Social Services funds affordable home ownership plan

District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board will make a one-time investment of $299,000 to launch an Affordable Home Ownership Program through the Sault Ste. Marie Housing Corp.
Ward 2 Coun. Luke Dufour developed the program as a way to accomplish three goals: help low-income families become homeowners, provide hands-on work experience to Ontario Works recipients, and help to reverse current trends of declining assessment growth in certain areas of the city.
“The idea