THUNDER BAY — The city's social services board is getting money it was promised by the province after it was cut earlier this year.
That money was cut by the federal government after both the provincial and federal governments disagreed over Ontario's affordable housing target numbers. "There's some indications in the media release that Ontario has agreed to some changes with Canada on how the funding will be utilized. There will be targets set with each service manager, including TBDSSAB, and it would appear, based on some of the language in the release, that possibly more of the money will be used towards new builds.Bradica said he's reached out for clarification on these details and wasn't provided with a timeline for a response.
"It's nice to hear that going into the summer . . . I'm cautiously optimistic that we will get the $4.2 million.""The board did approve a resolution at a previous board meeting to cover those from reserve fund should the funding not materialize for the year.