Globe & Mail – Vancouver urged to clamp down on Airbnb as low-cost housing dwindles

March 31, 2016
The city is moving into high gear in its effort to deal with the proliferation of Airbnb, to the relief of many who say that the temporary-rental network is eating into Vancouver’s already stressed stock of low-cost housing. “The number of complaints is starting to rise,” said Councillor Geoff Meggs, who is introducing a motion for next week’s city council meeting that will ask staff to accelerate and expand the scope of research they have already started….
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