Advocates: Tiny homes could help Kingston alleviate homelessness

Letter: Homes for Heroes – Learning more about Kingston’s first tiny homes project

Letter: Why I left Kingston’s Housing and Homelessness Committee

Province, City partner to build ‘village’ of tiny homes for Canadian veterans

A Strategic Look: Priority #1 – Increase Housing Affordability

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 1 Comment accessory units, affordable housing, amendments, ban on mobile parks, Chrystal Wilson, City of Kingston, City of Kingston planning committee, homelessness, homeownership, homes, housing, Kingston, Laura Flaherty, mobile homes, Official Plan (OP), Planning Act, principal units, secondary units, shipping containers, tiny homes, volunteers

As the City of Kingston’s Planning Services Staff discuss potential amendments to the City’s Official Plan with respect to tiny houses, local advocates are pointing to the concept as a means to alleviate homelessness. In a report to the City Planning Committee Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2021, City of Kingston Planning

Community Lifestyle Military News Opinion Politics

May 12, 2021May 27, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments affordable housing, Calgary, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), couselling, Edmonton, homeless veterans, Homes for Heroes Foundation, housing, housing and homelessness, housing solutions, King Street, Kingston, lack of affordable housing, lack of housing, Lake Ontario, Patricia Streich, Portsmouth Village, Providence Care Hospital, rent increase, rental market, social media, Social Planing Council Kingston and District, social services, support services, tiny homes, tiny houses, transitional housing, vacancy rates, Veterans Affairs Canada, webinar

Editorial note: The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced the provincial government was providing $200,000 and transferring one acre of land

City Opinion Politics

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, bylaw enforcement, City of Kingston, City Staff, COVID-19, evictions, housing and homelessness, Housing and Homelessness Committee, housing crisis, Kingston, Kingston Police, letter, Melodie Ballard, opinion, regulations, rental market, role of the committee, tiny homes

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. I left the City’s Housing and Homelessness Committee recently completely disheartened by the experience, and I’d like to share that experience with fellow Kingstonians. It may be time

News

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments David Howard, homelessness, homelessness in Canada, homelessness in Kingston, Homes for Heroes Foundation, Ian Arthur, Kingston Provincial Campus, Ontario, Province of Ontario, Steve Clark, tiny homes, veterans, veterans support programs

The Ontario government is providing $200,000 and support for the transfer of an acre of local land to help create up to 25 tiny homes for military veterans experiencing homelessness. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries stopped

City Hall News

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May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments 1316 Princess Street, affordable housing, City of Kingston, development incentives, government funding, housing, intensification, Kingston, Kingston Co-Operative Homes, Kingston Frontenac Housing Corporation, North Kings Town secondary plan, secondary suites, strategic planning, tiny homes

This is the first of a five-part series looking at the projects the city has listed as part of their 2019-2022 Strategic Plan. Part 2, focusing on roads, transportation and walkability, will be available next week. Beginning in early January and, through public consultation and a number of additional