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Friday, January 8, 2021

CURE Fellow Nick Falvo discusses the long term effects of the recession on homelessness

SPPA alumni and CURE Fellow, Nick Falvo has completed a research paper for ESDC on the effects of economic recession on homelessness. In this interview he discusses the findings with CBC's Alan Neal and the implications following the COVID... More

Monday, August 3, 2020

New brief explores impacts of students on the Ottawa rental market

New analysis suggests that the Ottawa rental vacancy rate might increase to 10% if students elect to remain home, with on-line classes, rather than return to Ottawa. Listen to CBC interview with Steve... More

Friday, July 17, 2020

New report on ways to end homelessness

The report, commissioned by the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) and written by Steve Pomeroy, Senior Research Fellow at Carleton University Centre for Urban Research and Education (CURE), details measures to strengthen the National Housing Strategy (NHS). The existing NHS aims to reduce chronic homelessness by 50%. The plan proposed... More

Monday, January 20, 2020

Steve Pomeroy discusses the state of the Ottawa Rental Market on CBC All in a Day

  On January 15th CMHC released the results of the October 2019 Rental Market Survey - this covered all cities in Canada. The Ottawa report reveals a marginal increase in vacancies (from 1.6% to 1.8%),but more alarming Ottawa recorded a dramatic increase in average rent levels. The average rent is up 8% from 2018,... More

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

CURE researchers discuss how to ensure Ottawa LRT facilitates affordable housing

Tina Ford knows first-hand the struggles to pay rent in Ottawa. The student and housing activist has lived in subsidized housing in the city for years and says the current state of affordable housing in Ottawa is seeing people pushed onto the streets or into crowded shelters because of affordability issues.... More

Monday, June 4, 2018

Steve Pomeroy Speaking at Building a Better City

A fellow researcher from CURE, Steve Pomeroy will be speaking at the Building a Better City event in Ottawa on June 21st. A Globe and Mail event, that as per their website, aims to make connections, construct communities and shape the future. https://www.globeandmailevents.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=339216 Widely, recognized as one of the leading... More

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Milieu selected by the City of Guelph for the Civic Accelerator program

Two of CURE’s research team members, Lee-Michael Pronko and Luisa Ji, have recently won a contract with the City of Guelph to put in place a mobile and web application that connects citizens, city officials and developers for better planning decisions. The application called Milieu, will be rolled out in Guelph over the next... More

Monday, June 20, 2016

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: Invitation to a Luncheon on Corporate Social Responsibility

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Ottawa Chapter) cordially invites you to the June AGM & Luncheon. Guest Speaker: Duncan Wilson, Port Metro Vancouver Theme: “Corporate Social Responsibility” When? 11:30 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016 Where? 50 O’Connor Street Conference Room “B”, 3rd Floor Ottawa, ON Members: $20... More

Monday, June 20, 2016

Opening celebration of Percy Station on Saturday June 25th at 2pm

By: Atelier Ruderal In 2015, a fire destroyed some of our favorite places to eat and experience the arts and culture of Ottawa at the corner of Somerset West and Percy Street. The City of Ottawa launched a pilot project to transform streetside parking spots into temporary structures that enhance city life. As artists... More

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Milieu to take part in New Cities Summit in Montreal on June 8th 2016

Luisa Ji and Lee-Michael Pronko, both CURE team members, will be attending as invitees to the 2016 edition of the New Cities Summit in Montreal. This year the summit brings together Urban Tech leaders from around the world to participate in workshops and have global conversations on technology and the challenges, opportunities and best... More

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Metro News to talk about a project developed with Milieu

Milieu, a consultation tool developed by Lee-Michael Pronko and Luisa Ji, both CURE team members, is being used for planning seniors' homes in Westboro, Ottawa. Click here to read to news in Today's Metro News Click here to visit Milieu Website... More

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Citizen City 2016

Milieu is proud to announce Citizen City: Redefining Place in Ottawa 2016 Join Citizens Academy and Milieu to learn how you can create places for people. Placemaking is the transformative practice of creating public spaces that attract action and inspire stories. Your ideas, experiences, and passion for your city and your neighbourhood can put... More

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