More than 20,000 students are returning to a housing market that's already extremely tight. How did we get here?

This is part three of a series of previews of our upcoming feature on housing and water on Salt Spring Island, for subscribers only.

This is part two of a series of previews of our upcoming feature on housing and water on Salt Spring Island, for subscribers only. For part three, see below.

This is part one of a series of previews of our upcoming feature on housing and water on Salt Spring Island, for subscribers only.

A response to a previous essay, arguing in favour of a denser city with greenspace for everyone

Panelists discussed how increased density and broadscale upzoning would change communities

Frustrated tenants are looking outside of the city for affordable housing or considering exploring alternative solutions instead

Non-profit says the current system is broken, doesn’t benefit low-income households