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Thornhill residents reject revised Muslim housing plan

Thornhill Woods residents who have been fighting an Islamic organization’s plan to build a community housing complex for Muslims in the predominantly Jewish suburb say the latest revision to the...

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My favourite cover stories, part one

One of the best parts of my job is deciding what will grace the cover of The Canadian Jewish News each week. As 2015 draws to a close, here are some of my favourite cover stories from 2015: 1. Say...

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Initiatives seek to lure Jews from ‘unaffordable’ Toronto

The unaffordability of housing in Toronto’s Jewish neighbourhoods has spurred some community leaders to lure young, growing families to areas outside the city where the cost of living is more...

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Living with your in-laws, can it be done?

Dear Ella, I’m afraid the housing market is going to ruin my marriage. Zach and I were married two years ago and have actively been saving for a down payment. We both work, but can’t seem to save...

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Vancouver Jewish Federation starts focusing on outlying areas

The cost of living in Vancouver has gone from ridiculous to blasphemous over the last 20 years, and for the Jewish community of the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley, it’s meant one thing:...

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Affordable housing project breaks ground in Côte-St-Luc

A 68-unit apartment building for low- and moderate-income families and single people is being constructed in Côte-St-Luc, Que., in an effort to increase the amount of social housing in the Montreal...

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Is wood the solution to housing affordability problems?

Think of it as speed dating meets Ted Talks: the Kehilla Residential Programme, a Toronto-based non-profit, is using a presentation style called PechaKucha, in which presenters show a series of 20...

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Thornhill residents reject revised Muslim housing plan

Thornhill Woods residents who have been fighting an Islamic organization’s plan to build a community housing complex for Muslims in the predominantly Jewish suburb say the latest revision to the...

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My favourite cover stories, part one

As 2015 draws to a close, here are CJN editor-in-chief Yoni Goldstein's favourite cover stories from 2015 The post My favourite cover stories, part one appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.

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Initiatives seek to lure Jews from ‘unaffordable’ Toronto

The unaffordability of housing in Toronto’s Jewish neighbourhoods has spurred some community leaders to lure young, growing families to areas outside the city where the cost of living is more...

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Living with your in-laws, can it be done?

Three months ago, at Zach’s parents’ suggestion, we gave up our apartment to move in with them for a year to save enough to enter the market. The post Living with your in-laws, can it be done? appeared...

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Vancouver Jewish Federation starts focusing on outlying areas

Increasing numbers of Jewish families have moved outside the city. As a result, the Federation has turned its attention to Jews living in outlying areas. The post Vancouver Jewish Federation starts...

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Affordable housing project breaks ground in Côte-St-Luc

A 68-unit apartment building for low- and moderate-income families and single people is being constructed in Côte-St-Luc, Que., in an effort to increase the amount of social housing in the Montreal...

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Is wood the solution to housing affordability problems?

Kehilla’s event, called “Tall Timber: What’s the Word on Wood,” will bring together experts to discuss a new way of building with wood that is strong enough to replace steel and concrete in the...

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Cash-poor but land-rich synagogues and churches are now being urged to...

As shrinking membership and soaring costs doom houses of worship across Canada, a new idea is offering some a way to survive while also helping to solve a chronic shortage of affordable housing. The...

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A new credit union for Toronto’s Jewish community is planning to help...

The first credit union approved by provincial regulators in over a decade is the first one to focus on the Jewish community—especially its growing need for accessible mortgages. Lighthouse Credit Union...

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