Fix for immigrant-housing gap: Resource centre for newcomers’ biggest obstacle
WINNIPEG — With housing prices at an all-time high and vacancy rates at an all-time low, finding an affordable abode is one the biggest hurdles facing newcomers to Manitoba.
Now, a new charitable foundation has opened a resource centre to teach immigrants and refugees how to find and keep a place to live.
“We don’t need a free house or free money,” said refugee Mwumvaneza Azarias who spoke Thursday at New Journey Housing’s grand opening on the third floor of Portage Place. “What we need is training and information.”
