February 21, 2011 – Joint evaluation “The provincial and federal governments each own large adjacent tracts of land in Vancouver that are called the Jericho lands. Both levels of government retained us to conduct a detailed evaluation of the development potential of the land, to estimate the costs of a major rezoning and redevelopment plan, and to estimate the net yield from disposition of the land .”
December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013
December 23, 2013
July 25, 2013 – BC Legislature
July 25, 2013 – BC Legislature “The province has not entered into any formal talks with First Nations, the city of Vancouver or other stakeholders regarding the provincially owned lands at Jericho. I expect there will be fulsome consultation if there is any progress on any plan to do anything differently, other than the status quo, with the Jericho lands .” - Hansard, BC Legislature, Hon. A. Wilkinson
January 30, 2013
May 6, 2014 – BC Legislature
May 6, 2014 – BC Legislature “Nothing has changed .” - Hansard, BC Legislature, Hon. A. Wilkinson
April 15, 2015 – BC Legislature “ In recent months we have begun to engage in more formal discussions. […] We’re happy to explore the opportunity with First Nations, should an offer eventually materialize.” - Hansard, BC Legislature, Hon. A. Virk
April 15, 2015 – BC Legislature Eby: “ Will the Minister consult with the community before disposing of this land ?” Virk: “ Local government is responsible for all land use decisions and will certainly employ all … processes they have. That’s when the extensive community consultations would occur. - Hansard, BC Legislature, Hon. A. Virk
Ecole Rose des Vents – April 24, 2015
Importance of consultation before sale • The agency or developer sold to will shape the final development profoundly. • Public amenities and flow between the two parcels should be decided before, not after, sale as they will shape the fair market price for the lots. • Timing of the sale, and mode of sale (parcels or the whole thing) will shape the development • Consultation makes it possible to avoid costly mistakes.
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