Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition December 6, 2013 There are no easy answers when it comes to solving the housing crunch. Plenty of ideas have been batted about and political blood has been drawn over previous solutions thought to have missed the mark on housing. I have even shared some views, in a fairly contested column a few weeks back that supported a community call to action through ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition November 9, 2013 Canada’s food banks are facing a challenge they haven’t seen in a number of years and the demographics are changing, along with the challenges of many struggling to make ends meet on an ongoing basis. The numbers are staggering and the user groups that regularly rely on them are growing younger and younger every day. There isn’t a community in ...
Republished from the print edition of the Brandon Sun. November 2. 2013 In a time when home ownership is a pipe dream for many, the call has come for politicians nationwide to put aside petty partisan squabbles and adequately address the issue of housing shortages in many communities. It’s an issue that, if left untreated, will become a national epidemic. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has called on the federal ...
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