Vaughn Palmer: Municipal pushback on housing plan could result in provincial pressure

VICTORIA — Maple Ridge has lately been the scene of angry protests over the NDP government decision to proceed with a 51-unit modular housing project for the homeless over objections from local residents.
North Vancouver District council recently nixed a 100-unit social housing project, the second to get thumbs down in less than six months.
Vancouver city is boasting about having so far resisted provincial pressure for increased housing density to help finance a multibillion-dollar SkyTrai