Indigenous-led Jericho Lands housing proposal begins public consultations in Vancouver

A housing proposal spearheaded by three First Nations that would double the population of Vancouver’s West Point Grey neighbourhood begins its public consultations this week.

The Jericho Lands proposalfirst revealed in 2021 after work began in 2016 — includes a large housing project featuring dozens of buildings, a mix of community centres, park land and wilderness spaces, along with potential for a SkyTrain station if the Millennium Line is extended to the University of British Columbia.

It’s set to be built on a 90-acre (36.4-hectare) site in West Point Grey, an upscale neighbourhood of around 13,000 people, bounded by West Fourth Avenue, Highbury Street, West Eighth Avenue and Discovery Street.

The Jericho Lands area is

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