HOUSING PRICES: VANCOUVER WEST DETACHED
OCT. 2011: $2,008,702
OCT. 2010: $1,627,887
OCT. 2009: $1,491,294
OCT. 2008: $1,279,528
OCT. 2007: $1,370, 560
OCT. 2006: $1,129,974
HOUSING PRICES: VANCOUVER WEST ATTACHED
OCT. 2011: $857,108
OCT. 2010: $753,614
OCT. 2009: $722,981
OCT. 2008: $630,738
OCT. 2007: $697,396
OCT. 2006: $628,693
Cat: Vancouver Real Estate
A group of Chinese condominium owners in Vancouver says it will continue to fight the University of British Columbia after the school approved construction of a controversial 15-bed palliative care facility.
Six of the condo owners and local Chinese community leaders told a news conference Friday that they're concerned a building housing dying people will bring negative energy and sadness to the area.
Late on Thursday, UBC gave the green light to the controversial hospice, which will be built on a site across the street from the condominium building.
Homeowner Kheri Zhang can't understand why the university won't just find another site on campus.
"We will not give up," said Zhang. "We have rights to stand up, to speak out."
David Choi, chair of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians and a major donor to UBC, said the school has done little to calm concerns.
"Please, please, please seek a more humanistic resolution," said Choi.
UBC spokesperson Stephen Owen said the concerns have been considered, but in the end, the chosen site is the best option.
"Substantial tree screening will be put up," Owen told CBC News Friday. "It's a beautiful architectural design that would fit in any community in Vancouver."
Owen said UBC is offering to work with condo owners who may want to move find comparable homes on campus.
