The City of Vancouver is starting consultations for two more modular housing sites, even though residents in a south Vancouver neighbourhood protested efforts to build the same type of housing there. In Marpole, one of the areas where the modular housing is underway, residents said the the project, which is for homeless people, is too close to schools. Abi Bond, the city's director of affordable housing projects, is involved with the implementation of two new modular housing sites in Strathcona. More communication neededBased on the experience in Marpole, Bond told CBC host of On The Coast Stephen Quinn, she thinks better communication with the neighbourhood communities is needed as these temporary housing projects move forward. At the same time, she added, the city hopes to address some of the stigma surrounding homelessness and focus on the successes temporary housing can have.

Source: CBC News December 08, 2017 06:22 UTC