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Squamish Nation members vote to move forward with massive 6,000-unit Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­housing project

This could add up to 6,000 units of mostly rental housing across 11 towers on reserve land at the foot of Burrard Bridge
North Shore News
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A rendering shows what Squamish Nation's 6,000-unit Sen̓áḵw housing project will look like, near the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver. First Nation members voted to move forward with the project in a referendum held yesterday. Graphic courtesy Revery Architecture

In a landmark decision, Squamish Nation members have voted in a referendum to approve the development of 11.7 acres of land for the purpose of building thousands of units of housing.

Following final negotiations on the SenÌ“áḵw project, the First Nation could be adding up to 6,000 units of mostly rental housing across 11 towers on reserve land at the foot of Burrard Bridge, near the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.

A referendum was held yesterday at voting stations in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Squamish Valley, with 718 of 827 voting members, or 87 per cent, casting their ballot in support of designating the land use for redevelopment, and 605 of 826 voting members, or 81 per cent, voting to support the business terms of the redevelopment, which will allow the nation to partner with developer Westbank on the project.

More to come... 

- Ben Bengston/North Shore News