The Editor,
Re. “Refugee families homeless after Coq. apartment fire” (The Tri-City News, July 29).
The fire last week at 550 Cottonwood Ave. in Coquitlam has highlighted, again, just how desperate the housing situation has become for low-income people in our city. The erosion of BC Housing has resulted in a stagnant waiting list that few have a hope of getting to the top of.
If we cannot find emergency housing placement for people in wretched situations like this one, who can we find housing for?
We are a stone’s throw away from families living on the streets in cardboard boxes. A national, provincial and city-wide affordable housing strategy is needed now.
Necole Anderson, Coquitlam
