Regular Council - 25 Aug 2026
27:45 There wasn't one person who was upset. Yes, there was a minor concern raised. Yeah, we are concerned about the drug being used in the publicly in the open, the homelessness, the mental health.Play from 27:45
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27:45 There wasn't one person who was upset. Yes, there was a minor concern raised. Yeah, we are concerned about the drug being used in the publicly in the open, the homelessness, the mental health.Play from 27:45
1:08:27 So we have objectives of there is housing for low-income seniors, single-parent families, newcomers, people with disabilities, as well as those at risk of homelessness.Play from 1:08:27
39:43 Uh like I mentioned earlier, they work closely with bylaw uh to address like the unhoused types of issues in the in the downtown. Um [clears throat] [clears throat] and and they're there to support us.Play from 39:43
30:59 We work with people at all levels, people at risk, be they homeless and unhoused or be they elderly. And we work with individuals and families to provide affordable housing specifically for people that can't afford the trai…Play from 30:59
New Westminster, BC (Canada) ·
58:38 Or getting on the cranes, falling off of the cranes. Creating an encampment where there is no any homeless people. Using a program from BC Housing where in fact there is no encampment.Play from 58:38
New Westminster, BC (Canada) ·
58:38 Or getting on the cranes, falling off of the cranes. Creating an encampment where there is no any homeless people. Using a program from BC Housing where in fact there is no encampment.Play from 58:38
51:48 And so we do have the opportunity through that table to have conversations as partners about how we do this together. And so what that could look like is partnering with um Couchin Housing Association or with outreach partners or with BC Housing's own encampment response team to be able to…Play from 51:48
4:35 There are people that are afraid of their position, they have been very clear with me in some situations that they don't want to be identified because of concerns around whoever is some bad actors or unhoused or they just don't know who they are.Play from 4:35
2:24:41 …housing and infrastructure plan with a focus on housing solutions for youth and seniors which we saw in our latest pit camping the largest growing of people experiencing homelessness in our community.Play from 2:24:41
38:26 Uh, rain city have done a fabulous job with the unhoused tent community. Uh, by the shelter and I've found housing for all but three or four people.Play from 38:26
3:01:12 So we had the dwelling unit projections that were included on our map, designations, new to the base. have a map, designations, utilities, and new balls see specifically are affordable rental And, yeah, new policies specifically are on affordable rentals, special needs and scenarios and housing, your transportation and homelessness.Play from 3:01:12
21:16 And I'll just add to this that this is a provincial project when they announce the modular housing for the unhoused. the intent was always to turn this into senior housing, and that's exactly where it's at right now.Play from 21:16
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