Housing for everyone creates thriving communities for all
Building healthy communities with housing for everyone, everywhere is essential to well-being and happiness of all of us.
Unhoused seniors say search for affordable housing in Metro Vancouver turns up 'nothing, nothing, nothing'
“Many seniors also experience hidden homelessness, where housing is temporary or insecure”
CBC News
Source: http://www.cbc.ca
This woman makes $67K a year. She's couch-surfing until she can find affordable housing
Teresa Chhina has been homeless since her affordable apartment burned down in March
CBC News
Source: http://www.cbc.ca
How long do Canadians in need have to wait for affordable housing? Depends where they live
Expect to wait at least 14 years for an affordable 1-bedroom in Toronto, 6 years in Montreal
CBC News
Source: http://www.cbc.ca
B.C. seniors face long waits for housing amid affordability crisis
A Musqueam elder who welcomed CTV News into his deteriorating home in late April has yet to move, saying he hasn’t been given options for a place to go that are adequate.
CTV News
Source: http://www.bc.ctvnews.ca
We’re in the midst of an affordable housing crisis
Throughout the Metro Vancouver region, rental homes have long waitlists—and households at all income levels are grappling with rising costs.
The Georgia Straight
Source: http://www.straight.com
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Essential workers priced out of housing near Sydney workplaces face even longer commutes
Teachers, nurses, social workers and emergency responders are already clustered in areas where housing is cheaper, data shows
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‘Unprecedented’ rental crisis may lead to essential worker exodus
The rental crisis is creating “punishingly long” commutes and making working in regional areas “untenable”, prompting warnings that essential workers will exit their professions.
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Vancouver council wants child-care spaces paired with housing for essential workers
Vancouver city councillors are trying to expedite the creation of new child care spaces in the city, combined with housing for essential workers.