Osoyoos continues to play catch up on housing
Osoyoos will need 303 new housing units by the end of next year and 1,018 units by the end of 2041 according to an updated “Housing Needs Assessment” presented to council recently.
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Town Hall Forum candidates talk housing crisis
A new town hall with integrated healthcare centre and rental apartment units was one of the solutions to Osoyoos’ housing crisis volunteered by one of the council hopefuls at the Times Chronicle All Candidates Town Hall Forum on Monday.
Falcon eyes carrot and stick approach to housing crisis
Sounding more like a candidate on the hustings than the meet-and-greet with supporters in Osoyoos that it actually was, B.C. Liberal Party leader Kevin Falcon has a plan for the province’s housing crisis, one revolving around the proverbial ‘carrot and stick’.
Evicted senior struggles to find housing
“I just think what’s happening in this province with seniors and families not having affordable housing in their community is brutal.”
Candidates debate immigration for critical tourism jobs
A dedicated immigration pathway for critical tourism-related jobs garnered the support of most of the candidates running in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, but concerns were raised over supports like housing.
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