Turning Complex Housing Challenges Into Practical Solutions
Our Services
We help communities move from uncertainty to clarity by delivering robust housing needs assessments, responsive housing policies, and implementable housing strategies and action plans. Our work gives decision‑makers the evidence and direction they need to unlock funding, guide development, and deliver housing outcomes that respond to real local needs.
Our team of community planners help clients create and update land use plans that are rooted in community values and reflective of community needs. We can provide support for Official Community Plans, zoning bylaw reviews and updates, and site specific planning to deliver solutions that are practical, defensible, and designed to support confident decision‑making.
We can support communities plan for the future by providing growth analysis, strategy development, and master infrastructure planning to align land use decisions with servicing capacities and long‑term infrastructure investments.
Our team offers tailored support for strategic planning, organizational development, and governance work that helps our clients clarify their priorities, strengthen their internal capacity, and align their organization around shared goals.
We help communities turn plans into reality by leading funding applications, and overseeing grant management and reporting. Our support increases competitiveness while reducing the administrative burden.
We design and facilitate engagement activities that turn complex planning questions into constructive conversations with community members. With a focus on inclusion, we seek to deliver engagements that build trust, reduce conflict, and result in feedback that grounds planning processes and strengthens decision making.
Fernie Workforce Rental Housing Business Plan
Our team worked with the Fernie Chamber of Commerce to create the Workforce Rental Housing Business Plan, an investment-ready business plan to construct and operate affordable rental housing.
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Housing Needs Report
Our team worked with the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District to prepare a comprehensive housing needs report, including a regional summary report and full reports for each of the six electoral areas.
Regional District of Central Kootenay Housing Needs Report
In December 2019, M’akola Development Services was engaged by the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) to complete a Regional Housing...
Greater Terrace Housing Needs Report
In May 2020, M’akola Development Services was engaged by the City of Terrace and Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS) to complete...