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Housing Sunday Service & Letter Writing

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How to Write a Good Letter to a Politician, Wednesday Nov 30 1pm.  RSVP for Zoom link The Affordable Housing Team is grateful to the 30 people who stayed after the service Sunday to ask questions and learn more about affordable housing. One request was for some guidance on how to write a good letter … Read more

Let’s Shrink Our Holiday Footprint

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or is it? The seasonal holiday celebrations bring light to the darkest time of the year but there is an environmental impact. According to researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute the 3 days of Christmas celebrations on December 24th, 25th, and 26th account for 5.5% of our … Read more

Chronic Homelessness

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What the Government doesn’t know about Homelessness can Hurt In her recent report on chronic homelessness, federal Auditor General Karen Hogan reported the following: Infrastructure Canada spent $1.36 billion between 2019 and 2021 on preventing and reducing homelessness, but “did not know whether chronic homelessness and homelessness had increased or decreased since 2019 as a … Read more

Bill 23, Toronto Report

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The More Homes Built Faster Act, Bill 23 A Toronto report says BILL 23 will:  https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-230056.pdf says Bill 23 will  1) Reduce Municipal Revenues Needed to Fund Growth-Related Infrastructure  2) Diminish Housing Affordability and Rental Housing Replacement Protection  3) Erode Sustainable and Resilient Development Practices  4) Override Council’s Decisions on Official Plan Matters  5) Decrease … Read more