Sarnia gets $400K boost for exceeding 2024 housing targets

Sarnia gets $400K boost for exceeding 2024 housing targets

Ontario Premier Doug Ford paid a visit to the city on Thursday. The money, given to municipalities that achieve at least 80 per cent of their provincially designated housing targets, is the second installment paid to the city.

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The Ontario government is awarding the City of Sarnia $400,000 after the municipality more than doubled its provincially designated housing target last year. The funding comes from the second round of the Building Faster Fund, which rewards municipalities that reach at least 80 per cent of their housing goals. Sarnia broke ground on 164 new homes in 2024, reaching 198 per cent of its assigned target. The money will be used to support new housing…