Ottawa ACORN is a local and national community organization of low and moderate-income people. ACORN work on a variety of issues such as affordable and livable housing, predatory lending, the digital…
CNOY 2023 Tomorrow evening I’ll be joining walkers in Westboro who will be walking 2km and 5km in support of Cornerstone Housing – housing and support for women and gender-diverse people.…
This week Planning and Housing Committee approved its draft budget for 2023, which includes $82.5 million in operating funding and $20.1 million in capital funding related to planning. This includes…
The City’s Planning and Housing Committee met this past week where members recommended approval of a revised timeframe for developing a new Zoning By-law for Ottawa. Under the revised timelines,…
Anti-Displacement motion passes to help work towards preventing “renovictions” This week has seen some progress in taking action on housing affordability. At a joint meeting between the City’s Planning Committee…
On June 9 the City’s Planning Committee approved a spending plan for more than $33.7 million – in part to create new affordable housing through partnerships with housing providers, and in part…
On Thursday, March 10, the Planning Committee approved the City’s response to a report by the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force aimed at quickly increasing the supply of housing in…
Work being done in Bay Ward Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) communities. Britannia Woods (Ritchie) Summary New Speed bumps to be installed around perimeter of community – completed Asphalt upgrades –…
On Tuesday, February 1, the City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee approved the transfer of land at 3380 Jockvale Road to the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) to build affordable…
Cornerstone Housing for Women helps over 230 women every day and nearly six hundred women each year transform their lives from crisis to hope, housing, and healing. Their shelter is…