Housing

EDITORIAL – Short-term rentals bill won’t fix housing but it will help

October 17, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE HOUSING SHORTAGE will become a little less serious after the provincial government introduced new legislation on short-term rentals [Continue]

BEPPLE – We’re now 100,000 strong, and we need more ‘gentle density’

July 28, 2023 // 2 Comments

WITHOUT A FANFARE. Without a hullabaloo, Kamloops passed the 100,000 mark in population. The 2022 annual report for the City of Kamloops released earlier this year [Continue]

FORSETH – Will Kamloops council be able to cajole builders to build more?

June 2, 2023 // 2 Comments

WEDNESDAY (May 31), the provincial government announced housing target expectations, which they say will deliver more homes faster, and announced the first communities they [Continue]

BEPPLE – We need housing but B.C. govt’s plan to impose zoning is too risky

May 24, 2023 // 1 Comment

WE NEED MORE HOUSING in Kamloops. There is no dispute about that. According to Statistics Canada, from 2016 to 2021 Kamloops’ population grew by 10%, making it the fifth [Continue]

MILOBAR – We need better than one-size-fits-all strategy on housing

April 14, 2023 // 1 Comment

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson WORDS CANNOT put a roof over someone’s head. They cannot build a home for someone in need. And while I appreciate that the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – NDP government’s housing mandate threatens civic autonomy

April 10, 2023 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S SOMETHING TROUBLING about the NDP government’s latest plan to increase housing in the province. Actually, there’s a lot [Continue]