The City has proposed changes to the definition of “social housing” that will enable developers to build rental housing projects that qualify for a bonus in allowable density if 30% of the units are available for low income residents. Unfortunately ‘low income’ doesn’t mean minimum wage earners or welfare recipients. They couldn’t afford the […]
In an article published by the Vancouver Courier, a senior Vancouver School Board official accused the Firenze Strata Corporation of delaying construction of the International School. The February 5th article written by Cheryl Rossi contains serious inaccuracies. Unfortunately, the Courier appears to have made no attempt to verify the information before publishing this misinformation.. Here […]
The judicial review application is now concluded and we await a decision. The second, and final day before Mr. Justice Sewell in BC’s Supreme Court opened with Concord Pacific again taking the floor to announce that it would seek costs against the FCRA. Justice Sewell expressed his surprise, opining that costs were not commonly awarded […]
The City will present its case for granting “hardship” status to one of the country’s wealthiest private companies on January 30, 2015 at 10 am. Concord Pacific’s Vancouver sales centre is built on land that is zoned for exclusive park and recreation use. The City has allowed this on a “temporary” basis for the past […]
In his evidence, Mr. Jackson’s first affidavit filed on December 22, 2014 indicates all the factors he took into account when granting “Hardship” status to Concord Pacific. Conspicuous by its absence was the submission made by the FCRA indicating our objection to renewing the permit which would have resulted in 10 years of selling condos […]
The FCRA has sent the following email to the Mayor and Council in the hope of changing the City’s policy of not accepting calls about used syringes in parks and playgrounds. In response to this email, Dr. Penny Ballem, the City Manager, has responded that she is following up with staff. We await action on […]
On December 12, 2014 the FCRA presented its case for Judicial Review of the City’s decision to grant Concord Pacific an extension of its temporary permit for the Sales Centre located on land zoned for exclusive park use. The city allowed Concord to build the sales centre on this land (Lot 9 of the BC […]
Whether you’re out walking your dog or taking the kids out to play, we are all aware that our parks and playgrounds are often littered with used syringes, human and animal feces, and other garbage that threatens health and safety. The FCRA has been working with the Vancouver Police Department and the Park Board to […]
Back in May 2014, the FCRA filed a petition in the Supreme Court of British Columbia asking the Court to determine whether the City was right in according Concord Pacific “Hardship” status, exempting them from the Park zoning, and allowing them to conduct business on the 9 acres park-zoned site located on the northeast shore […]
Concord has filed its response to the FCRA petition for judicial review. Their response attempts to steer attention to FCRA motivation rather than the quite narrow focus on the question before the Court: Would Concord suffer “unnecessary hardship” such that the City could grant them an exemption from zoning? The response contains all kinds of […]