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- The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks
The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks
A comprehensive planning process will take at least a year, and Metro Vancouver would need to approve the changes. But there's another option if city council wants to move more quickly and independently on certain sites.
Nate Lewis
January 21, 2026
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