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City of Toronto releases 2021 Street Needs Assessment results and Homelessness Solutions Service Plan
The City of Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Division (SSHA) today released the results of Toronto’s fifth Street Needs Assessment (SNA) and the proposed Homelessness Solutions Service Plan. Responding to the SNA’s key findings, the Service Plan identifies six implementation priorities that support the City’s ongoing efforts to build and strengthen a responsive homelessness […]
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Homeless in Winnipeg aren’t sure where to turn for lodging – APTN News
Oct 14, 2021 People who have no place to call home are struggling to come up with a place to stay after a Winnipeg council bylaw prohibits them from living under, or near bridges. “It doesn’t rain under the bridge and it doesn’t snow under the bridge,” says Billy Rivers. “So a little bit of […]
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Solving Canada’s Dire Need for Safe and Affordable Housing
Our CEO Justin Marchand was interviewed by Bank of Montreal’s Dan Adams in the latest episode of their podcast Sustainability Leaders! This episode focused on the housing crisis facing Indigenous communities in Canada as well as individuals in rural and urban areas, and the critical role that OAHS plays in actively making a positive difference […]
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COVID-19 ER visits and hospitalizations on the rise among Alberta kids – CBC
A 14-year-old in Alberta died of COVID-19 on Oct. 7 Oct 13, 2021 A Calgary doctor says the emergency room at Alberta Children’s Hospital is treating more children for COVID-19 now than during any other wave of the pandemic. COVID-19 rates among five- to 11-year-olds, who are too young to be vaccinated, skyrocketed in September. […]
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New homes coming for Okanagan Indian Band members
Oct. 7, 2021 OKANAGAN INDIAN BAND RESERVE – A new housing development will support Okanagan Indian Band members to stay or return to their home community, as construction begins on 16 affordable, on-reserve rental homes. “Our government is proud to be working with the Okanagan Indian Band to help support their goal of increasing the […]
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Housing Summit held to advance development of the Yukon’s housing solutions
06/10/2021 The Government of Yukon met with housing sector representatives and community stakeholders at the Yukon Housing Summit 2021 on October 5 to 6 to identify solutions and actions that address the Yukon’s key housing pressures. The summit raised awareness about housing complexities and challenges unique to the territory and provided a platform to create […]
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The Daily Thursday, October 7, 2021
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, Properties sold in 2018 A new measure to evaluate housing affordability, the sale price-to-income ratio, is released today. For properties sold in 2018, the price-to-income ratio in British Columbia was more than double that in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and in British Columbia, the lowest-income earners purchased properties worth 18 […]
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Temagami FN: Housing Advisory Committee Call Out
October 6, 2021 Temagami First Nation is currently accepting applications for Committee Members of the Housing Advisory Committee. The objective of the Committee is to make formal recommendations to Council regarding the development and on-going review of the TFN Housing Policy, consult with the TFN membership and obtain their input, and overseeing the housing policy’s development […]
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City of Toronto: City Council to increase the supply of affordable and supportive housing and strengthen partnership with Indigenous communities
News Release October 1, 2021 Today, Toronto City Council supported implementing Phase Two of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) and establishing a new partnership with the Miziwe Biik Development Corporation to further the development of 5,200 affordable rental homes for the Indigenous community by Indigenous organizations. These two reports – approved this morning – were […]
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Indigenous student housing opens at UBCO this semester – KelownaNow
The Skeena Residence at University of British Columbia’s Okanagan (UBCO) Campus opened this semester to provide guaranteed housing for incoming Indigenous students. The building is six-stories, has 220 beds, lounges, informal study spaces, an activity room, laundry facilities and boosts the number of available beds by 28%. In 2019, UBCO reported that 6% of the […]
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