Metro Vancouver mayors are asking the provincial government to cover lost revenues from community centre closures, to defer tax payments and to provide financial assistance to both renters and landlords.
A three-page letter signed by most of Metro Vancouver’s mayor details four requests from the municipal to Premier John Horgan and Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson.
One the priorities from the mayors is support for all renters and landlords. “Many individuals will lose income and be unable to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evictions should be prohibited,” the letter reads. “Rather, to ease the burden of paying rent, the province should augment federal government support to those in financial difficulty to help pay rent,