Week in Review: February 27, 2026
- mlmiller15
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Here’s a roundup of housing news and issues that we noticed this week:
Summary of events we attended
National Series on Police Oversight, Legal Change, and System Transformation: Strengthening Oversight in Alberta.
Nazret attended this event on behalf of ECOHH. Session slides and recording can be found here.
From ECOHH’s social media
The Evidence Is In: Youth Homelessness Prevention Works! March 5 webinar
New review panel on accessible housing invites input
ECOHH & Earth’s Refillery present: Push: The Film
Relevant housing news
Brain injury is almost 10 times more common in unhoused people. Addressing it is key to reducing homelessness
Why renters in rural Alberta communities are having trouble finding an apartment
Proposal for new permanent homeless shelter sparks concern from Red Deer residents
New outreach model aims to centralize homeless and addictions services
Montreal promises new approach to homeless with encampment ‘tolerance zones’
Montreal hopes to get more affordable housing built, by requiring less of it
Housing affordability challenges remain despite recent improvements: CMHC
Lakeshore opts to stay in their ‘own lane’ over social housing
Vancouver councillor withdraws supportive housing motion after ‘misinformation campaign’
Mayor, councillor spar over cost of homeless hubs
As always, we recommend checking out these sources for additional information on housing and homelessness
Homeless Hub (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness)


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