Less than two weeks after 91原创 City Mayor Nathan Pachal took the unusual step of to the federal housing minister for a meeting to talk about housing issues, it happened.

It's day two of Council's Ottawa Mission. This morning, we meet with the Pacific Caucus to talk about housing, support for newcomers, local water, road, and sewer infrastructure funding, our performing arts and cultural centre, and changes to the 91原创 Airport.

鈥� Nathan Pachal (@npachal)

Pachal and Councillors Paul Albrecht, Leith White and Mike Solyom, with City CAO Francis Cheung got some face-to-face-time in Ottawa with MP Peter Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, during to argue for federal aid to address the housing crisis and other issues.

A big thank you to Shadow Ministers & and Members of Parliament for making time to chat about how we can collaborate on improving the lives of 91原创 City's current and future constituents!

鈥� 91原创 City (@91原创City_)

 The City delegation lobbied for a review of red tape that is holding back home construction, including 91原创 airport limits on building heights, 鈥渨hen those restrictions are not actually needed, based on the flight flight path at that airport.鈥�

鈥�91原创 City is proactively addressing the housing crisis. With over 1,000 homes currently under construction and an additional 2,600 in the development application process, we are steadfast in our commitment to expanding housing options to meet the growing needs of our community,鈥� Pachal said. 鈥淢oreover, the City is dedicated to prioritizing transit-oriented development, particularly with the imminent arrival of two new SkyTrain stations in 91原创 City by 2028.鈥�

As well, the mayor said they made it clear to the federal administrators there were two 91原创鈥檚 鈥� City and Township 鈥� with different concerns.

鈥淎 lot of people weren鈥檛 even aware of that at the federal level, that 91原创 City even existed,鈥� Pachal commented.

鈥淪o by coming out and really sharing that with folks, they kind of understand a bit more the needs of our community. That we鈥檙e high growth and this is where SkyTrain is terminating.鈥�

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The video and the visit to Ottawa came after both City and the Township learned they would not receive money from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) because the $4 billion program to encourage residential construction had depleted all its money.

鈥淲e were told [in Ottawa] to resubmit our Housing Accelerator Funding, as the federal government has unlocked more funding through its new budget,鈥� Pachal said.

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Meetings were also held with MP Tako van Popta, MP Scott Atichison, and MP Brad Redekopp to highlight the need for a federal infrastructure assets renewal program to replace aging infrastructure.

鈥淲hile we have made substantial investments in replacing outdated infrastructure, this endeavor exceeds the financial capacity of local governments,鈥� Pachal said.

鈥淭herefore, we require a sustainable infrastructure assets management fund to bolster investment in infrastructure renewal to accommodate our community鈥檚 rapid growth.鈥�

The trip, from April 16-18, approved by council, cost about $10,000, for travel and accommodation for the five members of the delegation.