Vancouver is the most unaffordable city in North America. The Commercial Drive area contains some of the city's last stocks of precious affordable housing, including aboriginal housing, cooperatives, and affordable rental. However, the city government is targeting the area for redevelopment and gentrification. This forum will highlight the housing situation of Commercial Drive's diverse communities. There will also be discussions about how to keep rents low and stop gentrification.
Speakers
Maureen Bourke - rent control
Theresa Diewert - homelessness and shared housing on the Drive
Patrick Stewart - urban aboriginal housing in East Van
Garth Mullins - redevelopment and gentrification in Grandview-Woodlands
Jon Leah Hopkins - renting on the Drive
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