'A renaissance of home building': Winnipeg gets millions for housing, falls short of ask
CTV
Winnipeg has secured tens of millions of dollars of federal housing money including funds for affordable units.
Winnipeg has secured tens of millions of dollars of federal housing money including funds for affordable units.
Federal Liberal MPs were on hand for an announcement at Winnipeg City Hall including St. Boniface’s Dan Vandal.
"It's about governments coming together to make sure homes get built faster," said Vandal.
The city's share of the national pot is $122 million, to fast-track 3,100 new housing units over three years, with more than 900 of them being affordable housing.
This is all in an effort to tackle the housing crunch and homelessness crisis. Mayor Scott Gillingham said the money is important to ensure Winnipeg remains a liveable city.
“We're going to use these investments to try to spark a renaissance of home building across this city, and especially building of affordable home units throughout Winnipeg," said Gillingham.
But the amount is $70 million short of the $192 million the city applied for from the fund.
