If you like this blog you can subscribe on the sidebar or at the bottom of the page on your mobile device. If you want hear things that relate to this blog, the Council Conversation Podcast (link in the top bar, here and on all major podcast platforms) zooms out and looks at SW Ontario more broadly. Heck … Continue reading Tracking The Housing Crisis – HAF Fallout
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A Few Thoughts: HAF undermining Urban National Park???
On Friday Mayor Dilkens shared an updated HAF proposal while standing in front of a map. Image credit CTV There is something interesting about this map on the left hand side - the orange area in the far western portion. Unfortunately I can't find a high quality image of the map online but here is … Continue reading A Few Thoughts: HAF undermining Urban National Park???
2024 City of Windsor Budget
If you like this blog you can subscribe on the sidebar or at the bottom of the page on your mobile device. If you want hear things that relate to this blog, the Council Conversation Podcast (link in the top bar, here and on all major podcast platforms) zooms out and looks at SW Ontario more … Continue reading 2024 City of Windsor Budget
Things I am Watching in 2024
If you like this blog you can subscribe on the sidebar or at the bottom of the page on your mobile device. A year without a local election – but feeling like an election. So, I don’t think there will be an election in 2024, but it will feel like there will be. Federal election … Continue reading Things I am Watching in 2024
Tracking the Housing Crisis – December 2023
November's housing data is out, here is what we see. You can find last months post here if you want to compare tables. Scroll down to see my breakdown of the Housing Accelerator Fund drama. November Housing Starts November Completions YTD Housing Starts YTD Housing Completions I don't have many thoughts on the data this … Continue reading Tracking the Housing Crisis – December 2023
A Few Thoughts on: Funding the Arts….
Now I am not an artist, stick figures and painting Warhammer models as a kid was the breadth of my artistic skill. A couple of weeks back we had our regular call for additional Arts funding in Windsor and it got me thinking. This story was based on the municipal benchmarking network 2022 report that … Continue reading A Few Thoughts on: Funding the Arts….
Tracking the Housing Crisis – November 2023
So October's housing data was just released, let's jump in. All of the data comes from the Monthly CMHC Housing Market Survey for the Windsor region (covering all of Essex County). Housing Starts in October Starts in October were kind of slow but not surprising given the recent downwards trends. The bulk of October's units … Continue reading Tracking the Housing Crisis – November 2023
Pinching Pennies: Looking at Financial Strain
I have written a fair bit about poverty and income inequality in Windsor-Essex. This past Friday's labour force survey highlighted that our region has the highest unemployment at 7.1% in Canada (again). I did a short media hit with Dale Molar for CBC News (11:21 mark of the news) about a piece of information buried … Continue reading Pinching Pennies: Looking at Financial Strain
Tracking the Housing Crisis in Windsor Essex – Oct. 2023
Edit - I uploaded the same completion chart twice since instead of the Starts chart, the correct chart is now posted Septembers Housing Start and Completion data is out. Let's dig in... Housing Starts What can I say, September was not a great month for new housing starts! Source: CMHC Housing Market Survey Oct 18 … Continue reading Tracking the Housing Crisis in Windsor Essex – Oct. 2023
Tracking the Housing Crisis in Windsor Essex – Sept 2023
So we are in a housing crisis.... I don't think anyone is surprised about that. I talked a bit about affordability with CTV a couple of weeks back. Fundamentally the trickle down of the housing market is spilling over to other aspects of people's lives driving other affordability challenges resulting in rising use of Food … Continue reading Tracking the Housing Crisis in Windsor Essex – Sept 2023
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