On Monday, September 29, 2025, BCREA and several coalition partners hosted a press conference to make an urgent call for a Permanent Provincial Housing Policy Roundtable. 

The press conference was hosted by Trevor Hargreaves, BCREA’s Senior VP of Government Relations, Marketing & Communications. Speakers from coalition partners included:

• Brad West, Mayor, City of Port Coquitlam; 

• Margaret Pfoh, CEO, Aboriginal Housing Management Association;

• Rebecca Casey, President, Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association – BC; and

• Shawn Bouchard, Vice President, Quadra Homes.

You can view a replay of the full press conference live stream here:

Multiple media outlets, including CTV, Global News, Canadian Press, and the Western Standard, attended the press conference, and other journalists joined via a teleconference. 

To date, the event has succeeded in driving major media attention. Here is a sampling of news links: 

• Canadian Press: Cities, housing groups want B.C. to launch permanent housing roundtable 

• CTV News: Calls for permanent housing advisory group in B.C.  

• CityNews: B.C. housing groups want government to start housing roundtable 

• On the Coast (CBC Radio): UBCM wants province to establish a Housing Policy Roundtable 

• Business in Vancouver: Provincial housing roundtable needed, says BCREA coalition 

• Western Standard: 'NO BRAINER': Coalition calls on BC gov't to establish permanent housing policy roundtable 

The press conference followed closely on another major development for the Permanent Provincial Housing Policy Roundtable initiative. On Friday, September 26, 2025, the Union of BC Municipalities voted to support the establishment of the roundtable at their annual conference, bringing increased urgency to the call. 

To view our press release on that development, click here. 

To learn more about the roundtable, click here. 

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