A proposal for a 45-storey tower on Jasper Avenue has left the developer and city administration at loggerheads, as council tries to make a decision about the development without sufficient city policy to guide them. "The community league is really struggling to advocate for and to provide services for all our residents," Brown said. Regency has offered the Oliver Community League $200,000 to put toward new amenities, but president Lisa Brown said that's not enough. The number of affordable housing units is also a sticking point. Council deferred the debate on the Emerald Tower for two weeks while administration writes up a list of proposed changes to the developer's proposal.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2016 02:37 UTC