Surplus Land

• Metrolinx has sold 8 land parcels since March 2021, none went to affordable housing

  The province has announced controversial measures to tackle Ontario's housing crisis, but public land sold by Metrolinx has not gone to the affordable housing cause.

  Politics

  Nov 24, 2022
  
• Controversial housing program to be reviewed by City of Edmonton

  The First Place Program develops townhouses on green spaces that had previously been declared surplus by school boards. Residents have previously expressed concern about the loss of sports fields.

  Politics

  Sep 9, 2018
  
• Advertisement
• City land sale to boost supply of affordable housing in Calgary

  The City of Calgary is selling seven pieces of land at below market value in an attempt to spur interest to build more affordable housing units.

  Jul 5, 2017
• Advertisement
• Frustrations mount over townhouse project in Edmonton’s Twin Brooks neighbourhood

  Angry residents filled a west Edmonton open house Saturday to vent about an affordable housing program slated to be built in Twin Brooks.

  Environment

  Dec 3, 2016
• Residents band together to save a beloved a green space in southwest Edmonton

  Dozens of Haddow Park residents joined a rally Saturday afternoon to stop a proposed development on a beloved green space.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2016