[homeles_ot-l] More media - HNO 5 Tests for Success / Mettre en place lafoundation - HNO

[Lynne Browne]

FYI

 

A few more media hits from Yutaka Dirks - Pasted below is a note from Tim
Aubry (University of Ottawa and Alliance to End Homelessness Steering Ctte),
who did some media interviews on the 5 Tests for the French media (CBC radio
Canada in Sudbury and in Toronto). As well, there was a story in the 24hrs
free daily paper

 

Affordable housing needed - page 3 of 24 Hrs:

http://eedition.toronto.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx

 

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Hi Yutaka,

 

I did an interview on Radio Canada Sudbury (yesterday) and Radio Canada
Toronto (this morning) on the 5 measures. The interviews went well. 

 

FYI as it is likely to come up again - both Radio Canada interviewers asked
about how realistic 10K units per year were in light of the deficit of the
provincial government.  You probably want to cost it out if you haven't
already (estimated conservatively at $15B over 10 years - $150K per unit X
10K X 10) and talk about the economic benefits of investing this $$ in
affordable housing.  I also noted how badly the housing was needed as
evidenced by the long social housing waiting list and the large of number of
people homeless.  

 

Best,

 

Tim  

 

 

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Cell 613-513-6647

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

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From: homeles_ot-l-bounces at list.web.net
[mailto:homeles_ot-l-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of Lynne Browne
Sent: April 20, 2010 4:35 PM
To: listserv
Subject: [homeles_ot-l] New - HNO 5 Tests for Success / Mettre en place
lafoundation - HNO

 

Hello everyone,

 

On behalf of the Ottawa Branch of the Housing Network of Ontario (HNO),
please find attached the documents released to the media yesterday. For
initial media coverage and details on the press conference see the message
below from HNO Co-chair Yutaka Dirks.

 

*        HNO 5 Tests for Success

*        Mettre en place la foundation - HNO  

You are invited to circulate these widely. More news soon from HNO on how
you can help make an MPP lobby day on April 30th a success.   

 

Lynne

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From: Yutaka Dirks (ACTO) [mailto:dirksy at lao.on.ca] 
Sent: April 20, 2010 10:14 AM
Subject: HNO 5 Tests media 

 

Hi all,

The press conference yesterday went well, thanks to everyone who assisted
with it, a special thanks for Cheryl Smith from Voices from the Street and
founder of Peacock Poverty, for sharing her personal story and for her
excellent contribution to the panel.  I will be sending an email to every
MPP with a copy of the 5 Tests, and the action alert for the April 30th MPP
lobby day has been sent far and wide.  Here are some media stories about the
report.  The story by Laurie Monsebraaten is page A8 of today's Star, with a
great colour photo of Cheryl. There may be other press, please let me know
if you've seen anything. Thanks!

 

Yutaka

 

Toronto Star editorial - Unseen Housing Plan:

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/797890--unseen-housing-pla
n

 

Housing Benefit tops wish list for provincial housing plan:

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/797689--housing-benefit-tops-wis
h-list-for-provincial-housing-plan

 

Two articles online in the Toronto Sun, not sure if they made the print
edition:

 

Ontario housing benefit needed: Advocates

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/19/13643566.html

 

Ontario affordable housing advocates want 10,000 new units a year:

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/04/19/13636821.html

 

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