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Homelessness and Affordable Housing Select Committee

This page was last reviewed on November 4, 2024.

Affordable Housing Reports

Read the 2020 Cumberland Housing Needs Report and other documents in the Plans, Reports and Studies Library.

Resources for individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Drop in to the Village office to pick up a current copy of the Comox Valley Resource Guide at the front counter.

Committee Meeting Schedule

Meetings are typically held on the third Wednesday each month at 9 am in Council Chambers, 2675 Dunsmuir Avenue, next to the Fire Hall.

View meeting agendas and minutes.

Terms of Reference

Cumberland’s Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee is a select committee of Council tasked with make recommendations to Council on

  • affordability guidelines for housing agreements;
  • rules about development cost charges and amenities;
  • brochure on affordable housing in Cumberland;
  • facilitation of partnerships, and
  • review of available lands to develop a land bank.
  • any other matters referred to it by Council related to homelessness or affordable

View the Committee’s complete terms of reference.

Members

Council may appoint up to six community-at-large members and one member of council, who may not sit as chair or vice-chair.

Kathy Duperron, vice-chair
Mark Fortin
Bobby Herron
Lindsay Monk
Debbie Bowman
Councillor Nick Ward

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