Edmonton Supportive Housing

• Residents caught off guard by homeless housing trailers in central Edmonton neighbourhood

  Several modular trailers have been set up beside the former Sands Hotel, just off Fort Road, where NiGiNan Housing Ventures is creating permanent supportive housing.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2023
  
• Edmonton celebrates completion of supportive housing project, 4 more on the way

  Construction is complete on a new supportive housing project in south Edmonton, and the city says it's the first of five projects that will be completed in the next several weeks. 

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2022
  
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• Adding supportive housing to new fire station in southeast Edmonton under consideration

  Edmonton is considering adding supportive and affordable housing units to a new southeast Edmonton fire station as one way to increase units in the city.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2022
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• Edmonton’s Coliseum Inn could be converted into permanent affordable housing in $18M plan

  Another old hotel is offering new options to some of the city's most vulnerable. Councillors are considering turning the Coliseum Inn into 98 permanent affordable housing units.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2022
• Renovations underway to convert 2 former Edmonton hotels into affordable housing units

  Construction is underway to convert two former Edmonton hotels into permanent affordable housing units for the city's most vulnerable.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2022
• 247 supportive, seniors’ housing units receive full federal funding as Edmonton mayor calls on province to step up

  The construction of more than 200 supportive and seniors' housing units at six sites across Edmonton is now fully funded and expected to be complete by this time next year.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Edmonton to receive $17M in federal dollars for new housing

  The City of Edmonton is among more than a dozen communities across Canada to get an immediate cash infusion to address supportive housing needs.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2020
• Edmonton mayor asks province for $17M in annual funding for supportive housing services

  Mayor Don Iveson has asked Premier Jason Kenney to commit $17.4 million in annual operating funding to offset the cost of rent supplements and on-site health and social services for the 600 units of new supportive housing.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020
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• Edmonton part of national call to repurpose hotels, motels to address homelessness before winter

  Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson said the city is calling on the federal government for support to "quickly acquire" existing locations like hotels and motels in order to address homelessness in cities across Canada before winter arrives.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2020
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• Edmonton councillor turning to business community instead of province for housing help

  Coun. Scott McKeen plans on bringing together land developers, builders, private financing folks and others to build supportive housing after Edmonton was turned down by the province.

  Health

  May 11, 2020