Zakiya is a staff writer with STOREYS. She has reported on real estate for Apartment Therapy, Curbed, and Post City Magazines. She also writes a quarterly series for a Canadian design publication.
In her first 12 months, Chow’s housing record has seen her already make good on many of her campaign promises, staying true to her emphasis on affordable housing and proving to be a champion for renters.She may have inherited a punishing housing crisis, but Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow describes her first year at the helm of city hall as “fabulous.
Chow announcing a $100M investment into the Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition program in February. “And we just approved two new communities, one at East Harbour and Villiers Island,” she goes on to say. “We know that our city is growing, we have a lot of people moving into the city, and they need homes. So we are making zoning changes, building more housing, and speeding up the approval times — we’re working to approval faster and easier.
Mayor Chow with Councillor Ward 14 Councillor Paula Fletcher at the topping off ceremony of Toronto Community Housing’s Don Summerville community in May.
Toronto Development Toronto Housing Interview Policy
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Capitals sign Ethen Frank to two-year deal, Chad Priskie to one-year dealBoth Frank and Priskie were key parts of the Hershey Bears’ 2024 Calder Cup championship.
Read more »
She was bullied, now she's a superheroDaniela and Michelle Luis are delighted with 'The Incredible Michelle' poster created by Manilla-based volunteer artist Jeanne Pido.
Read more »
Woman Learns She’s Fired By Getting Blocked And Ghosted, But Company Says She Deserved It'I have genuinely no idea what’s going on'
Read more »
Woman Asks If She’d Be Wrong To End 25-Year Friendship Over Bridezilla BehaviorYou'd think the mere fact that a friendship lasts 25 years can be a testament to mutual loyalty and respect.
Read more »
Mindy Kaling Reveals She Gave Birth To Her Third Child Earlier This YearCurtis M. Wong is a Senior Culture Reporter at HuffPost. He has written for Billboard, The Prague Post, Passport Magazine, The Hartford Courant, Business Insurance Weekly, Abu Dhabi's The National and Ohio's Akron Jewish News, among other publications.
Read more »
Lupita Nyong'o Reveals She Was 'Terrified' Of Cats Before 'A Quiet Place: Day One'Ben Blanchet is a reporter based in New York City. His work has been featured in the New York Post, Insider and The Buffalo News' Sun newspapers. He was born and educated in Upstate New York.
Read more »