Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has accused B.C.’s housing minister of interfering in city affairs after he proposed a motion that would pause and repeal multiple climate bylaws designed to phase out gas heating and electrify buildings.
Slated to be introduced Wednesday, the motion seeks to immediately halt enforcement of a green retrofit by-law and directs staff to repeal an existing ban on installing gas-powered hot water systems. It also seeks to role back the city’s efficiency standards in new buildings to align with minimal provincial guidelines.
The actions, according to Sim’s motion, seek to eliminate regulatory barriers to make housing cheaper in one of the “most unaffordable housing markets in the world.”
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