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BC NDP Leader David Eby kicked off the weekend with Friday’s first campaign promise, weeks ahead of the Oct. 19 election.
Eby says, that if his party is re-elected to government, they’ll work to fast-track B.C.’s factory-built home construction sector.
He says cutting red tape and streamlining regulations should make it easier for people to buy a home.
“By growing B.C.’s own factory-built home construction industry, everyone from multi-generational families to municipalities will be able to quickly build single homes, duplexes, and triplexes on land they already own,” Eby said.
Eby made the announcement at ORCA, a Vancouver Island-based company specializing in “precision-crafted” home construction.
The party says 10 manufacturing plants are in B.C. already, and many have the capacity to expand. It says the construction of “state-of-the-art” homes can take as little as 12 weeks.
The NDP platform includes promises of “reducing red tape and letting the industry get on with the job,” by creating a province-wide framework to “put every municipality on the same playing field;” approving “ready-to-use” designs to reduce the permitting process; and investing in necessary skill training for home construction.
“By acting now, we will position B.C. as Canada’s factory-built home construction leader, opening the door to exporting homes to Western Canada and the Western States,” the party said.
The BC NDP claims factory-built homes cut waste by 70 per cent and reduce harmful emissions by 43 per cent.