qathet Regional District, City of Powell River, and the Tla’amin Nation are collaborating to address social planning in the region. The Social Planning Service focuses on four pillars:

• suitable, sustainable housing for all people;
• healthy early childhood development for all children;
• social cohesion throughout the region; and
• poverty alleviation and reduced income disparity.

The Social Planning Service is supported by the Social Action and Planning Advisory Committee (SAPAC). To learn more about this service, click on the Social Planning Webpage.

The Province requires local governments in BC to complete a 5-year housing needs assessment by April 2022. To meet this requirement, qathet Regional District, City of Powell River, and Tla’amin Nation have partnered to complete a Regional Housing Needs Assessment. The qathet Regional Housing Needs Assessment will:

• • • help provincial and local governments to better understand and address housing shortages;
    • inform decision-making to enable access to safe and stable housing; and
    • provide strategies that reflect the unique needs of each community and the region as a whole.