Austin Family Commons and Sir Paul Martin Estates opened their doors to their first residents in January. Located in Point Douglas, the 19-unit Austin Family Complex features mostly three and four bedroom units with two of them being fully accessible. About 10 percent...
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A British solution to meeting a housing shortage
Early in January, the British government announced plans to build 17 new towns and villages as a means to address a housing shortage in the U.K. These new places along with previously announced garden community developments will add 200,000 units to the housing stock....
Manitoba Housing Tenants Survey – Deadline Extended
Attention MNPHA members who fall under the umbrella of Manitoba Housing. Input from your tenants is being requested by the Province as it works to develop a new provincial housing strategy. An online survey is available for Manitoba Housing tenants. It will take...
Live on Facebook: Minister Duclos to discuss results of Let’s Talk Housing consultation
On National Housing Day, Minister Jean-Yves Duclos will share “What We Heard” from Canadians via Facebook Live. Visit CMHC’s Facebook page on November 22 at 10 AM Central Time to join the conversation or download the full report on LetsTalkHousing.ca
Spirit of Housing Award Recipients 2016
MNPHA is pleased to announce this year's recipients of Spirit of Housing Awards. We're proud of our members. We know you're proud of each other, and we thank everyone who submitted a nomination for this year's awards. Spirit of Achievement Award This award honours...
B.C. Government to Invest in Affordable Housing
The government of British Columbia has announced plans to make the largest investment in rental housing in the history of the province. The goal is to build 2,900 rental units over the next three years at a cost of $500 million. Funding for this project will come from...
Let’s Talk Housing – Make Your Voice Count
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for CMHC officially launched the National Housing Strategy consultations in June as the next step toward establishing a vision for housing in...
Rental Housing Improvement Program – New Information Session Dates Announced
Manitoba Housing is now accepting applications from landlords to repair low-income rental housing units in Manitoba. Qualifying landlords may receive up to $29,000 for repairs needed to improve the health and safety of each self-contained rental housing unit, or those...
Winnipeg Housing Co-op accesses $9.3 million in financing
Village Canadien Housing Co-op in Winnipeg announced today that it has secured a $9.3 million mortgage with Assiniboine Credit Union, allowing the co-op to repair and retrofit 150 homes for low and moderate income Manitobans originally built in 1976. The new loan will...
Youth Homelessness Projects Seeks Feedback
Want to learn more about what is happening to address youth homelessness in Winnipeg? Plan to attend a drop-in open house Thursday, September 15 at Resource Assistance for Youth, 125 Sherbrook Street. There are two sessions. Community and government stakeholders are...