It’s a problem that highlights the popular vacation destination’s hidden population of people who are struggling to find a decent place to live, said Mayor Josie Osborne.
The affordable-housing crisis in Tofino is so desperate that people are using the hospital as an emergency shelter, says a doctor at Tofino General Hospital.
Osborne said lack of affordable housing has long been clear, but until Marshall raised the alarm, councillors were unaware the problem was spilling into the hospital. “The housing problem is not limited to long-term residents, but seasonal residents who come in and are part of the economic engine that fuels the tourism industry.”
However, the district is still working on the application to B.C. Housing for construction funds, which means it will likely be years until the units are ready to live in.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Housing Matters podcast: The ins and outs of writing an offer to purchaseWriting an offer to purchase and acceptance of that offer is no small matter. It is a legal and binding document not to be taken lightly.
Read more »
This family of five lives in a laundry room, a sign of Nunavut's housing crisis | CBC RadioThis family of five lives in a 10-by-15 foot laundry room. Nearly half of Nunavut's population lives in overcrowded conditions, and Inuit leaders say unless decisive action is taken now, the territory's housing crisis will only get worse. | DocProjectCBC
Read more »
Family shocked by $46K price tag after child's emergency surgery in MexicoAn Ontario family is warning parents to take out health insurance when they travel, after their child needed emergency surgery in Mexico -- which cost a staggering $46,000.
Read more »
Woman says she believes 11-hour emergency room wait contributed to sister’s death in New BrunswickDonna Bordage said her sister spent that time hunched over and moaning in pain, and she believes the wait contributed to her death only hours later
Read more »
Emergency ascent in Indian Ocean as sub fills with smokeA British scientist and her American pilot made an emergency ascent from 100 metres beneath the surface of the Indian Ocean on Tuesday after smoke filled the cockpit of their submersible.
Read more »
British Airways flight makes emergency landing in N.L. after heat detectedA British Airways flight with 209 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in St. John's, N.L., early Tuesday after crew detected heat in a cargo hold.
Read more »