News Releases
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN FREDERICTON
November 18, 2009 - City Makes Policy Changes To Support Affordable Housing - The City of Fredericton is making changes to some of its planning policies to make it easier for non-profit organizations to build affordable housing units.
November 9, 2009 - Third Annual Affordable Housing Day Forum November 18 at Crown Plaza - Fredericton’s third annual Affordable Housing Day will be held on November 18, 2009. The theme for this year’s event is: Affordable Housing: Then & Now.
February 9, 2009 - City Council Takes Pro-Active Approach to Affordable Housing - City Council will continue to play a leadership role in promoting the development of affordable housing in Fredericton. Council decided last night to raise the profile of its Affordable Housing Committee by dropping Ad-Hoc from its title and making it an official sub-committee of its Standing Committee on Development.
November 13, 2008 - Second Annual Affordable Housing Day Set for Nov. 18 - The second annual Fredericton Affordable Housing Day conference will be held November 18 at the Killarney Lake Rotary Centennial Lodge, 1600 St. Mary's Street, Fredericton from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February 18, 2008 - Affordable Housing for Seniors Announced in Fredericton - The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick officially announced an affordable housing project for seniors and non-elderly singles in Fredericton today.
October 11, 2007 - Affordable housing project for seniors opens in Fredericton - The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick officially opened an affordable housing project in Fredericton today, funded under the Canada-New Brunswick Affordable Housing Agreement. The project created 19 new affordable housing units for seniors.
August 27, 2007 - More safe, quality affordable housing opens in Fredericton - The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick officially opened an affordable housing project in Fredericton today, funded under the Canada-New Brunswick Affordable Housing Agreement. The project created 50 new units, of which 44 are affordable housing units for non-elderly singles and persons with disabilities.
December 10, 2007 - City to Offer Discounted Land to Affordable Housing Developers - City Council is offering developers a big discount on the purchase of City-owned surplus property if they include affordable housing units in their construction plans.
November 20, 2007 - Affordable Housing Focus of Seminar in Fredericton - The role affordable housing plays in making a community stronger and more sustainable will be explored November 22 during Fredericton's first Affordable Housing Day public seminar at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
June 22, 2007 - City Applauds Provincial Commitment to Affordable Housing - The Government of New Brunswick's recent $40 million investment in affordable housing is a major step in the right direction, the Chair of the City of Fredericton's Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable Housing says.
April 12, 2007 - New affordable housing projects in Fredericton - Individuals, persons with disabilities and seniors in Fredericton will have access to more affordable housing with the construction of two new affordable housing projects, Tannery Court Fredericton and York Development Inc.
November 21, 2006 - Development Committee Supports Affordable Housing Initiative - The city's Development Committee today supported a proposal to tackle the serious shortage of affordable housing in the city for low-income families, seniors and persons with special needs.
July 20, 2006 - New affordable-housing projects in Fredericton - Non-elderly singles and persons with disabilities in Fredericton will have access to more affordable housing with the construction of three new affordable-housing projects developed by Fredericton Non-Profit Housing Corp. Inc.
January 27, 2006 - City to host affordable housing presentation - The City of Fredericton will host an affordable housing presentation on Sunday, January 29, 2005 featuring Dr. Avi Friedman, a renowned professor of Architecture from McGill University.
