I think there are many ways the City of Kamloops and I as a Councilor can affect housing in Kamloops. As housing is largely controlled by cities this is an area we can affect change. BC Affordable Housing plan is fairly clear on what needs to be done. https://housingcentral.ca/

We need efficiencies for builders. Less red tape, more building options, faster permitting processes, more clarity on zoning and more willingness to look at multifamily building is key to this working.

We need to look at housing authorities, like Whistler did and many EU countries do to create Co-op and other housing arrangements. We need to look at increasing supply by encouraging TRU to follow UBC and build more on campus housing supply so that the community units are more available for non-student residents.

We also need to work with retrofitting existing building, which are the vast majority of our cities, so that they are more energy efficient. Rebate and retrofit programs benefit all by reducing energy costs and environmental costs.