Municipalities Newsletter

'As municipalities, we now have the difficult job of balancing the needs of people living in encampments — who deserve to be treated with empathy and respect — with the responsibility to ensure communities are safe and vibrant places for all residents'

The market and supply based affordable housing system is currently used by 223 rural municipalities in eastern and western Ontario

Greater Sudbury city council was unanimous in backing Ward 5 Coun. Mike Parent’s motion which asks city staff to advocate for senior levels of government to work with them in addressing the homelessness crisis

Housing minister blames high interest rates, carbon tax

The town’s short-lived hiring of a lobbying firm for help securing a provincial grant sparked a controversy that spilled over into Queen’s Park this spring

Premier Doug Ford promised to say 'yes to attainable housing' in 2022 election night victory speech

The Trillium revealed internal estimates that nearly a quarter-million people are homeless in Ontario

Chief June Black from Apitipi Anicinapek Nation said the legislation 'bulldozes over First Nations' lands and rights'

Director of Grey County Paramedic Services says 19 patients were moved out of the Durham hospital because there are no longer any in-patient beds there

The province’s shelter system is 97% full and tens of thousands of new supportive housing units are needed, according to a Housing Ministry document