Waterloo to transfer city-owned lands to build more than 1,000 affordable homes | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-habitat-affordable-housing-project-city-owned-lands-1.7571752
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yardratianSoma@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
that's awesome, non-profit organizations will treat tenants with far more respect than corporate landlords who are only focused on maximizing profit!
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Fuck "affordable housing", we need social housing and public services.
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
I have to say, I do love the location. Access to natural environments, public facilities, commercial services, and transit, plus it will totally cheese off the assholes who bought those mcmansions along the river.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
City owned or publically owned?
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
pfff of course not. The Region and municipalities don't dirty their hands with such things. They spend a pittance to contract out to The Working Centre and other NGOs (some for-profit). The Fine Article says: "Waterloo, Ont., is transferring a large parcel of land to Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region and Build Now: Waterloo Region"