This week the City of Vancouver conducted its annual homeless count, surveying people staying in emergency shelters on Tuesday night, then following up with a street count on Wednesday. Vancouver's first temporary modular homes were constructed in 2017 at the corner of Terminal Avenue and Main Street. That total homeless count was the highest to date, according to Stewart, who hopes that 606 single units of temporary modular housing built in the past two years may bring those numbers down. There are currently 13 temporary modular buildings around Vancouver that have been constructed with $66 million from the B.C. "Modular housing has been great because we can get it up in about four months, and we can have immediate relief," said Stewart.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2019 04:41 UTC