous Dec. 12 vote to hyper-densify the Broadway Plan with towers between 20 and 40 storeys should have come as no surprise. It had the blessing of Mayor Ken Sim, all City Councillors, and Vancouver’s