A new group of communities have been designated for provincially mandated housing targets.
The B.C. Government announced the fourth group of communities that will be given targets, with Courtenay and Langford as the lone Island communities, joined elsewhere by Burnaby, Coquitlam, Township of Langley, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Squamish, and Vernon.
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon said the next group of communities are already making progress to build more homes for people.
“As we add new communities to the housing targets program to keep up with demand, we will continue to work together with municipalities to make sure more people can find homes that fit their needs and budgets.”
An additional 12 communities are also on the list which may receive housing targets, with three already in the fourth group.
Comox, Cumberland, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach are on the list, joining Coldstream, Lake Country, Peachland, Salmon Arm, and Summerland.
Courtenay, Penticton, and Vernon were also on the list.
The province also updated progress on the second and third wave of priority communities introduced last year, with Nanaimo at 539 of 783 units, good for 69 per cent of their target.
