Funding announced for housing project in Charlottetown

The Federal Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen, joined Charlottetown MP Sean Casey; provincial Housing, Land and Communities Minister Rob Lantz; and Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown to announce $5 million in funding for the City of Charlottetown, one of the 41 recipients of the third round of the Rapid Housing Initiative’s City Stream. The investment is to help create an 82 unit project owned and operated by the P.E.I Housing Corporation and will include 64 units dedicated to seniors, and 18 for women and children.