Eby says there will be affordable social housing in Kits neighbourhood, despite pushback – BC [Video]

B.C. Premier David Eby said he is frustrated about a supportive housing project in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood.

In December, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that a law passed by the provincial government to stave off opposition to the project was unconstitutional.

The B.C. government adopted the law in 2023 at the City of Vancouver’s request to push through the development, which would be 12-storeys high on Arbutus Street with units open to low-income residents and those needing support services.

However, the Kitsilano Coalition for Children and Family Safety has been battling the project for years, saying it’s too big and in the wrong location as it’s across from an elementary school.

“This is frustrating,” Eby said on Tuesday.

“We’re trying to build housing for people. Everybody in British Columbia knows there’s a housing crisis. They see the people in the streets. They see that providing affordable housing with supports for …