West Van council votes is holding a public hearing on the Clyde Ave project on Monday, 6th March.

The last comprehensive review of West Van’s rental housing stock (published in 2020) found that 57% of renters were living in dwellings considered unsuitable, inadequate or unaffordable. Prices have only risen since then, with data suggesting that West Vancouver now has the highest rents in Canada.

While other municipalities have acted to increase the supply of new rental units to meet current and projected demand, West Vancouver has constricted supply, with just 68 units added (on average) annually, over the last four years.*

We’ve long known that West Van’s purpose-built rental units, most of it constructed in the 1960s and 70s, is at risk of redevelopment and loss to strata ownership.

That’s why it’s vital that we support permanent rental units such as the proposed studio apartment building on Clyde Avenue, which provides 201 more affordable rental units. That project will be considered at a public hearing before the council on Monday March 6th.

Urge mayor and council to support rental housing in West Van and vote FOR this project.

You can address the meeting at Municipal Hall in person, or by phone/ electronically. 
Click here for more information about participating, or call 604 925-7004.

You can also write to mayor and council to voice your support for the project: