Cheryl Selinger YYC

Master of Public Policy @policy_school. Geographer. Tweets mostly affordable housing, neurodivergency, government. Personal account/own views.

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@LiveWireCalgary Curious if you are live-tweeting the meeting? Or know of anyone who is?

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@cmcalgary OMG, it's so stinky out there. I wouldn't call it a nice earthy smell 😂 It was fine at lunch. What is going on?

[Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubcHART]

27% of Canadians identify as having a #disability of some kind, and those who are disabled are twice as likely to be in #housing need, and 4x as likely to become #homeless. We're proud to have contributed to some of this important work with @HousingLogement and @CdnHumanRights.

[Grant Bruno @NehiyawGrant]

Hosted by @AutismSocietyAB the Connecting Communities event was a two day gathering on autism in Alberta.

I co-lead day 2 and we focussed was on Indigenous Autism and we centred Indigenous voices. Overall it was a day filled with relational knowledge exchange and connection.

[CHF Canada @CHFCanada]

“The launch of the new Co-operative Housing Development Program is a turning point. The program acknowledges the unique value of co-operative housing in providing affordable, secure homes, and fostering strong and inclusive communities." https://t.co/u6w9I50sM3

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@AutismSocietyAB & @AHNAlberta are conducting a survey to help inform how public policy can best support Autistic individuals in their journey towards housing.

If you're on the spectrum/might be, please participate here: https://t.co/6jIVgWoaZA

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@iceTyyc Wouldn’t it be great if everyone doing those same things had the same opportunity as you? Because right now they don’t. There are 000s of families working their butts off, making sacrifices, and raising kids with “good values” that would love to live in a 4-plex next to you.

[Angus Reid Institute @angusreidorg]

Three-in-five Canadians describe the current financial supports available to those living with disabilities as "inadequate" or "far too little".

https://t.co/ZF8EZhDAF4

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@bpincott It’s definitely annoying. I’d highly recommend you read “The End of the CBC?” by David Taras. Excellent book. Super insightful.

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@ShantelSherwood I recently learned that 50% of women will have serious pelvic floor issues as they age, including prolapse and incontinence, and the #1 cause of these issues is pregnancy and childbirth. 50% of women!!
Now don’t get me started on the healthcare these women are receiving…

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

YES!!! 👏

Calgary City Council showing real leadership on affordable housing.

#YYCCC #AffordableHousing

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

Bravo Squamish 🙌 Making it easier and cheaper (by way of saving time) to build desperately needed housing.
#yyc 👀

[Sarah Ellis @sellis723]

The District of Squamish just passed zoning bylaw amendments taking away public hearings for 100% affordable housing delivered by nonprofits, in all zones

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

Watching this…

[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@CWhitzman Thanks for the update! I was wondering what was happening 😂

[Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubcHART]

"What's also new is... smaller municipalities and mid-sized municipalities are experiencing pretty dramatic increases in homeless populations. And many of them are not resourced to address the issue" - HART Director Alexandra Flynn via @CTVNews https://t.co/3CVsFyhqVw

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

The @cityofcalgary & @UCalgary are collaborating on a multi-year study of the short-term rental (STR) market, and want to hear about your experiences.

How do STRs impact you? What are your concerns?

https://t.co/xFVcklOF9z

Survey open until Dec 31, 2023.

#yyc #yyccc

[Office of the Federal Housing Advocate @HousingLogement]

NEW: The Advocate's report illustrates the experiences of #encampment residents across the country and explores potential solutions to this growing #HumanRights crisis: https://t.co/vFpC0js24E

[Housing Research Collaborative @HousingRsrch]

New event alert! Unhoused and precariously housed people continuously navigate various public and private spaces, including sidewalks, parks, shelters, transitional housing, storage facilities, rooming houses, single-room accommodations, and insecure rental housing.
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[Cheryl Selinger YYC @_C_Selinger]

@KelsoDylan It is incredible. And this really puts into perspective the demand on housing. We have definitely not built 2 Lethbridge's worth of housing.