Tag: affordable housing
Aging Anglican church may be razed to make way for affordable housing
An Anglican church site in London may be converted to affordable housing as the local diocese calls for proposals to build homes, even if it means tearing down the place of worship. The Anglican Diocese of Huron is putting out a call to redevelop Holy Trinity St. Stephen’s Memorial Anglican Church at 727 Southdale Rd., […]
New housing complex with affordable units helps fill rural housing gap
Though cities tend to have the greatest need for affordable housing, rural areas, such as Plattsville in Oxford County, also are feeling the pinch. Addressing the need for more affordable homes within its borders, Oxford County is celebrating the opening of Ingrid’s Place, a 30-unit housing complex for seniors featuring 22 units designated as affordable, […]
Downtown London office building to be turned into affordable housing
A downtown London office building will be converted to apartments in an alliance that will see a developer work with an affordable housing agency and the Anglican diocese.
Baranyai: In rural areas, affordable housing, transit inter-dependent
Poverty affects Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
A lesson in land buying: Old schools, new life as redeveloped properties
London city hall has purchased the former Fairmont elementary school, closed by the Thames Valley District school board in 2022, for $5.96 million. It is one of several closed schools that have been purchased and found new life in recent years. Reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the process and how it came to […]