non-profit housing

Co-op housing could help solve Canada’s affordability crisis, advocates say

By:Building .caPosted: May 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Ayanna Inniss believes the co-op movement could be part of the solution to this country’s housing affordability crisis. The Edmonton-area woman still remembers the “soul destroying” experience of looking for affordable housing 20 years ago,[...]

Housing minister, municipal governments at odds over B.C. housing supply report

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 25th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

VANCOUVER – A municipal government report that says British Columbia is building enough homes to match the province’s population growth has drawn sharp criticism from the housing minister. The Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) report[...]

Repurposing property could help ease housing dilemma

By:Building .caPosted: Mar 9th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

THE CHATHAM VOICE A partnership between Chatham-Kent and Hope Haven to create an overnight shelter is but one of the local efforts aimed at addressing a growing homelessness problem. There’s also ongoing behind-the-scenes work aimed[...]

Feds give co operative housing providers extra help to ease rental costs

By:Building .caPosted: Jan 14th, 2022In: ConstructionNews

Toronto housing co-operative ’60 Richmond East Housing Co-op’ is an urban in-fill project that incorporates a dynamic building program and LEED initiatives, designed by Teeple Architects Inc.. (Photo: by Shai Gil via TeepleArch.com) OTTAWA –[...]

N.S. needs bigger push to remedy decades of neglect in non profit housing: study

By:Building .caPosted: May 27th, 2021In: ConstructionNews

HALIFAX – A new report says Nova Scotia needs a major push to create publicly funded, non-profit housing to make up for over 25 years of lost ground. The Nova Scotia office of the Canadian[...]