B.C. orders West Vancouver to implement plan to build more homes and meet its target

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is stepping into local politics over its housing policies, forcing the District of West Vancouver to approve a plan that would allow for more homes to be built.

The Housing Ministry issued a statement Tuesday saying West Vancouver has only delivered 58 of the 220 new units in housing targets set for it by the provincial government.

The statement says the province has ordered the district to implement its Ambleside Centre Plan, bringing West Vancouver into compliance on its “overdue directives.” 


West Vancouver was among the cities and municipalities put on a list to hit certain targets to ease the housing crisis, but the province says the district has failed to meet all three of its directives.