Three housing projects owned and operated by the Kenora District Services Board will receive over four-point-two million dollars.
The money is shared between the provincial and federal governments.
The Services Board is building new senior housing complexes in Dryden and Kenora.
It is also constructing a six-unit supportive housing project in Kenora.
Pinewood Place is a 40-unit senior’s complex, located on Arthur Street in Dryden.
Funding includes $711,824 from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI) and $295,200 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).
Home of My Own, a 6-unit supportive housing project located on Fourth Street North in Kenora, is getting over $1.1 million through the federal government’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI3), $52,500 through the federal government’s Seed Funding program, $819,378 from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI) and $233,142 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).
Kenora Supportive Seniors, a 56-unit senior’s complex located on Eighth Street South in Kenora, sees funding of $781,550 from the Canada – Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI) and $269,400 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).
“The three projects announced today will bring more affordable homes in Northwestern Ontario,” says Sean Fraser, federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
“We are thankful for the opportunity to align this funding partnership with the two levels of government to continue to achieve our housing needs and begin to address our housing deficit. We hope these partnerships will continue as we embark on dealing with our housing crisis,” states Kenora Mayor Andrew Poirier.
“The collaborative funding between the federal and provincial governments aided in the financing of the building of Pinewood Place in Dryden and will truly support and empower seniors and elders to age in place with the many amenities such as a commercial kitchen, assisted bathing room and barrier-free suites,” says Dryden Mayor Jack Harrison.
Pinewood Place and Kenora Supportive Seniors projects received a combined $28 million in federal funding announced in August.
