List of articles and other resources regarding the Metro Vancouver Region
There are many parallels between regional governments in BC. This index is to follow what is happening the Metro Vancouver area.
An excellent resource for that is Metro Vancouver CityHallWatch.
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CRD Watch articles:
“From Policy to Practice: Regional Planning Perspectives” UDI luncheon held on April 16, 2026 – CRD Watch Homepage
Director Hurley (Burnaby Mayor) lambasted the UDI’s stranglehold over Provincial housing policy at the Oct 17, 2025 Metro Vancouver Mayors Committee Special Meeting: “You got everything you wanted”. – CRD Watch Homepage
Exposing the “Shadow Planners”: Special Presentation for Metro Vancouver region (CRD Watch) with video and materials – CRD Watch Homepage
The District of North Vancouver has discontinued its UDI membership. – CRD Watch Homepage
The “Hong Kong Model, transit density – Setting expectations and having clear guidance. MDE [Minister David Eby] First step target approach”. UDI Executive Committee Meeting in April 13, 2022 with David Eby when he was the Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing. – CRD Watch Homepage
Eby achieves the goal lobbied to him by the UDI 4 years previously, by overriding West Vancouver’s local government autonomy on zoning. – CRD Watch Homepage
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External articles:
Victoria quits the UDI: Why is Vancouver still funding the developer lobby? | CityHallWatch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions
Exposing the “Shadow Planners”: Special Presentation for Metro Vancouver region (CRD Watch) with video and materials | CityHallWatch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions
Metro Vancouver’s housing growth ‘isn’t free.’ Who should pay for it? | Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver ponders $389-million cut to developer fees to support housing | Daily Hive | Urbanized
DouglasTodd on X: “Below are some extraordinary quotes from Vancouver ‘condo king’ Bob Rennie from as far back as 2011. Rennie’s comments make clear the Urban Development Institute knew exactly what was going on with the “breathtaking” amount of money flooding into Metro Vancouver real estate from https://t.co/1XTc6dNQ6J” / X
Crafting the narrative: wealth migration, growth machines and the politics of housing affordability in Vancouver, Canada: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies: Vol 51, No 9
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Resources:
British Columbia Alliance of Neighbourhoods (BCAN) BC Neighbourhoods
bcneighbourhoods.com
British Columbia Alliance of Neighbourhoods (BCAN) Calls for Urgent Action on Housing Legislation – CRD Watch Homepage
CRD Watch Homepage 