Affordable apartments units in a new project in Winnipeg’s Exchange District will now cost even less after a funding commitment from the Manitoba government.
A low-income West End apartment building that was plagued with problems is now up for sale months after residents were forced out due to failed safety inspections, but housing advocates worry it could mean even fewer spots for those who desperately need them.
Manitoba housing advocates say they are disappointed the NDP government is scaling back a commitment made by the Progressive Conservatives to create 700 new social housing units.