Recent Stories

March 20, 2025
Too much heat: The UDI pulls down its list of backroom committees that meet with the Government of British Columbia and Local Governments Read More
March 9, 2025
Public Release of the Urban Development Institute (UDI)'s hidden members directory dated to the beginning of 2024. The directory contains dozens of government branches that are hiding their memberships in the registered lobbying organization for development and real estate interests from the public. Read More
March 9, 2025
The Government of British Columbia has repeatedly failed to post Freedom of Information response on its so-called “Open Information” catalogue regarding Housing Target Consultations that the Province made with Municipalities, after almost a year and a half since the FOI request was made. Read More
February 7, 2025
Globe & Mail "Residents gear up for a fight as Saanich feels the growing pains of density" by Kerry Gold Read More
January 3, 2025
It’s Official: Provincial Government entities are reimbursing government employees for expenses spent on a registered lobbying organization representing corporate interests, involved in development and real estate. Read More
January 2, 2025
Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs: “conflict of interest rules under the Local Government Act and Community Charter do not apply to local government staff.” Read More
December 14, 2024
Anarchy for the BC Public Service in Regard to Conflict of Interest Law: “There are no laws per se”. – CRD Watch Homepage Read More
December 14, 2024
Registered Lobbying Group for Real Estate and Development Helped Draft the Community Charter of British Columbia. Read More
December 7, 2024
Thrown under the Bus: how so-called rapid transit is being used to force high density on communities, while greenwashing the developers' for-profit agenda. Read More
November 23, 2024
After spending vast amounts of time successfully lobbying the government against public input, the UDI gets frustrated that the CRD won't give them 20 minutes instead of the 3 minutes provided to everyone else, to speak during public input. Read More
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