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Talking to Ottawa: Strategic Advocacy for Affordable Housing

A Home for the Housing Sector   The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association is the only national association which speaks for the full spectrum of affordable housing in Canada. Our base extends from coast to coast to coast with every province and territory...

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MNPHA opens it’s doors!

The new Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association (MNPHA) has opened its doors to build, support and strengthen the non-profit and affordable housing sector. After years of discussion and support from Manitoba Housing a Board of Directors has been put together to begin...

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Stephen Harper government lies to world on housing

By Charlie Smith   The federal government will have to answer to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva for its failure to keep its promises to the international community around housing. Michael Shapcott, director of affordable housing and social...

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Affordable student housing opens in South Point Douglas

Aboriginal students going to the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD) in South Point Douglas and their families have a new place to call home while they continue their studies.   Manitoba’s Housing and Community Development Minister Kerri...

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$5M Seniors Housing Development for Swan River

Construction will soon begin on a new seniors housing complex in Swan River, Manitoba after a sod turning ceremony on Sunday.   The $5 million provincial government-funded housing project will accommodate seniors, First Nation and Métis families.   The new...

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Speakers pitch low-cost housing ideas

Symposium brings together several stakeholder groups   Thousands of, basic, no-frill homes constructed by non-profit developers on donated land without any government financial support and owned by their residents, could be a viable solution to the lack of...

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Looking to rent in Manitoba? Your chances just got better

Manitoba’s rental vacancy rate has gone up, meaning it’s easier – a little – to find a place to rent.   The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says Manitoba’s rental market has gone from a 0.7 per cent vacancy rate to a 1.2 per cent vacancy rate, meaning...

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