How Middle Housing Affects Property Owners. A Discussion with Alice Lam

Alice Lam is a commercial portfolio manager, business owner and founder of several non-profit initiatives. She has lived in all four quadrants during her time in Calgary. She joins Al to talk about Calgarians’ housing needs, how middle housing affects property owners and the impact density has on small businesses. 

Show notes:

• 00:40 – Alice’s experience growing up in Calgary. 
• 03:20 – How Good Neighbour and the Community Fridge were started. 
• 07:30 – Balancing working in both the non-profit and the for-profit spaces.
• 09:50 – Calgarians getting pushed down the housing spectrum.
• 12:00 – Calgary’s 98 housing recommendations. 
• 15:00 – How middle housing will affect property owners. 
• 18:00 – Small businesses thrive off of density. 

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