Letter to the editor
I enjoyed the article on short-term rentals in the September 5 edition of the Pioneer but I felt you left out Radium Hot Springs. With a population of around 1,500 there are over 110 licenced short-term rentals.
I have personally witnessed that in the last couple of years that of the six houses that were sold on our street all but one went to the short-term rental market. This has driven up property values on our street over 40 per cent and there are no longer any long-term rentals (LTRs) available on our street.
With housing issues the way they are I feel that the province needs to address short-term rentals in resort towns.
Garth French, Radium Hot Springs
