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City of Kelowna councillors are to discuss the supportive housing unit at Rutland Road and McCurdy Road this Monday during their regular council meeting. Staff has recommended council authorize the development permit pending it meets the necessary regulations.

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The four-storey, 49-unit supportive housing facility was approved in September 2017.

Letnick, a long-time volunteer and supporter of housing initiatives said more work is required between the province, community partners and housing projects to 香蕉视频直播渄emonstrate they can house people actively taking drugs without adversely impact their surrounding neighbourhood.香蕉视频直播�

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香蕉视频直播淚 am asking you to pause this new supportive housing project until the issues surrounding the existing Rutland projects are resolved to their neighbourhood香蕉视频直播檚 satisfaction or alternatively create housing which has a better chance of meeting with community support,香蕉视频直播� he said in the open letter to Housing Minister Selina Robinson.

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