Kelownasa国际传媒檚 efforts to tackle the housing crisis drew praise from Premier David Eby during his speech at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention in Vancouver.

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The premier noted Kelowna was the first city to implement development zoning changes that the province is working on with all municipalities. 

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Ebysa国际传媒檚 comments received applause from the crowd as he added that 90 per cent of B.C. communities have made the zoning changes to make this housing a reality.

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The UBCM Convention wraps up tomorrow.