Article: Housing budget too tiny, city warns

Analysis says figure in B.C. budget won't help much to end homelessness

Frances Bula, Vancouver Sun
Published: Monday, February 26, 2007

VANCOUVER - The province's so-called housing budget has so little money for actual housing that Vancouver will be lucky to get half the units it needs to meet its target for cutting homelessness by 2010, says an internal memo from the city's housing director.

And those potential 200 units a year will only be possible if the city gets additional money from B.C. Housing, Vancouver Coastal Health and whatever proposal Ken Dobell, the premier's ex-adviser, comes up with for the city, Housing Centre head Cameron Gray advises city councillors and staff.

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