Frances Bula

Solicitor-general’s move comes after months of increasingly hostile debate about which force should be patrolling province’s second-largest city

Any new single house that is built would only be allowed to go to the equivalent of 60 per cent of the lot’s area

Counts in Richmond, Burnaby, Surrey, the Tri-Cities and New Westminster saw increases of between 65 per cent and 91 per cent of unhoused people

Proposal by Rebecca Bligh would create more housing, space for small businesses where residents can get jobs or access low-cost goods and medical services more able to serve people where they are living

Developers, designers, community activists and regular residents are pushing for multi-dwelling homes that promote social connection

Unless provincial and federal governments start committing large and regular contributions to new infrastructure, mayors say their only lever is significant tax increases for everyone

Developers say the new rules will add thousands in costs, while disability advocates say the estimates are exaggerated

City councillor argues affordability and choice are more important at the moment, while questioning whether B.C.’s electrical system is able to handle increased demand

B.C.’s plans to allow single-staircase multi-unit dwellings is being heralded as a move that will allow for a much needed and more affordable new type of housing

Rental brokers and property managers in places like Kingston, Ont., and Surrey, B.C., are noticing less demand for student housing