Author: Nancy Testar
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Launch of report on how Canadian cities are creating affordable rental housing
This research turned to ten other Canadian cities to ask how municipal housing departments supported the creation of affordable rental housing, and…
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Want to fix the housing crisis? Give young people the right to a low-cost home
Interesting read: Article by Sonia Sodha in The Guardian
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CCPA Manitoba releases report “KPMG Sends Manitoba Housing Down a Dead End”
The Manitoba Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released a report written by Doug Smith that looks at…
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Winnipeg Housing Needs Assessment released
The Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development, Heritage and Downtown Development will receive a 236-page report by the University of Winnipeg’s…
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Research Report on MB’s Rent Assist program
Authors Sarah Cooper, Jesse Hajer, and Shayna Plout have written a research report on Rent Assist in Manitoba “Assisting Renters – Manitoba’s…
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Housing Stability Crucial During COVID-19 Crisis
In a recent article in the Winnipeg Free Press, Sarah Cooper and Shauna MacKinnon, both members of the Right to Housing Coalition,…
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Winnipeg Free Press coverage of R2H housing forum
The Right to Housing Coalition hosted a community forum on February 18th to discuss the current state of and solutions for affordable…
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MB Dept of Families issues 12 month action plan
On January 17, 2020 Families Department Minister released a 12 month action plan that outlines 10 priority areas including housing.
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Manitoba’s social housing plans follow failed examples says R2H
Read Kirsten Bernas and Shauna MacKinnon’s article regarding the sale and transfer of social housing units by Manitoba Housing. Kirsten Bernas is the…
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Sale of Manitoba Housing Units – CBC report
CBC Manitoba news report indicates the Province has sold off 94 Manitoba Housing properties since 2016. Read here
