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Provincial Supportive Housing in Port Moody?
Supportive Housing In Port Moody, BC On June 24, 2025, I made the following verbal report at our Regular Council meeting. I felt it was important that all of Port Moody know about the pressures we are under from the Province: I’m pleased to speak tonight about two letters we are releasing to the public from Ravi Kahlon, BC’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, to Port Moody City Council, dated May 8, 2025 and June 10, 2025, respectively. The first is a response to a l
Kyla Knowles
Apr 296 min read


Future of the Burrard Thermal Lands
Burrard Thermal Lands - Port Moody When I ran for Council in 2022, one of the things I promised was that I would doggedly pursue answers and a potential resolution to the lack of industry on the Burrard Thermal Lands. These lands comprise 184 acres on our north shore. While I'm glad to now have those answers, the resolution has been disappointing to say the least. Background: In 2016, the then-governing Provincial government shut down the power plant at the Burrard Therm
Kyla Knowles
Apr 294 min read


SENIOR LIVING AND LISTENING TO OUR SENIORS
Kyle Centre - Community Facility in Port Moody When I ran for Council in 2022, one of my promises was to prioritize homes in our community for downsizing seniors. While door knocking, I heard over and over from seniors in Port Moody that we need more seniors housing of all types, sizes and price points. During this term, we only had one application come forward for a Seniors housing development. Kyle Park Senior Living was a proposal by Avenir Senior Living and the Dulex Lai
Kyla Knowles
Apr 294 min read


TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND THE MOODY CENTRE FRAMEWORK
Moody Station - SkyTrain On Feb 10, 2026, and in a welcomed response to repeated and false claims that the TOD Framework was approved by this Council without community or public input, a Cllr. Lubik brought forward the following motion: “That staff provide a brief timeline of the creation of the Moody Centre TOD framework including when, how and why it originated, goals, rationale for recommendations, and links to previous meeting discussion.” The history of the TOD Framework
Kyla Knowles
Apr 293 min read


NON-JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS AND STAYING IN OUR LANE
Kyla Knowles Sharing A Treat With Port Moody Police During the Regular Council meeting of April 9 2024, Cllr. Morrison and I served the following motion: THAT Council direct staff to report back on how the City might amend and strengthen Corporate Policy – 01-0530-2016-02 – Non-Jurisdictional Items to better prevent non-jurisdictional matters from being placed on Council agendas. AND THAT the report include an environmental scan of best practices by other municipalities; AND
Kyla Knowles
Apr 295 min read


I AM TRAFFIC AND TRAFFIC IS ME
Taking A Stroll Down St.Johns Street in Port Moody Traffic has always been a complaint in Port Moody, ask anyone who's lived here for more than 20 years! Our geographical location between growing communities to the east and Vancouver/Burnaby to the west means that we are in the unfortunate position of absorbing that east-west through traffic on our streets. This is called "passby traffic". Until 1999, St. Johns and Barnet Highway were part of Highway 7A which connected Dow
Kyla Knowles
Apr 293 min read


DAYCARE AND CHILDCARE SPACES
Ribbon Cutting At YMCA Daycare In Westhill We are often asked about daycare spaces in the City. When I moved to Port Moody in 2013, I was pregnant with my second child and hopeful that we would have better luck here than we had in East Van in securing daycare spots. Almost immediately, we found a wonderful daycare for both our kids just a block away from our home (unlicensed) thanks to a sign on their lawn, and after a couple of years, our two girls moved on to Glenayre Mon
Kyla Knowles
Apr 292 min read
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