Province announces 'historic' agreement with Metro Vancouver, B.C. Housing to build 2,000 affordable homes

Metro Vancouver mayors and B.C.’s Minister of Housing have announced a new collaborative effort to build affordable housing in the region. 

The province, B.C. Housing and the Metro Vancouver Regional District announced Wednesday that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreeing to construct 2,000 affordable homes over the next 10 years. 

A MOU is a legally non-binding agreement to establish a framework for co-operation towards a common goal. 

The agreement follows the province’s recent Homes for People action plan to deliver new homes at a faster rate, which Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says won’t be possible with the work of one tier of government alone. 

“This challenge can only be addressed

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