Edmonton's affordedible housing strategy

Council's on break so in Mack and Troy's last episode before the summer break, Duncan Kinney joins to talk about Edmonton's affordable housing strategy

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Duncan Kinney

• @duncankinney
• Progress Alberta

Holowach Tree

• A tree in downtown Edmonton needs a little love for its 100th birthday

Edmonton Ninja

• Meet Quinnja, Edmonton's elite ninja

Taste of Edmonton

• Taste of Edmonton hopes to reduce waits and waste with mobile tickets

Housing Definitions

• Spectrum of Housing
• CoE: Glossary of Housing Terms

Affordable Housing

• Affordable Housing Strategy
• Edmonton Housing Affordability Snapshot
• EndPoverty Edmonton: Affordable Housing

City Involvement in Affordable Housing

• History
• A Place to Call Home: Edmonton's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
• CoE Housing Programs
• homeEd
• Cornerstones

Shovel Ready

• Shovel Ready
• Feb. 25, 2019: Edmonton mayor asks province, Ottawa for $1.1B for affordable housing
• Mar. 15, 2019: Housing money falls short, Edmonton councillor says of provincial-federal offer

Slumtown

• CBC Podcasts: Slumtown

Beyond Edmonton

• Calgary Housing Company
• Calgary: 'I take no joy in this': Council approves $60-million in budget cuts, 115 job losses
• National Housing Strategy: A Place to Call Home

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