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News Release: Angel Oak announces Canada’s first sustainable, all-inclusive community project for north Guelph

July 27, 2017 — A new, not-for-profit organization has formalized plans to create the first sustainable, integrated and all-inclusive community in Canada at Orchard Park located at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph, Ontario. Angel Oak Communities, a private not-for-profit organization, has signed an official Letter of Intent with the Ignatius Jesuit Centre (IJC) to transform the existing Orchard Park into a commercial and residential...

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Toronto Star article: Disabilities advocates split over Guelph housing proposal

July 24, 2017 — Toronto Star article: A proposal by a not-for-profit organization to turn an old Jesuit college into a residence and community centre aimed at people with disabilities has drawn the ire of some advocates who fear the plan will marginalize the building’s future residents. Angel Oak Communities submitted a proposal to Ignatius Jesuit Centre in March for a “self-sufficient” community with...

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CBC article: 70 accessible, affordable, apartments going into Guelph's Ignatius Jesuit Centre

July 21, 2017 — CBC reports: The Orchard Park Office Centre at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre will be retrofitted to become 70 fully accessible apartment units as part of an affordable housing project by Angel Oaks Community Inc. in Guelph. Mark Enchin, the director of Angel Oaks Community told CBC News that the apartment will welcome all people who have trouble finding affordable housing....

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