More financial help from the federal government aimed at tackling London’s housing crisis. Local MPs were joined by Mayor Josh Morgan and a number of business and non-profit representatives on Thursday to announce more than $89 million in affordable housing initiatives across the city. The announcement was made at Zerin Place on Clarke, a 65-unit supportive housing building, which received $11 million in funding.
“I’m on disability. I got some disabilities and, that’s how I got in here, ‘cause I couldn’t afford regular rent. I didn’t have a place to go really,” explained tenant Jackie Brown, who was among the first to move into Zerin Place on Clarke when it first opened in the fall of 2021.
Tenant James Tot, who uses a wheelchair to get around, said the building is both accessible and affordable. “It gives me independence. They have stores right next door,” said Tot.
The $89 million in funding will help in building 245 new homes, and repair 393 homes. Here is the breakdown: (Source: dontree_m/iStock/Getty Images, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) “We have to call it what it is. It’s not just a challenge, it’s a crisis that we see in our community and communities across the country,” said London North Centre MP, Peter Fragiskatos, who also serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
“We’ve got to focus on the continuum. All the way from those who are on the streets, to those who are ha.
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