Dan Fumano: Union locals develop housing for Vancouver teachers Opinion: Some observers, including at least one city councillor, wonder if other unions could follow example of developing workforce housing.
Author of the article: Dan Fumano
Publishing date: Jul 14, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 4 minute read • Council has approved a proposal from the Vancouver public school teachers associations seeking to redevelop their property on Commercial Drive to build 27 units of non-market housing to provide much needed housing for teachers new to the profession who struggle with the cost of living and working in Vancouver. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG
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Like people in many professions a city cannot function without, Vancouver’s teachers have increasingly struggled to rent, let alone own, homes anywhere near the community they serve. Now, that growing problem has prompted their union to wade into real estate development.