MISSING TEEN! 13-y/o Anaiya Bains. PLEASE SHARE

The next time someone asks why we can’t have more detox beds and housing, we can just tell them:

The original application submitted under the outdated 2014 Vancouver Building Bylaw (VBBL), which was updated in 2019. Application must be updated to meet the 2019 VBBL.

Obvi.

Working on a presentation for next week, and can't stop staring at this slide 🤯

Nearly 9/10 single moms in Kimberley and Parksville spending more than they can afford on rent.

How did we get to the #housing and homelessness crisis in Canada? What are the next steps?

Join MaxBellFoundation for a panel featuring Jill Atkey BCNPHA and Dr. Mike P. Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅 PLACE Centre, moderated by Andrea Reimer (she/her).

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This is happening next week and looks awesome. 👏

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Finally caught up by binge listening to this fabulous podcast. All five episodes are a dynamo mix of stories interwoven with policy. 🤩 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pan…

The good/bad neighbour narrative reveals a lot about a town’s values.

In this episode, the golf club doesn’t pay taxes because they’re good. Non-profits saving lives and running art programs do pay taxes because they’re bad. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

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Wow - we've had to increase capacity for our Oct 4 webinar tomorrow! We're at over 250 registrants so far. Please join us and share widely - we now have space for many more.

BCNPHA CMHC Happy Cities Vancity Community Foundation Vancouver Coastal Health Metro Vancouver SFU Gerontology SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue

This is a great move, and well timed to align with the new BC Builds initiative.

The motion could be strengthened by prioritizing non-profit housing partnerships. The market can’t build workforce housing affordable to ECEs. 👇🏻 vancouversun.com/opinion/column…

Today's a good day to remind ourselves that in Metro Vancouver in 2018:

- 26% of all homeless youth identified as LGBTQS+ and were more likely to be homeless at a younger age

- conflict with family is the primary driver of youth homelessness

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