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
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],
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