The Bloor West Villager, June 15, 2017

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Karen Andrews ask a question during a TCHC Dufferin Grove community consultation Monday, June 12, inside St. Mary Catholic Academy. In February, Toronto Community Housing Corporation filed an application to amend city bylaws in order to sell five stand-alone homes it owns on Havelock Street and Sylvan Avenue.

Proposed sale of TCHC homes questioned AARON D’ANDREA adandrea@metroland.com When Tim Clément found out his home in Dufferin Grove was one of five on Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s (TCHC) chopping block, he was shocked.

"By that time, we’d been here for almost a decade," the 60-yearold told The Bloor West Villager. "We’ve put our heart and soul into this place." Clément was one of many residents who turned out to a meeting Monday to discuss the sale of

the eight units, which are rented out at market rent. The decision to sell was made in 2012, and in February, TCHC filed an application to amend city bylaws in order to facilitate the sales. The proceeds will generate

funding for TCHC’s $2.6 billion repair backlog, which still needs $1.73 billion in funding. So far, TCHC has generated $71 million for repairs from the sales.

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