The District Municipality of Muskoka has approved another round of seed funding for the Muskoka Community Land Trust, a local nonprofit developing affordable homeownership and rental solutions to the housing crisis. This funding is part of a three year plan to build capacity in the organization with the goal of it becoming self-sufficient by 2025.
“The District of Muskoka is leading other municipalities in Ontario by investing in creative, community-driven housing solutions,” says Suzanne Martineau, Chair of the Muskoka Community Land Trust board of directors, “and we are proud to collaborate with them and the re-launched Muskoka Housing Task Force 2.0. This seed funding has already been put to use in hiring a Business Development Leader, building operational capacity, and conducting community outreach, and we are well on our way to funding our own operations within two years.”