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Message from the Board
Chair:
The 2022-2023 fiscal year represented a CHC completed several rapid-build
season of change for the Windsor Essex housing initiatives, investing in more than
Community Housing Corporation (CHC). 30 new units in downtown Windsor. This
investment will help some of the people
I was re-elected as Ward 2 councillor for the on the waitlist for affordable housing in
City of Windsor in 2022, and appointed to Windsor Essex find a place to call home.
a leadership role as the CHC Board Chair
for the 2022 to 2026 term. I’ve been excited Our most celebrated achievement in 2022
to embark on this new governance journey was the development of Meadowbrook
with my Board colleagues. Place, a new 145-unit apartment-style
building that is also a Passive House. A
Our Board welcomed CHC’s new Chief mix of market rent, affordable and deeply
Executive Officer Cynthia Summers in the affordable units makes Meadowbrook a
last quarter of 2022. Cynthia brings with place for everyone. As a Passive House,
her a wealth of knowledge and experience Meadowbrook will have lower utility costs
from within the affordable housing sector. than traditional buildings, which is great for
She shares our vision for a more tenant- our tenants. This style of building is also a
and staff-focused culture at CHC, and has more sustainable financial model for CHC.
had the Board’s full support and trust in It costs less to operate, which allows us to
implementing positive changes at CHC. save more money for long-term repairs.
Our Board focused on a regeneration plan Everyone on our Board is committed to
in 2022 – a strategic roadmap for the future helping address the housing shortage in
of housing in Windsor Essex. It outlines how our region. We have a solutions-oriented
CHC can help tackle the housing crisis and mindset that comes from a place of
seize funding opportunities to build more passion for helping others. I appreciate our
attainable housing. This work will feed collaborative Board and look forward to
into our next step of developing an overall continuing this momentum in the coming
corporate strategic plan to prioritize future year.
endeavours.
We also continued to invest in new housing,
while repairing and renewing our existing
infrastructure. We received $170 million in
funding from all three levels of government
in 2022, and leveraged this money to make
much-needed capital repairs to our existing
buildings. Fabio Costante, Board Chair
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