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On May 11, Habitat for Humanity hosted a mayoral debate among the 6 frontrunners in Toronto mayoral race on affordable housing. Here’s our cheat sheet on their positions. More>>

If you have ever had to deal with overflowing garbage bins, trash blowing around buildings and related residents complaints, you know that this is not only unsightly – it can also be costly and time consuming. Reducing and recycling are not just trends or nice ideas, they are ways to lower operating costs and improve living and working conditions. More>>

Helen recently took time to answer some questions about her paper The Homeownership Component of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program: Critical Analysis of Program Objectives. More>>

The volcano in Iceland has got me thinking about emergency response planning. Although I am not anticipating volcanic activity in Canada anytime soon, a less catastrophic event than that could easily bring the daily business of social housing to a standstill. More>>

Last time, we talked about the issues and risks of relying on your corporation’s own insurance coverage when renting out your common/party rooms. This week we’ll tackle another consideration when renting out these rooms: requiring the event organizers to purchase their own insurance.More>>

Housing providers and service managers come into contact with a huge volume of information, much of it confidential. While most of us are becoming more aware of, and compliant with, privacy and confidentiality policies for dealing with paper files, we are generally remiss when it comes to handling electronic data. How you can better manage confidential information in the workplace? More>>

Spring is traditionally associated with hope, growth, renewal. So what better time to show our commitment to sustainability? Join GLOBE and SHSC as we participate in Earth Hour. On March 27th, at 8:30 pm, turn off all of your building’s non-essential lighting and electronics. It’s not about sitting in the dark! Its’ about re-thinking how we use (and waste) energy. More>>

In this part 2 of a 5-part series, we’ll look at the liability issues that your corporation could face by allowing events that serve alcohol to take place on your property. More>>

Arif Jinha is one of the most recent interns to complete the joint SHSC/CPRN internship and scholar program. His paper, takes a first look at the effects of stimulus spending on affordable housing in Ontario. More>>

Sustainability initiatives have long been associated with the colour green. Green products, green services and green initiatives are how people express their efforts to be gentler on the environment. Green is also the colour of money and that’s what you’ll see with MEER rebates. More>>