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OTTAWA, ON, May 14, 2021 /CNW/ - In communities across the country, Canadians are experiencing the impacts of climate change. The Government of Canada is investing in lowering emissions and increasing the resiliency of communities to create good, middle-class jobs and build Canada s clean energy future.
Today, the Honourable Seamus O Regan Jr., the Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Catherine McKenna, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, announced that the Ottawa Community Foundation is launching the Ottawa Climate Action Fund (OCAF) as a member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network.
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TORONTO, May 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada s recovery for regions across the country, including right here in Toronto.
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), alongside Kirsty Duncan, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North, John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, and Ana Bailão, Deputy Mayor of Toronto, announced details of an approximately $30.5 million investment through the Major Cities Stream of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) for the immediate construction of approximately 113 affordable homes.
“I thought it was a really great AGM,” association president Gord Curran said in an interview Monday.
“There was lots of great discussion on a lot of levels about things that are important to us.”
Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn, Grand Chief Peter Johnston of the Council of Yukon First Nations, and Garth Frizzell, the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, also participated in the meeting.
Johnson was involved in the discussion around the importance of collaboration between Yukon communities and First Nations, Curran pointed out.
“It was just a general discussion but a very optimistic one about how we have to work together,” he said.