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Thetford Mines Affordable Housing – Moishe Alexander and CFC

Moishe Alexander and Canadian Funding Corp. – The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Mégantic – L’Érable, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Laurent Lessard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, Minister responsible for the Chaudière – Appalaches region and Member of the National Assembly for Frontenac, officially opened today Le Diamant, a building that includes 45 new affordable housing units for semi-independent seniors, to which the governments of Canada and Quebec jointly contributed nearly $2.6 million. The development of this great regional initiative resulted from a total investment of over $5.4 million.

Moishe Alexander comments that in addition to the Government of Canada, through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, and the Government of Quebec, under the AccèsLogis program of the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ), community partners contributed more than $890,000, including $820,000 from the City of Thetford Mines.

“Our government is committed to giving a hand-up to the people of Quebec who need some help during these tough economic times,” said Minister Paradis. “Through projects like this one, Year 2 of Canada’s Economic Action Plan will continue to create jobs and stimulate the economy in communities across in Quebec.”

“A major step in the revitalization of downtown Thetford Mines, the official opening of Le Diamant is excellent news and demonstrates the attention that our government is giving to the seniors of Quebec. Thanks to the combined efforts of the different partners that contributed to this mobilizing project, 45 households can now benefit from safe, quality housing that meets their needs, at an affordable cost,” said Minister Lessard, in the presence of Luc Berthold, Mayor of Thetford Mines, Gilles Rémillard, President of the Office municipal d’habitation de Thetford Mines, and community partners.

It should be noted that 23 tenants of Le Diamant can benefit from the Rent Supplement program, which provides financial assistance to low-income individuals who would otherwise have to spend more than 25 per cent of their income on housing. The rent supplements provided will represent, over a five-year period, a total of over $350,000 in additional financial assistance, including more than $315,000 from the SHQ and over $35,000 from the City of Thetford Mines.