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Hundreds of new affordable rental homes coming to B.C.
Dec. 2, 2020 VICTORIA – More than 600 new affordable rental homes are on the way for people with low- to-moderate incomes through the Building BC: Community Housing Fund. “These projects will mean new, affordable homes for a wide range of people – from seniors on fixed incomes to growing families and people with disabilities,” […]
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Fall Economic Statement: A Disappointment for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Sector – CHRA
December 2, 2020 While the main focus of the FES was to account for COVID related accumulated expenditures to date and to set out a framework for a recovery phase, it was also expected to identify some planned initiatives and new spending in the housing and homeless area. It did not. In a brief section […]
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Housing plan creates 20-year blueprint to solve issues in Nibinamik First Nation – CBC
Dec 02, 2020 One remote community in northwestern Ontario says it has the blueprint it needs, to solve its long standing housing issues. Nibinamik First Nation, about 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, has an on-reserve population of about 400 people. Housing is in short supply, and many of the homes in the community are […]
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NT Government: Community Housing Support Creating More Affordable Housing
December 2, 2020 The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) created the Community Housing Support program to support Indigenous and Community Governments to implement and innovative, community-driven housing projects. More affordable housing continues to be developed through the Community Housing Support program in partnership with communities. Today, the Minister Responsible for NWTHC, Paulie Chinna, is pleased […]
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Renovated Fort Providence Seniors Complex Opens
Enabling seniors to age in place with dignity is a priority for the 19th legislative Assembly. Today, Paulie Chinna, Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation announced the completion of renovations to the Deh Gáh Got’ıe Koe Seniors complex in Fort Providence. The centre is comprised of three buildings, a main building which are […]
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MKO: Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness in Thompson, Manitoba
Dec 1, 2020 To view this post in a PDF format, please click here. To view this post in a JPG format, please click here for page 1, and here for page 2. This following information provides resources that people experiencing homelessness in Thompson can access free of charge. Please note that the Canadian Mental […]
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Squamish Nation Housing Report
We are pleased to share a report on the Nation’s new housing-related initiatives: Bringing Our People Home: Squamish Nation Approves New Initiatives for Housing. The report outlines the actions the Squamish Nation has taken over the past year to bring our people home, including: • Developing a Squamish nation non-profit housing developer and provider • […]
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Media advisory – Finally! A shelter for homeless women 24/7 in the West End of Downtown Montreal
MONTREAL, Nov. 30, 2020 – Starting tomorrow, December 1, homeless women in the western downtown sector of Montreal will finally have access to a shelter open 24 hours a day, until March 31, 2021. Chez Doris, typically a day shelter for all women in difficulty, will open its doors day and night to meet the […]
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$18.4 million to support the building of three housing centres for Indigenous students
QUÉBEC CITY, Nov. 27, 2020 – In an effort to improve access to education for First Nations students, Danielle McCann, Minister of Higher Education, and Ian Lafrenière, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs, have announced that $18.4 million in financial assistance will be granted to the Société immobilière of the Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du […]
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Student Perspectives: Medical student Adrean Angles on sustainable housing – Schulich
“Our health is deeply tied to our living situation,” said Adrean Angles, MPH’15, Medicine Class of 2023. “Sustainable housing means taking control of one’s own living situation and offers a sense of freedom.” Angles converted a tobacco kiln into a 400-square-foot, off-grid home on Oneida Nation of the Thames. The home has two, 1,000-litre water […]
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