JASON SETNYK
The Cornwall Public Library hosted an information session led by Olivia Leroux, Housing Projects Coordinator at United Way Centraide SDG, exploring the role of community housing in addressing the region’s affordability crisis.
“Community housing is a non-market solution that adds to the housing supply without affecting the existing market,” said Leroux, who explained the concept’s importance within the broader housing continuum, from supportive and social housing to market units.
Leroux emphasized that affordability is defined as spending no more than 30 per cent of one’s after-tax income on housing-something out of reach for many low-income and minimum wage earners. “The cost of living is $40,000 a year just to meet basic needs,” she said.
The session outlined how community housing strengthens neighbourhoods and offered advocacy strategies to attendees. “We can’t just invest in one or two housing types,” Leroux added. “A full range of solutions is needed.”
Attendees left with a deeper understanding of the challenges facing the housing sector, and how community-driven, innovative approaches can help close the affordability gap.
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