Affordable Housing
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An Ontario renter’s ‘scary’ situation with homelessness after landlords sell propertyHaving worked for over 35 years as a janitor, an Ontario man never thought he would find himself without a place to live in retirement. But he says that changed in 2022CanadaApr 12
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Alberta says Ottawa is overstepping by funding municipalities directly for housing projectsAlberta's Social Services Minister Jason Nixon told reporters on Friday provinces are best equipped to deal with local housing issues.PoliticsApr 5
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Can more federal cash ramp up pre-fab housing? Trudeau pitches fundsFriday's announcements on more funds for pre-fab construction and as part of a series of announcements teeing up what is set to be a housing-focused budget.PoliticsApr 5
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Winnipeg development faces pushback over affordable units from advocates, neighboursAdvocates say the development uses a metric to assess affordability inconsistent with municipal and provincial policy, resulting in rents most in the neighbourhood can't afford.CanadaApr 4
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Developer, mayor mystified why affordable housing development in Mission was rejectedThe CEO of Apex Western Homes thinks it may be because the units have gas installed instead of electricity and that is the reason BC Housing rejected the building.CanadaApr 4
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Feds announce funding for new affordable housing in ReginaThe federal government announced funding to North Central's 30 new affordable housing units which will be completed later this year.CanadaApr 3
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Alberta government has ‘deep concerns’ about federal housing announcementThe Alberta government says it has "deep concerns" and not enough information about a $6-billion federal housing announcement made Tuesday.CanadaApr 3
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Ottawa wants to tie access to $6B in new housing funds to fourplex approvalThe Liberals plan on including a $6-billion housing infrastructure fund in the upcoming budget and to access it, municipalities and provinces must allow fourplexes.CanadaApr 2
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‘It’s a time to step up’: Hamilton mayor insists housing crisis justifies vetoAfter Andrea Horwath's surprise announcement to advance a housing development with strong mayor powers, she defended the action insisting she was left with no choice.PoliticsMar 28
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Hamilton’s Horwath to use ‘strong mayor powers’ to develop housing over Stoney Creek parking lotsMayor Andrea Horwath is set to push through a housing initiative that will see the existence of a pair of much debated parking lots transformed into affordable housing.PoliticsMar 27
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