The announcement Tuesday morning includes five projects with a mix of units across the city. It took place at 289 Carling Ave., which is a site being developed by the John Howard Society.
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, was joined by Ontario Associate Minister of Housing Michael Parsa, Ottawa Centre MP Yasir Naqvi and Capital Ward Coun. Shawn Menard to announce the funding, part of the federal government's National Housing Strategy. "Thanks to today’s announcement, more individuals and families in Ottawa will now have access to deeply affordable homes," Hussen said.
The non-profit John Howard Society is planning to build a six-storey building at 289 Carling Ave. that would include 40 supportive housing units at the site. The building will also contain “office space, building administration and services such as education and counselling,”The 40 bachelor units will be meant for individuals who require supportive housing, largely people who are chronically homeless, meaning they’ve been living without stable accommodation for six months or more.
Yasir_Naqvi Quit spending my taxpayers money. You liberals are crooks
So the taxpayers will house 270 ppl and another 270 will arrive asking for their housing. This is no solution.
None of them gear to income which people assume, none of them fully accessible!
'Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion' F'kin Clown World.
Useless 🤡 the feds are.
How many more election style promises do you have ready to serve up this week to make JustinTrudeau look good!
I don't think the Liberals know what the meaning of affordable means but ok...
Affordable housing initiatives must have guidelines on who would be allowed to buy them such as maximum income thresholds, no investors, can not be quickly resold for large profit, guidelines to ensure they will always be affordable, etc., otherwise it is a futile initiative.
Probably for Turds immigrants eh
Is this just a rehash of a previous a announcement to make PMJT more user friendly?... 494 Lisgar was announced 2 years ago and is currently under construction ..
Hope it’s based on the 15 minute model
Affordable? For who? The affluent individual? Haha what a farce
$300K per unit? ottnews
ALL projects like these should have a group specifically for DIRECT oversight! To monitor ALL expenditures!! To ensure that there is NO back scratching and outlandish expenditures!
Sire, sure, sure. Just like clean drinking water on the reserves. Promises, promises..........