Housing comes up at almost every door. Small Housing BC, a registered non-profit society that advocates for gentle density housing, has published “A Guide to Gentle Density for Local Politicians” for the 2026 local elections, and Max is sharing it here.
In the guide’s own words, it sets out the questions a candidate hears on the doorstep, the facts to answer them with, and the myths and traps that trip candidates up. It covers getting the conversation started, homes for every stage of life, cutting through red tape, paying for growth and planning ahead, who gets to build and who gets left out, housing affordability, and innovation in construction methods. It is a companion to the same organisation’s voter’s guide.
It is written for candidates, but the questions in it are the ones residents are asking, which is why it is here. Read it, then read what Max has committed to on housing: A first-term target of 1,000 affordable rental and co-op homes secured with non-profit and co-op partners, counted only once sites, approvals and financing are committed.
Sharing a guide is not an endorsement of every line in it, and gentle density is one part of a housing plan, not the whole of it. What the District can and cannot do on housing, and what the Province has ordered it to do, is on the housing page.
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