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Canadian Real Estate Prices Varied Over The Last Year
on November 7th, 2018
Vancouver again dominates list of Canada’s priciest neighbourhoods VANCOUVER, British Columbia A nationwide study conducted by CENTURY 21 Canada reveals that trends in real estate prices per square foot have been fickle for the last year – soft in some cities but stable in others, even varying from suburb-to-suburb in some cases. “This year’s annual [...]
Working Poverty on The Rise in Most Metro Vancouver Municipalities
on June 29th, 2016
Study maps trends by municipality and neighbourhood (Vancouver) Contrary to stereotypes about poverty being concentrated mainly in Vancouver and Surrey, a new study finds the growing ranks of the working poor are spread out across the Metro Vancouver region. The study looks at working poverty pre- and post-recession, in 2006 and 2012. Rates were highest [...]
Comprehensive Approach Needed to Fix Metro Vancouver Housing Crisis
on May 18th, 2016
Study : (Vancouver) A new study finds Metro Vancouver’s growing housing affordability crisis is widening the gap between the rich and poor, and requires a multi-pronged response that would restrict absentee ownership, increase affordable housing supply for both new owners and renters, and make property taxes fair. “The housing crisis is top of mind for [...]
A Better Way to Fund Transit Expansion
on July 18th, 2015
Look to existing budgets and not new taxes to fund transit expansion in Metro Vancouver With 62 per cent of Metro Vancouver plebiscite voters rejecting a $250 million annual sales tax hike, local politicians have been scrambling for another way to help fund their $7.5 billion new capital spending plan. Much of the discussion has [...]
PST Hike Not The Best Way to Pay for Metro Vancouver’s Transit Plans
on April 1st, 2015
3 questions need to be answered before Metro Vancouver approves tax hike Over the next two months, residents of Metro Vancouver will vote “Yes” or No” in a transit tax plebiscite, but the proposed tax hike to finance what are mostly public transit projects is at best questionable from a transportation economics perspective. At worse, [...]
Hot Weather Precautions
on July 13th, 2014
Hot weather with temperatures above 32°C to persist for two days in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley VANCOUVER, BC – Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for hot weather for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Sea to Sky at 11:43AM PDT on July 12, 2014. This is the first stretch of hot [...]
African Winter Cultural Celebration 2010
on December 29th, 2010
Khayanga believes we can all work together to address these barriers by supporting immigrant and refugee families through advocacy and volunteering. Khayanga and Jennifer Wesman organize a weekly program that provides individual and group services to immigrant and refugee women from Africa and Middle Eastern countries.
