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What if the solutions to Canada’s housing crisis are already out there, just hidden in plain sight? New Housing Alternatives Podcast digs deeper to uncover what really works in solving the affordability issue.Despite dominant narratives claiming our housing crisis can be…
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Beyond NIMBY: Humanizing Affordable Housing (opens the original)
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In this episode of New Housing Alternatives, hosts Cherise Burda and Dr. Ren Thomas speak with Ann Gordon-Tighe, strategist at Y Station, a communications and research firm that works with governments, non‑profits, and housing providers. Ann explains how Y Station bridges the gap between quantitative public opinion research and qualitative public engagement, helping clients navigate contentious conversations around new affordable and supportive housing. Ann traces Y Station’s origins and name ba
Bridging The Housing Gap (opens the original)
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In this episode of New Housing Alternatives, hosts Cherise Burda and Dr. Ren Thomas speak with Alex Laidlaw, Director of Impact Investments at the Calgary Foundation, one of Canada’s largest community foundations. They explore how community foundations sit at the intersection of philanthropy, government funding, and non‑market housing—and how tools like grants and flexible loans can help close the financing gaps that keep desperately needed projects from getting built. Alex traces the Calgary Fo
From Tongs to Trusts: Mutual Aid in Toronto's Chinatown (opens the original)
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In this episode of New Housing Alternatives, hosts Cherise Burda and Dr. Ren Thomas speak with Chiyi Tam, urban planner, anti‑displacement organizer, and Managing Director & co‑founder of the Toronto Chinatown Land Trust. They explore how Chinatowns function as complex social and economic ecosystems, and how the community land trust (CLT) model can help protect housing, small businesses, and cultural spaces in the face of intense displacement pressures. Chiyi traces a lineage from historic tongs
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