'We're ready:' Community agency calls out City of Edmonton for slow response to 36-unit supportive housing proposal
With permits from the city being the last requirement — and Edmonton’s housing issue in the spotlight as Camp Pekiwewin in Rossdale sits at full capacity — CEO Murray Soroka said it was frustrating to hear Mayor Don Iveson and councillors on Thursday pin a lack of affordable housing on senior levels of government. After receiving provincial funding last April, Soroka said they filed a rezoning application right away.