New Affordable Homes in Northwestern Ontario

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Northwestern, ON – The federal and provincial governments announced a combined investment of over $4.2 million to support the construction of 102 affordable homes in Northwestern Ontario.

The new homes are part of three separate projects owned and operated by Kenora District Services Board with a funding breakdown as follows:

  • Pinewood Place, a 40-unit senior’s complex located at 285 Arthur Street, Dryden:
    • $711,824 from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI),
    • $295,200 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).
  • Home of My Own, a 6-unit supportive housing project located at 400 Fourth Street North, Kenora:
    • Over $1.1 million through the federal government’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI3),
    • $52,500 through the federal government’s Seed Funding program
    • $819,378 from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI),
    • $233,142 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).
  • Kenora Supportive Seniors, a 56-unit senior’s complex located 719 Eighth Street South, Kenora:
    • $781,550 from the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI),
    • $269,400 from the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).

This investment is made possible through the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI) and Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI); initiatives of the Canada-Ontario Bilateral Agreement under the National Housing Strategy.