Jennifer Wallace

The Case for Co-ops, Tuesday March 15 7 p.m. on Zoom Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, in talking about increasing the supply of rental housing, recently said, “I think now is the time for new energy in the building of co-ops.” Yes! New energy and, we hope, new money in this spring’s federal budget.  Co-operative … Read more

Affordable Housing Team co-chair Bill Johnston was quoted in a recent article in the Dundas Star News on how the pandemic has affected seniors’ housing options. He provided some of the statistics in the report as well. Click here to read the article:  https://www.thestar.com/local-dundas/news/2022/02/23/our-changed-world-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-may-change-seniors-housing.html?itm_source=parsely-api 

Join a letter campaign to stop renovictions at 309 Strathearne, Hamilton ACORN Hamilton is asking for people to take a few seconds to add their name to an emailed letter to the landlord at 309 Strathearne, who is trying to evict tenants from his affordable rental building so he can renovate and then increase the … Read more

The housing policies we need in Ontario Ontario for All is hosting a panel on the housing policies Ontario needs from its next government: March 7, 2:30-4 p.m. Representatives from the Co-operative Housing Federation, Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness, Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, Mainstay Housing, and the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario will … Read more

Inclusionary zoning in Hamilton  Through inclusionary zoning, cities can require residential developers building along major transit routes to make a percentage of their units “affordable.” Join a conversation with Environment Hamilton, ACORN Hamilton and the Hamilton Community Benefits Network on how to make inclusionary zoning work for Hamiltonians on March 10, 6:30 p.m, on Zoom. You … Read more