The Board of Directors accepted the Regional Housing Needs Report for all TNRD Electoral Areas (Electoral Area “O” excluded) at the regular meeting on February 18, 2021.
Housing Needs Sub-Reports (by Electoral Area)
For Housing Needs Reports of TNRD Member Municipalities, please visit their respective websites.
Background
In February of 2020, the TNRD received a $150,000 grant from Union of BC Municipalities as the primary applicant for a regional housing needs report. The project covers Electoral Areas “A”, “B”, “E”, “I”, “J”, “L”, “M”, “N”, and “P,” with Cache Creek, Clearwater, Clinton, Logan Lake, Merritt, and Sun Peaks, as partnering municipalities.
Housing Needs Reports require the following steps:
- Collect information to identify current and projected housing needs;
- Prepare and publish a Housing Needs Report online, which shows current and projected housing needs for at least the next five years; and
- Consider this information and the Housing Needs Report when amending Official Community Plans and Regional Growth Strategies.
Engagement Process
The engagement process was a key component of the TNRD Housing Needs Assessment. M’akola Development Services was retained to conduct the engagement process with TNRD staff. A variety of engagement events were hosted, including focus groups, key informant interviews, an online survey, and presenting preliminary findings at council meetings of partnering municipalities.
Objectives for the engagement process included:
- Collecting data
- Ground truth data findings
- Promoting equity through the engagement process
- Identifying community strengths to inform asset-based recommendations