Social Housing
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B.C. funding $11M in skills training for SRO hotel residentsThe B.C. government says it's providing $11 million to a non-profit in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aimed at training and empowering tenants of single-room occupancy hotels.EconomyMay 18
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How 8 Ontario cities have little to show for $2.6M social housing softwareIn 2011, London acted as the lead of eight municipalities to develop custom social housing software. As of 2023, the software is only partially rolled out in two of them.PoliticsMay 4
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Halifax deputy mayor calls on province for new public housing, none since 1995Halifax Deputy Mayor Sam Austin took to twitter Tuesday, commenting on the provincial government's lack of social housing in the new budget.CanadaApr 12
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Reopened SRO, newly-purchased building to offer 200 units of Vancouver social housing: MinistryThe province says a restored fire-damaged SRO and a newly-purchased building near South Granville will provide 200 units of social and supportive housing in Vancouver by next fall.CanadaApr 11
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‘It is shameful’: Large crowd demands more housing legislation in Nova ScotiaProtestors rallied in front of Province House Wednesday, voicing their demands for housing legislation changes by the Nova Scotia government.PoliticsApr 5
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Red tape delays construction of Vancouver detox, social housing project approved 4 years agoThe concerns come as the BC Coroners Service reports nearly seven people died per day of suspected illicit drug overdoses in January.HealthMar 7
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Quebec’s social housing stock is crumbling as repair costs rise, tenant group saysA tenant group said Monday that the number of housing units in poor or very poor condition has risen 39 per cent in the last two years.CanadaFeb 27
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Social housing advocates say Quebec needs to invest more to lift province out of housing crisisSocial housing advocates are calling on the Legault government to invest more money to lift the province out of a housing crisis.CanadaFeb 21
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‘We can do it today’: Manitoba has resources to address shocking child poverty rate, advocates sayAt least 20 per cent of Manitoban children live in poverty, according to a new report, but stakeholders and opposition leaders argue the province has the resources to combat this.CanadaFeb 15
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Affordable housing project in Saint John, N.B. receives $16MThe Wellington consists of 24 affordable housing units and 23 units priced at the market rate. Construction is expected to finish in the spring.CanadaDec 21, 2022
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