The City of Ottawa is embarking on a housing blitz with the aim of finding at least 100 available units for tenants who are currently homeless, a goal it's hoping to achieve by the end of September. The city, in partnership with the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa and the Eastern Ontario Landlord Organization, is asking property owners with available units to sign up online. WATCH | Preventing crowded sheltersKaite Burkholder Harris, executive director of the Alliance to End Homelessness, says the city must provide stable housing for residents who are currently homeless, which would prevent crowding in shelters. "They have those units available, and we can match them with tenants and with rent supplements so that people can move in and afford to keep their unit." Catherine McKenney says with fewer university students returning to Ottawa for the fall semester, there are more rental units available.

Source: CBC News August 10, 2020 16:29 UTC