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Repairs completed on Kenora affordable housing project

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:01:52 -0700

TORONTO, July 24 - NEWS The Government of Ontario and the Kenora District Services Board today celebrated the re-opening of Parkview Apartments, a 72-unit social housing project for low-income seniors in Kenora. The project received $1.5 million in provincial funding for urgent repairs. The project is located at 630 Park.....

Construction begins on affordable housing project in Owen Sound

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:46:31 -0700

OWEN SOUND, ON, July 11 - The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the County of Grey today celebrated the start of construction of Bluewater Ridge, an affordable housing project that will provide 37 rental units for low-income families and individuals under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. Larry Miller,.....

$5-MILLION INVESTMENT LAUNCHES SOLARBC

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:46:12 -0700

DAWSON CREEK – The Province is investing $5 million in the SolarBC program to encourage the installation of solar hot water heaters in homes, municipal buildings, schools, social housing and First Nations communities, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Richard Neufeld announced.

City meets to discuss poverty reduction: Two homeless men die just blocks away

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:57:23 -0700

Join us THURSDAY, July 17th, to protest the city’s refusal to address poverty in our community and to speak out against the recent deaths of two homeless men who died last week in our community.

DATE: THURSDAY, July 17, 2008
TIME: 11 AM
LOCATION: Queen and Sherbourne St.

On Monday, July 7, around supper time, Biniyam Selleshi, a young Ethiopian man in his mid- twenties was found dead in the Salvation Army Maxwell Meighen Hostel. On Thursday morning, July 10, Denis Bowen, 42, a native man known to many of us in the community, died outside a social housing building at 200 Sherbourne St.

Media Advisory - Celebration of Affordable Housing Construction in Grey County

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:01:02 -0700

OWEN SOUND, ON, July 10 - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will celebrate new affordable housing in Owen Sound. Media are invited to join Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development; Carol Mitchell, Member.....

New Measures Make Homeownership a Reality for Low-income Renters in Ontario

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:01:02 -0700

TORONTO, July 10 - NEWS It is now easier for Ontario families to buy a home and enter the housing market through new rules under the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Homeownership Program. The Government of Ontario has increased from $62,600 to $75,800 the maximum amount a household can earn to be eligible to receive int.....

Housing plan missing

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:30:00 -0700

Yet another report, this one from low-income people themselves, has blasted the federal government for failing to do enough to provide affordable housing in this country.

London celebrates new affordable housing

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:01:34 -0700

LONDON, ON, July 4 - The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and the City of London today celebrated the opening and start of construction of 97 new affordable rental units in three London projects. These projects are supported by over $4 million in funding through the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program. Dave Mac.....

Media Advisory - Affordable Housing Projects Open Doors in London

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:46:45 -0700

LONDON, ON, July 3 - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will celebrate new affordable housing in London. Media are invited to join Dave MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development; Chris Bentley, Member of Provincial Parliamen.....

Powerful historic report links housing rights to housing action

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:53:00 -0700

The Ontario Human Rights Commission, an independent agency that reports to the provincial Legislature, released a dynamic new report today called “Right at Home” that is both historic and ground-breaking. The report draws powerful links between international housing rights – which have been ratified by the Canadian government – and Ontario’s desperate crisis of housing insecurity and homelessness. Most importantly, it sets out a framework of action starting with a call for a national housing strategy (Canada is one of the few major countries in the world without a national housing strategy), then sets out a series of practical actions aimed at all levels of government, the Ontario government in particular, partners in the development of affordable housing, social housing providers, private-market housing providers, service providers and the Ontario Human Rights Commission itself.

PROVINCE FUNDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN VERNON

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:32:17 -0700

VERNON – A new $11.7-million development that will provide 40 units of affordable housing for Vernon families officially broke ground today with government and community partners on hand to celebrate.

Developer looks to turn historic building into affordable housing

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:18:52 -0700

Fredericton's Non-profit Housing Corp. is trying to acquire a 19th-century home in the city's downtown to use as affordable housing.

AFFORDABLE SENIORS’ HOUSING COMPLEX OPENS IN VICTORIA

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:46:10 -0700

VICTORIA – The Province and community partners are providing Victoria seniors with more affordable housing options with the opening of Parry Place, a new 21-unit assisted living development.

Construction begins on new affordable housing complex in Calgary

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:31:01 -0700

Individuals, families and children in Calgary are one step closer to more affordable housing following a sod-turning ceremony in the community of Hillhurst-Sunnyside.

The Brenda Strafford Foundation Affordable Housing Initiative will feature 83 two bedroom apartments of which 33 units are targeted to support women and families leaving domestic violence. The Calgary Housing Company currently provides 24 units of housing to Foundation clients. When the new project is complete, those units will be returned to Calgary’s affordable housing inventory.

Niagara region celebrates over $1.8 million in funding for affordable housing

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:06:30 -0700

THOROLD, ON, June 20 - The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the Region of Niagara today celebrated more than $1.8 million in funding for affordable housing in Niagara region. This funding will help create 26 new affordable rental units in two Niagara region projects. Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catha.....

June 2008 - Peterborough Community Legal Centre News

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Topics include preparing for Landlord Tenant Board hearings, provincial funding for dental care, changes to Canada Pension Plan, how to get housing inspection reports, alert about door-to-door sales, enforcing an order against your landlord, rights of social housing tenants, and Ontario Child Benefit facts.

/C O R R E C T I O N from Source - Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing/

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:46:20 -0700

In c5946, transmitted at 11:00e today, an error occurred in the Location. The address should have read "2201 St. David's Rd." Corrected copy follows: Media Advisory - Niagara Region to Receive Boost for Affordable Housing THOROLD, ON, June 19 - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will celebrate two new.....

Media Advisory - Niagara Region to Receive Boost for Affordable Housing

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:46:20 -0700

THOROLD, ON, June 19 - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will celebrate two new affordable housing projects in Niagara region. Media are invited to join Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, on behalf of the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development; Jim Bradley, Me.....

Downtown Eastside condo plan needs social housing, opponents say

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:40:46 -0700

A controversial condominium development on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside got the go-ahead last night from the city despite opposition from many in the community.

New affordable housing units open in Oxford County

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:45:24 -0700

WOODSTOCK, ON, June 17 - The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario and the County of Oxford today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of 12 new units at Homestead Christian Care's Blossom Park Supported Independent Living Apartments, an affordable housing project that provides rental units for lower.....