Council approves investment plan for affordable housing
(WorldNews Environment)

City Council today approved an investment plan for the City`s $15-million affordable housing contribution, approved in Budget 2019 and the recently announced $17.7-million federal/provincial investment to address housing affordability under the new Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative. The combined funding promises more than $32 million for the development of affordable housing in Ottawa over the next three years. Council received a report highlighting accomplishments under the City`s previous energy conservation plan. Since 2015, the City has reduced its total corporate energy use by 6.7 per cent, despite the number and size of City facilities growing by five per cent. The report also...