Our posts cover a wide range of categories, from food and gardening to solar panels, electric vehicles, and wise development. We hope to build a dialogue with our community, so please let us know what you think.
Part 1 – Clarifying Terms: Attainable and Affordable are NOT the same thing
STRATFORD ATTAINABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE BLOG: Stratford's Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness: SAHA's response SAHA co-founder, Niki Andre, flags 4 major flaws with Social Services' Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness. Read excerpts from...
Part 2: requests for Community Land Trusts (CLTs) omitted from the Community Consultation Summary
STRATFORD ATTAINABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE BLOG: Stratford's Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness: SAHA's response SAHA co-founder, Niki Andre, flags 4 major flaws with Social Services' Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness. Read excerpts from...
Part 3 – Where’s our Housing Needs Assessment? We need metrics
STRATFORD ATTAINABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE BLOG: Stratford's Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness: SAHA's response SAHA co-founder, Niki Andre, flags 4 major flaws with Social Services' Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness. Read excerpts from...
Part 4 – Engage Stratford Page does not allow citizens to engage
STRATFORD ATTAINABLE HOUSING ALLIANCE BLOG: Stratford's Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness: SAHA's response SAHA co-founder, Niki Andre, flags 4 major flaws with Social Services' Community Consultation on Housing and Homelessness. Read excerpts from...
Ontario Farmland Trust Forum, March 21
2024 Farmland Forum Thursday March 21st, 9am - 5pm Elora, ON and online - Early bird prices available until March 1st! The Ontario Farmland Trust would like to invite you to our annual Farmland Forum on March 21, 2024. It will take place from 9am-5pm at The Grandway...
Environmental stability, mixed-income housing
SAHA Member Jane Marie Mitchell advocates for City to address environmental sustainability; mixed income housing in future developments. Read more about her recent delegation to City Council here:...
Where do we stand with solar?
Scott Cooper of Merlyn Power gave an excellent presentation on solar panels at the Woolwich Memorial Centre on Sunda, February 10. He talked about needs, expectations, and mechanical aspects, and he was very patient with all our questions. Scott began by situating the...
Tova Davidson: a sustainable business can be more profitable.
If you attended the Climate Momentum event at the Parlour Inn on Tuesday, you were in for a treat. Tova Davidson, Executive Director of Sustainable Waterloo Region, gave an informative, inspiring, and very funny talk on how a sustainability perspective can increase...
Insulation – what kind to use?
by Jane Marie Mitchell There are a number of types of insulation to choose from to slow and reduce heat transfer and ultimately reduce heating and cooling costs by an average of 15%. To make things difficult, there are many types of insulation. They include...
Canadian heat pump mythbuster
You've heard the myths and rumours. Are heat pumps an untested technology? Are they not suited to the Canadian winter? Are they too expensive? What about the refrigerants they use? Efficiency Canada gives answers to these questions and many more on their mythbusters...