We at WCSS believe that housing as a basic need is one that we need more attention on for vulnerable populations that call Whistler home. As noted by this article, the report looks at emergency and other types of housing for vulnerable populations. Our leadership team is active in conversations with partners throughout the community on the subject of housing and we will continue to advocate for more housing that supports the variety of needs our community members face. Read the Pique article below:
Whistler’s mayor and council received a final vulnerable populations housing needs assessment report on March 19, but that’s not to say immediate action is pending.
The report and its findings are intended to inform the municipality on the existing supply of, and community need for, emergency, transitional, supportive, and non-market rental housing.
The report, which will also serve as an input to the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) long-term housing strategy, focused on four housing types that tend to support the community’s most vulnerable.
What the report didn’t look at was market rental housing, affordable home ownership, market home ownership, assisted living, or long-term care, staff noted.
In a nod to the informational nature of the report, planner Joanna Rees also added that, “while this project provides an assessment of Whistler’s vulnerable populations housing needs, it should be noted it does not attempt to provide solutions to meeting those needs.” Read the full article here