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Keeping Winnipeg Affordable: Exploring the potential for inclusionary housing in a slow-growth city
December 11, 2018 | Authored by: Lissie Rappaport
In Winnipeg, there is a need for more affordable housing, as 21 percent of households (64,065 households) are living in unaffordable housing—according to CMHC’s definition of spending more than 30 percent of income on shelter. Additionally, there are a …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Living in the City: Documenting the Lived Experiences of the Island Lake Anishininew People
August 15, 2018 | Authored by: Leah McDonnell, Josie Lavoie, Andy Wood, Derek Kornelson, Jaime Cidro, Linda Manoakeesick
For both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples living in rural and remote areas, accessing diagnostic health services and treatment often requires traveling long distances, and in some cases, relocating to an urban centre for a few weeks or month …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Fast Facts: Subsidized Housing With Supports Needs More Support
March 1, 2018 | Authored by: Jess Klassen
Stable and affordable housing is a central component in improving people’s quality of life. In light of a severe housing shortage facing low-income renters, it is clear that Manitoba has work to do to ensure that all citizens have access to a warm and …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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“Here We’re At Home”: The WestEnd Commons Model of Subsidized Housing With Supports
March 1, 2018 | Authored by: Jess Klassen
In the context of a severe housing shortage facing low-income renters in Winnipeg and across Canada, WestEnd Commons is an innovative project that includes a 26-unit social and affordable housing complex in a low-income neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s in …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Fast Facts: Public housing plays an essential role in Manitoba’s housing system
January 29, 2018 | Authored by: Sarah Cooper
Public housing plays an essential role in Manitoba’s housing system. It provides a specific form of housing: housing that has been removed from the market by focusing on its use as a home, rather than on its potential for financial gain, in order to ma …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
