NJNA announces important community meeting regarding Victoria City Council's proposed "Housing Strategy" - proposals sure to affect your neighbourhood.
City staff will be on hand to present. Please mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 3rd at 7 pm, RJH, Patient Care Centre, Room S150.
NJNA newsletter attached here.
Please read more here:
Next Generation House Conversion
Also, come to the meeting to ask Councillor Alto about the following Council member motions:
Endorsement of Declaration of Solidarity with the Wet’suwt’en People"....This resolution will be sent to the Premier of British Columbia, copying the Solicitor General and Members of the Legislative Assembly representing constituencies in the Capital Region."
AVICC and UBCM Advocacy Motions Passed by the Renters’ Advisory Committees"Council endorsed the following resolutions to be forwarded for consideration at the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities convention:
That the Union of British Columbia Municipalities request that the Province amend the Community Charter to grant municipalities the option of setting different property tax rates for land and improvements
That the Province amend the Residential Tenancy Act to strengthen standards of property maintenance that set out a breadth of health, safety, and security standards, and establish enforcement mechanisms that ensure adherence to these standards
That the Province amend the Residential Tenancy Act to reduce “no pet” clauses in lease agreements in British Columbia as long as responsible ownership and animal welfare issues are also considered."