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Niagara Conservatives reflect on federal housing minister’s local funding announcement

Earlier this week, federal Liberal housing minister Sean Fraser visited Southern Ontario. As he participated in local events, he attempted to defend the initiatives of the Trudeau government in improving housing accessibility and affordability. One of Fraser’s stops was to Club Roma, in St. Catharines, where he took questions from residents who shared the community’s infrastructure struggles, as well as their own personal stories of hardship.

Throughout his tour to the area, Fraser argued that there is no single solution to solving the housing crisis, which he suggested has been caused by a combination of market-based realities, as well as inaction on the part of provincial governments. Fraser capped his multi day excursion in Hamilton, where he announced $97 million in new funding, which he said would assist in constructing and repairing a combined total of 8,600 homes in Niagara ($43,718,135), Hamilton ($24,731,924) and Halton ($2,246,659).

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Pelham council approves controversial new subdivision in Fonthill

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The Pelham Town Council has reluctantly given its go-ahead to the construction of a new subdivision on Canboro Road in Fonthill, voting 4-3 in favour of amending the zoning bylaw, effectively tapping the land for residential use for single detached lots, and replacing its previous designation as an apartment dwelling.

This formal approval marked the conclusion of an extensive and lengthy debate, in which Mayor Marvin Junkin, multiple council members and many town residents vocalised significant reservations about the project. In spite of this fact, however, the developer, after modifying their proposal, ultimately secured the support of the majority of the council, as well as the acting director of community planning and development, William Tigert.

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