British Columbia’s minister of housing and municipal affairs is “confident” that the City of Prince George is on track to meets its provincially mandated housing targets.
At the Monday, May 26 meeting of Prince George city council, a letter from Minister Ravi Kahlon dated May 7 was presented to councillors.
On July 24, 2024, the provincial government set a target for the city to build 1,803 total net-new housing units over the next five years.
That included a target of 273 units built after the first year, 575 units after the second, 921 after the third, 1,325 after the fourth and 1,803 after the fifth.
When the city issued an interim report on meetings its target back in early February, it reported that 210 net new units had been built in the first six months of the program.
“I am encouraged that the city has delivered 210 net-new units at the six-month mark, or 76 per cent of the year one target,” Kahlon wrote. “With 532 reported instream units, I am confident that Prince George on track to achieve its year one target of 273 net-new units.”
Kahlon also acknowledged that Prince George had taken action to comply with provincial legislation on small-scale multi-unit housing and transit-oriented areas.
