Nova Scotia’s Black Communities Housing Technical Centre
The Province of Nova Scotia announced on Monday that it will open a Black Communities Housing Technical Centre, staffed by...
New provincial loan program for non-profit housing organizations
The Province of Nova Scotia announced a new lending program for non-profits seeking to acquire existing affordable housing to add...
New opinion piece on non-profit and co-op housing in Planning Theory & Practice
The amazing Lisa Bates guested edited an issue of Journal of Planning Theory and Practice (Vol. 23, Issue 2) focusing...
Preservation of affordable units: 3H Properties
3H Properties is a relatively new and inexperienced developer with a presence in BC and Ontario. They are focusing on...
Hamilton’s fate didn’t need to be predetermined
Hamilton’s foray into LRT sadly takes the same track of many other cities that have not considered how to maintain...
Retaining affordability in transit corridors
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart has introduced quite a few initiatives to make housing in the city more affordable. According to...
Innovations in collaboration from the Calgary Affordable Housing Foundation
Today the Expert Community on Housing (CMHC) hosted a webinar on the Calgary Affordable Housing Foundation, which is a really...
Nova Scotia announces its Community Housing Growth Fund
Today the Province of Nova Scotia announced the creation of a $2.5 million growth fund for community housing, which includes...
Federal budget doubles down on affordable housing
Yesterday’s federal budget announced several new items to improve the affordable housing crisis in Canada, while spending less than predicted...
Lessons from the ECOH Rental Housing webinar
I’m live blogging today from a webinar on rental housing hosted by the Expert Community on Housing (ECOH) through Canada...
