So nice to be back in the Kootenays with no smoke!

This should be on every Canadian’s summer reading list. Gregor Craigie

"Less than one per cent of rentals are both vacant and affordable for the majority of the country's renters, a recent CBC News analysis of more than 1,000 neighbourhoods across Canada's largest cities found." cbc.ca/news/canada/se…

Canada is experiencing a housing crisis. CBC journalist Gregor Craigie explains how Canada reached this critical impasse—and solutions for the future—in Our Crumbling Foundation, available now from PenguinRandomHouseCA. Hear Craigie speak at #VWF2024.

"The wildfire, whipped into a firestorm by intense winds, burned with such intensity and speed that plumes of ash and flames shot hundreds of feet into the air." cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Fort McMurray, Lytton, and now Jasper...

"France doesn't have 123-million people!" My 11-year-old just yelled.

That's one response to the #housingcrisis I suppose...

Salt Spring Islanders working to fix housing and healthcare with this essential-worker housing project.

Thousands of short-term vacation rentals are still operating illegally in BC, Emily Fagan reports. "Nearly half of the 22,405 short-term rental listings reviewed by the B.C. Ministry of Housing were found to be operating illegally." cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

BC & Ontario housing starts are headed in the wrong direction. #HousingCrisis #bcpoli #ONpoli

The TSB issues a safety concern on Canada’s preparedness for the next marine emergency following its investigation into the ZIM Kingston’s on-board fire & loss of 109 containers (M21P0297): ow.ly/4Agp50SPW9s #MarineSafety #EmergencyPreparedness

The housing crisis is one of the biggest challenges Canada faces nowadays. That's what makes Gregor Craigie 's "Our crumbling Foundation" such a valuable book. It goes beyond the assessment of the issue and looks around the world for solutions. Superb read.

I always have a few books on the go. Started Gregor Craigie ‘s yesterday on our amazing Commons pool deck ❤️. Looking forward to implementing more housing crisis solutions with all orders of government! Bookmark II

For middle grade readers, Walls: the Long History of Human Barriers and Why We Build Them by #VWF2024 author Gregor Craigie explores the many reasons humanity has put up walls over the course of our history, and why we continue building them today. Get it from Orca Book Publishers.

What an honour to be invited to Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts to give this year's Rockwood Lecture (actually that's Brent Butt making people laugh, not me talking about housing, but you get the idea.) Thanks to everyone who organized and attended!

A bit of good business news... Canada's inflation rate dipped to 2.5% in July. #cdnecon cbc.ca/news/business/…

Our Crumbling Foundation by Gregor Craigie is a great book with lots of ideas on how to solve Canada's housing crisis. 🧵Here are 6 things Ottawa can learn from the book

From 1975...the first provincial announcement (I think) of annual rent increase limits in British Columbia #vanpoli #bcpoli #vanre CBContheisland Gregor Craigie CBCEarlyEdition CBC British Columbia Chris Walker CBC Kelowna CBC Kamloops CBC Daybreak North - Prince George & Northern B.C.

BC United have confirmed that Kevin Falcon will step down and the party will suspend their provincial election campaign. Still unclear how many BC United candidates will running under the Conservative banner. More details to come at a press conference this afternoon. #bcpoli