Councillor wants city to invest in permanent, not temporary, housing

Councillor wants city to invest in permanent, not temporary, housing

THUNDER BAY — Councillor-at-large Rajni Agarwal says the city is better off chasing a potential $60 million from the federal government to build permanent housing rather than using the $2.8 million the province has committed for a temporary shelter village.

Councillor wants city to invest in permanent, not temporary, housing - The Turtle Island News

By Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — Councillor-at-large Rajni Agarwal says the city is better off chasing a potential $60 million from the federal government to build permanent housing rather than using the $2.8 million the province has committed for a temporary shelter village. The agenda for council’s Tuesday meeting included a notice that Agarwal’s motion to remove the temporary village from th…