Vancouver councillor speaks about the friction between BC Housing and some unhoused people

Tan Mei Xi/Vancouver Co-op Radio LJI - After a protracted Council meeting that spanned two days, Council has passed a motion directing City staff to research and report back on five options for providing shelter to unhoused Vancouver residents ... during the council meeting, some unhoused residents had expressed discomfort with BC Housing operation protocols. When asked about issues that could arise given the negative perception of BC Housing of some residents, Bligh noted that Council is early in learning about this dynamic.

"I don't really have an answer in terms of what we need to do," said Bligh, "but I think it's an emerging conversation and we need to lean into this conversation as elected officials with BC Housing to find out where we're letting people down in this situation."