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June 17th, 2021 Public Hearing – Vancouver’s Crème de la Crème Sours On Moderate Income Rental Homes Greenway Approach
Public Hearing – June 17th, 2021

This public hearing’s agenda will let me recap one of my favourite open house experiences, and one that Hannah still rightly scolds me for attending, as I was literally bleeding internally. Even with the post surgical fog, I’ll never forget the shocked faces in the room, though not every project can be that memorable. In fact, Item #1, a six floor building at 5412 Cambie, could easily be confused with several others that have already been approved along this corridor.

Item #2, located between 62nd and 63rd Avenue at 7730-7772 Cambie, is also pretty straightforward, as this six floor building design has been similarly prescribed by the community plan’s guidelines. For this reason, and because they’ve received little public interest, we’ll be omitting them from our in-depth coverage. That said, like Item #3, we won’t ignore the needs of Cambie’s heart, which is why this six floor building, and its ~4,100 sqft. daycare, is where our deep dive begins.

After all, as Item #4 proves, we’re willing to sacrifice more than our time to provide a better picture of our city. Granted, had I know this proposal on Kingsway would be redesigned afterwards, I may not have dragged myself to its applicant-led event after undergoing two hours of surgery, but it does make for a cool story. It could have been much worse, as I can’t imagine combining the effects of anesthesia with the anger displayed towards Item #5.

It’s obvious the city’s $55 million purchase of the Arbutus Greenway failed to convince Vancouver’s crème de la crème that new housing deserves anything beyond a sour response. They’re ready for a multi-night discussion about these 116 rental homes, 20% of which are voluntarily dedicated to households earning between $30,000-$80,000. With a list of talking points, and plans to alert their allies when it’s their turn to speak to city council, they’ve highlighted the impact your thoughts can have.

Backlash Expectations

Item #3 – 3353 Cambie St – Moderate
Some neighbours are willing to sacrifice daycare spaces to preserve the area’s small village look

Item #4 – 2725-2751 Kingsway – Very Low
We’re about the only one’s who seem interested in this proposal’s five year journey

Item #5 – 3609-3687 Arbutus St – Very High
Past successes mean this opposition is extremely well organized, with flyers, and form letters

Yes, the post surgery open house story is real. Hopefully one day soon we can all get together, and I'll tell all of you about it.

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