Inclusion on B.C. housing watchlist draws ire from Burnaby mayor

A Metro Vancouver mayor says he’s unsure what his city will gain from being placed on a list of communities being watched for higher housing targets — and that one of the main factors holding his city back from building more housing is, in fact, delays in funding from the province.

Last week, the Ministry of Housing released a list of 10 municipalities where it will be setting aggressive housing targets and threatening action if those targets are not met, as part of the new Housing Supply Act.

However, an order-in-council later showed that those 10 communities were simply the first of a larger list containing 47 B.C. municipalities.

“The list is

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