Markham Stouffville Review, December 2023
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4 MARKHAM STOUFFVILLE REVIEW COMMUNITY DECEMBER <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Affordable housing to be<br />
constructed in <strong>Stouffville</strong><br />
Downtown <strong>Stouffville</strong> will soon be<br />
home to its first family-focused affordable<br />
housing building.<br />
The Whitchurch-<strong>Stouffville</strong><br />
Community Housing Development project,<br />
located at 5676 Main St., will offer one-,<br />
two- and three-bedroom units to address<br />
the needs people from a range of economic<br />
backgrounds, including women and their<br />
children, families, seniors and those living<br />
alone.<br />
“Addressing housing affordability<br />
requires innovation solutions, collective<br />
action and the support of all levels of<br />
government,” says Whitchurch-<strong>Stouffville</strong><br />
Mayor Iain Lovatt, who also serves as<br />
Vice-Chair of Housing York. “Providing<br />
affordable housing options in downtown<br />
<strong>Stouffville</strong> is an excellent example of how<br />
all levels of government can come together<br />
to make a positive impact on our residents.”<br />
The 141-unit rental project is expected<br />
to be completed by summer 2024. It<br />
received $11.4 million in federal funding<br />
through the third round of the Rapid<br />
Housing Initiative, $7.5 million through<br />
the National Housing Co-Investment<br />
Fund and more than $13 million through<br />
the Investment in Affordable Housing<br />
Extension and the Ontario Priorities<br />
Housing Initiative, including $2 million<br />
in administrative funding. York Region is<br />
providing more than $16 million in capital<br />
investment.<br />
“Investing in housing makes a<br />
significant difference in the lives of<br />
Canadians and their communities,” says<br />
<strong>Markham</strong>-<strong>Stouffville</strong> MP Helena Jaczek.<br />
“Housing is a foundation for Canadians<br />
to build better lives for themselves. These<br />
types of investments will bring about<br />
positive change in communities across<br />
Canada, including right here in Whitchurch-<br />
<strong>Stouffville</strong>.”<br />
The governments also announced<br />
a second project, Inn from the Cold<br />
Transitional Housing on Yonge Street in<br />
Newmarket. The three-storey building<br />
with 44 beds for both emergency and<br />
transitional housing will provide housing<br />
for the community’s most vulnerable and is<br />
expected to be complete by fall 2024.
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