Editor:
Re: Burnaby to get 366 affordable housing units, NOW, Nov. 16
Shocked, appalled and dismayed again by the poor response of the province to the housing needs of the third-largest city in the province.
I am not sure whether I need to laugh or cry, or perhaps both, over what appears to be the province’s joy at providing 366 affordable housing units in Burnaby.
Are we kidding?
This low number is appalling. Where are the hundreds, nay thousands, of units we need for families in Burnaby? And what does affordable mean? CMHC says affordable should be no more than 25 per cent of a family’s income.
With the City of Burnaby's vast financial resources going unused in its bank account, why are they not matching, doubling or tripling any money put forward by the province and then providing land at $1 to build? We can provide luxury homes for a few, but where is the affordable quality housing for the many?
Cathy Griffin, Burnaby
