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April 28, 2024

How the Development and Real Estate Lobby Pressed Mandatory Housing Targets, Mass Upzoning, Captured Official Community Plans, and Made the Shutting Down of Public Hearings the Norm in British Columbia Under the NDP Government

How the Development and Real Estate Lobby Pressed Mandatory Housing Targets, Mass Upzoning, Captured Official Community Plans, and Made the Shutting Down of Public Hearings the Norm in British Columbia Under the NDP Government April 27, 2024By Sasha Izard (Originally… Continue reading

April 8, 2024

Now, or Never? Sooke Mayor and Council, Upon Learning that the District is a Paying Member of a Registered Lobbyist Organization for Development and Real Estate, Face ‘Tough Decision’ as to Whether or not the District Should Leave it.

Now, or Never? Sooke Mayor and Council Upon Learning that the District is a Paying Member of a Registered Lobbyist Organization for Development and Real Estate: Face ‘Tough Decision’ as to Whether or not the District Should Leave it. District… Continue reading

March 31, 2024

A Province-Wide Petition has been Launched to Repeal (or Amend) BC Bill-44, in Order to Restore Public Hearings and Municipal Powers Over Zoning

The petition to repeal or amend Bill 44 can be viewed by clicking on the link below: https://www.change.org/p/repeal-or-amend-bc-bill-44-to-restore-public-hearings-and-municipal-powers-over-zoning Continue reading

March 27, 2024

The Urban Development Institute (UDI) Caught Misleading the Public Again

The Urban Development Institute (UDI) Caught Misleading the Public About Itself Again: Claims made on the UDI’s new website UDI.org about their liaison committees are not adding up. By Sasha IzardMarch 27, 2024 The Urban Development Institute is a registered… Continue reading