Sunshine Coast renters face 'severely unaffordable' market

If Cassandra Pettman finds a new place to live, her rent will probably triple.
The single mother of four is squeezed into a subsidized unit in Sechelt, paying less than $600 a month as a percentage of her income.
Everyone renting on the Sunshine Coast is feeling the pressure. The number of people spending more than half their income on rent is 40 per cent higher on the Sunshine Coast than the B.C. average.
As a result, the Canadian Rental Housing Index rates the Sunshine Coast as “severely