Port Coquitlam is B.C.'s newest target to meet five-year housing demands
B.C. has released its second list of communities that must meet its housing targets over the next five years, which includes Port Coquitlam.
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B.C. has released its second list of communities that must meet its housing targets over the next five years, which includes Port Coquitlam.
Housing Minister Ravi Kahon said goal is for cities to ‘build on the work they are already doing.’
The CSRD now accepts planning and building applications online, one of the first regional districts in the province to add the feature.
Provincial government grants about $51 million to help B.C. local governments meet legislative requirements for housing.
‘For communities our size, I prefer to have autonomy over these land-use decisions’