"The city says it wants to strike a balance between managing its current realities and increasing investments to priority areas. We ask the Ottawa chapter of the Alliance to End Homelessness how they fared in terms of housing."
Article: Ottawa Citizen, July 18, 2024
Deachman: Sprung structures aren't the best solution for temporary housing, but they may be the best for now
"The addition of 423 new shelter and transitional housing beds in the Physical Distance Centres to increase capacity through the winter months is a short-term fix that fails to meet the needs of vulnerable individuals,” Meg McCallum, interim executive director of the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa, wrote in a letter to council last month."
Author: Bruce Deachman
Article: Ottawa Citizen, April 10, 2024
City of Ottawa to prepare plan for affordable rental funding from federal government
"The City of Ottawa’s housing and planning committee has asked staff to get its ducks in a row to get a share in a $1.5-billion federal non-profit housing fund."
Author: Joanne Laucius
Op-Ed: Ottawa Citizen, March 4, 2024
'Managing' homelessness won't end it
"The 'Housing First' model is a proven, cheaper alternative to impermanent shelters. If you’re a human being, you’re ready to be housed."
Author: Kaite Burkholder Harris
Radio: City News Ottawa, February 16th, 2023
The Sam Laprade Show: The Municipal Budget
"This is increasingly a story of two working people, in a household, who can not afford the skyrocketing price of rent. And it''s because we have a rental market and a housing market that's dominated by investors."
Reporter: Sam Laprade
Article: CBC, February 15th 2023
Advocates push City to boost $15M affordable housing budget
"As the meeting began, both Kaite Burkholder Harris of the Alliance to End Homelessness and Valerie Wright of the Council on Aging of Ottawa had urged the committee to double the city's capital spending to $30 million."
Reporter: Kate Porter
Article: Ottawa Citizen, January 23rd, 2023
Opinion: How the city of Ottawa can boost non-profit housing now
"In Canada, one in four homeowners owns multiple properties. To truly tackle the housing crisis, we desperately need more affordable, purpose-built supply."
Author: Kaite Burkholder Harris
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