Housing Requires Urgent Action

Whereas communities across BC are in a housing crisis characterized by insufficient housing supply and escalating costs, and a particularly urgent need for more homes in the affordable end of the housing spectrum; And whereas the National Housing Strategy Act has stated that there is a human right to housing, and housing is a key determinant of individual health and well-being and is essential for businesses and communities to thrive: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the BC Government to take urgent action in partnership with all levels of government to dramatically increase the supply of affordable housing with funding for the creation of cooperative and non-market affordable housing.