Glenco
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Build it and they will come
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policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Greenspace
Senior Member
Edmonton sees record increase in frostbite amputations, despite innovative treatment
IanO
Superstar
Affordable Housing Grant Funding Now Available
The City of Edmonton is offering up to $23.5 million in grants for affordable housing providers to accelerate development in 2026. The Affordable Housing Investment Program is the City’s flagship affordable housing program, providing grants for the construction of new developments and the repair of existing units. The next round of grants is now open until March 6, 2026 to non-profit and private sector developers interested in developing affordable housing in 2026.
The grant provides funding through two streams:
The City of Edmonton is offering up to $23.5 million in grants for affordable housing providers to accelerate development in 2026. The Affordable Housing Investment Program is the City’s flagship affordable housing program, providing grants for the construction of new developments and the repair of existing units. The next round of grants is now open until March 6, 2026 to non-profit and private sector developers interested in developing affordable housing in 2026.
The grant provides funding through two streams:
- General stream: covers up to 25 per cent of the total capital costs of newly constructed or rehabilitated affordable housing developments.
- Indigenous housing stream: Assists Indigenous organizations pursuing affordable housing development and covers up to 25 per cent of the capital costs of newly constructed or rehabilitated affordable housing developments and up to 40 per cent for developments that exceed specific affordability, energy efficiency and unit size criteria.
The_Cat
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degrandprix
Active Member
It's literally in the middle of an industrial area and people are still complaining, my god..
The_Cat
Senior Member
As much as I’d like to see homelessness be reduced, I think that other centres shouldn’t be sending their homeless to Edmonton.
MacLac
Senior Member
Wait what?! Red Deer is sending their homeless to us?
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Medicine Hat has also done this in the past. And the buses leaving the Red Deer prison drop off people here instead of in Red Deer.
ADob
Active Member
Oh FFS, do we even have hope then?
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Changes from the GoA to treatment practices have the highest potential for impact, and while the UCP will likely run on a platform of galvanizing rural voters, it's possible that they are holding that chip to attempt to sway the major metros. The City is also putting in a lot of work.