Dear Editor,
Re: “NIMBYism or legitimate concern?” Editor’s column, Nov. 3.
Thanks for your article about the growing divide between those looking for affordable housing and those who wish to see their communities remain the same.
It is interesting that just about every community in the Lower Mainland has seen a significant rise in population and need to increase their housing stock.
And yet, two communities have, at least on paper, managed to side-step these expansion pressures.
Based on the Statistics Canada population data between 2011 and 2016, the communities of Ladner and Tsawwassen have somehow only seen modest population increases.
Given their close proximity to Vancouver, I’m curious how did these communities not find themselves under the same degree of pressure to build and expand compared to every other community in the Lower Mainland during that time frame?
Ken Moffat
RICHMOND
