New and returning board members, Florence Street Micro-Community updates, and grant news.

We are delighted to welcome Chris Jordan-Stevens back to the board of directors from his leave of absence, and Kathleen May and Jennifer Alexis as new directors.

It is with gratitude for their years of service to the Muskoka Community Land Trust that we announce the departure of Suzanne Martineau and Christopher Jordan-Stevens from the board of directors.

An update on the evolving plans for Florence Street, Muskoka Housing Task Force 2.0, MCLT’s new podcast, and more.

During the 2023 Rethink Poverty event, organized by United Way Simcoe-Muskoka, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Simcoe-Muskoka Skill Force, and Simcoe County Poverty Reduction Task Group, community organizations including the Muskoka Community Land Trust, Elizabeth Fry Society, Living Wage Ontario, and Information Orillia came together under the theme of “taking the work from talk to action”.

Councillors for the Town of Huntsville voted unanimously on October 25th to review potential development options and the process for transfer of lands to the Muskoka Community Land Trust for the purpose of building an attainable, affordable housing community .

Suzanne Martineau was interviewed for a Global News Story about Community Land Trusts across the country.

The revitalized and relaunched Muskoka Housing Task Force 2.0 kicked off its inaugural meeting on September 28th, and the Muskoka Community Land Trust is proud to be a member of this energized working group.

The Muskoka Community Land Trust is seeking people passionate about creating affordable housing solutions for our community.

We are pleased to announce that the District Municipality of Muskoka has provided seed funding to the MCLT to develop the operational capacity necessary to become self-funding within the next two years.

Suzanne Martineau, Christopher Jordan-Stevens, Ben Jardin, and Sandi Martin made a presentation to Bracebridge Town Council’s General Planning Committee about the MCLT’s alignment with the District of Muskoka housing and homelessness plan and the Town of Bracebridge Downtown Master Plan.

The Muskoka Community Land Trust has received $45,060 in funding to prepare the Florence Street Micro-Community in Huntsville for social impact investing.

Could land trusts help solve Ontario housing-affordability crisis?

The province is currently home to at least 13 community land trusts — and they’ve already scored some major early wins.

A non-profit agency in Muskoka is taking a different route to build affordable housing. We spoke to Suzanne Martineau, the President of the Muskoka Community Land Trust, on how the organization works and why it could be the future of affordable housing.

Affordable housing can take many forms, but for the team at the Muskoka Community Land Trust (MCLT), the hope is to build high-quality communities that people can afford to live in.

Muskoka Community Land Trust (MCLT) will be reaching out to stakeholders while also requesting the public to provide their input into the development of their strategic plan.