Affordable Housing

Affordable housing: We want to ensure that the rising tide floats all boats, and that no one is left behind.'- Elizabeth Beader, CEO, North Hamilton Community Health Centre The effort to retain some of the traditional neighbourhood flavour is part of the reason he North Hamilton Community Health Centre commissioned a study of changes and challenges in the North End and Keith neighbourhoods, said Elizabeth Beader, CEO of the centre, according to CBC. Affordable housing is among the key issues identified in the report, being released Friday morning. A new waterfront development promises to bring 1,600 new condos, Bayfront Park has reinvigorated a former industrial site and the under-construction GO Station is often touted as a magnet for new businesses and homebuyers who may find the North End attractive for the first time. It was conducted by Sara Mayo at the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. Will Hamiltonians be left behind in the city housing boom Housing boom can help bring affluence to the inner city "We want to ensure that the rising tide floats all boats, and that no one is left behind," Beader said. The report profiles health risks, education and workforce issues and housing status for the neighbourhoods. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.