“Like [many] Canadian cities, we are facing a housing crisis that’s related to the pressure on the market and record-low stock available,” relates Zoë Thurling, a board member of the Glassworks Cooperative.
“I have heard stories of, you know, 10 people [living] in an apartment, so the need is great. For example, over the past year, housing prices have [jumped] over 96%. It was a crisis pre-Covid, and now it’s an emergency. So a big part of [the] project was asking: ‘How can we help address this, but how can we make it so we’re not repeating mistakes made in the past?’”
The Glassworks Cooperative is working toward building as early as 2023. It is set to be the largest, net-zero community land trust in Canada and will provide up to 300 affordable housing units, as well as services and employment opportunities.
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