In the Media
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2025
- Vancouver’s set to co-host the World Cup next year. Who stands to benefit? [Interview]. Holden, M. (2025, Aug 2). In The Current. CBC News.
- Reportage d’Angie Isnel : Densification immobilière et bien-être [Interview]. Holden, M. (2025, Jun. 11). In Panorama. CBC/Radio-Canada.
- Rental properties owned by investors sitting vacant in New Brunswick [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Dec. 10). In Information Morning Moncton. CBC News.
- Vacant properties in NB [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Dec. 10). In Information Morning Fredericton. CBC News.
- The problems with vacant buildings in Saint John [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Dec. 10). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- Rooming houses [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 1). In Information Morning Fredericton. CBC News.
- Auditor General’s report states that public housing is in crisis [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Jun. 12). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- Housing advocate reacts to New Brunswick auditor general’s report on the state of public housing in the province [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Jun. 12). In Information Morning Moncton. CBC News.
- AG public housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Jun. 11). In Information Morning Fredericton. CBC News.
- Moncton non-profit pivots to ‘missing middle’ in rental housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Jan. 22). In Information Morning Moncton. CBC News.
- New tax to stop homes lying empty called for in Saint John [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2026, Jan. 15). Frequency News.
2024
- Purpose-built rentals rise as home ownership peaks in Edmonton [Interview]. Collins, D. (2024, Dec. 3). In Radio Active. CBC News.
- Edmonton touted as an affordable place to live in Canada [Interview]. Evans, J. (2024, Aug. 20). In Radio Active. CBC News.
- What is affordable? [Interview]. Evans, J. (2024). In News at 6. CBC News.
- L’ambition immobilière de la nation Squamish: Reportage de Francis Plourde [Interview]. Holden, M. (2024, Mar. 31). In Tout Terrain. CBC/Radio-Canada.
- $100M for public housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Oct. 18). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- Housing issues in NB [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Oct. 11). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- Will party promises on housing solutions be enough to solve the housing crisis? [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Oct. 11). In Information Morning Moncton. CBC News.
- Affordable housing promises [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Sep. 26). In Shift. CBC News.
2023
- New research suggests LGBTQ refugees face major barriers trying to find housing [Interview]. Collins, D. (2023). In CBC Edmonton. CBC News.
- Homelessness in downtown Edmonton [Interview]. Collins, D. (2023). 630 CHED.
- Neighbourhood connections and neighbours today [Interview]. Holden, M. (2023). In Alberta@Noon. CBC News.
- The Residential Tenancies Tribunal faces an avalanche of requests for reviews of rent increases [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2023, Apr. 13). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- Vacant Housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2023, Jan. 11). In Shift. CBC News.
2022
- Northlands redevelopment discussion [Interview]. Collins, D. (2022). 630 CHED.
- ‘Disheartening to hear’: housing expert on REITs and why Sackville should be worried about the sale of 82 rental units to one [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Nov. 25). CHMA Radio.
- New Brunswick announces funding to build 380 public housing units over the next four years [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Oct. 18). In Information Morning Moncton. CBC News.
- Province to invest in public housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Oct. 18). In Information Morning Fredericton. CBC News.
- New Brunswick’s Housing Crisis [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- How we build housing vs. how much housing we build [Interview]. Zhu, Y. (2022, Sep. 13). People First Radio.
2021
- Affordable housing expert has some solutions to growing problem [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2021). In Information Morning Saint John. CBC News.
- New Rent Caps in the Yukon [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2021). In CBC North Whitehorse. CBC News.
2025
- The rise of renting [Interview]. Collins, D. (2025, Jun 3). Edify Unfiltered.
2024
- Untangling the housing knot [Interview]. Evans, J. (2024, Jun. 1). Speaking Municipally.
- “What motivates me is the human right to housing” [Interview]. Collins, D. (2024, Jul. 10). Fixing up housing policy – from research to reality.
- Special election podcast: Housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Sep. 26). #NBPOLI.
- More than immigration, more than skilled workers [Interview]. Zhu, Y. (2024, Oct. 7). CONNECT with Sarah Crosbie.
2023
- Redefining the Canadian housing paradigm – Part II [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2023, Dec. 15). Big Thinking Podcast.
- Inequality and housing access [Interview]. Zhu, Y. (2023, Nov. 1). In/Equality Podcast.
2022
- Preventing Evictions in Community Housing. [Interview]. Collins, D. (2021, Oct. 8). Fixing up housing policy – from research to reality.
- The just transition part 4: Residential energy [Interview]. Das, R. (2022, May. 6). In Over My Head.
- LGBTQ2 Vulnerability In Housing. [Interview]. McDowell, K. (2021, Oct. 20). Fixing up housing policy – from research to reality.
2021
- A Conversation with Dr. Cynthia Puddu and Cheyenne Greyeyes [Interview]. Puddu, C., & Greyeyes, C. (2021, Sep. 9). Research (Re)Casted.
2025
- The renters’ edge [Interview]. Collins, D. (2025, May 27). Edify.
- Vancouver’s set to co-host World Cup next year. Who stands to benefit? [Interview]. Holden, M. (2025, Aug. 12). CBC News.
- Cohésion sociale et bien-être, les défis de la densification [Interview]. Holden, M. (2025, Jun. 11). CBC News.
- Four highrise living ideas Toronto should steal [Interview]. Holden, M. (2025, May 25). Toronto Star.
- Stephen council rejects bridge housing on municipal property [Interview]. LeBlanc Haley, T. (2026, Jan. 30). The Courier.
- New Brunswick’s new homelessness strategy could use more urgency, UNB researchers find [Interview]. LeBlanc Haley, T. (2025, Dec. 22) CBC News.
- Tiny homes developer asks court for exemption from rules governing most N.B. landlords [Interview]. LeBlanc Haley, T. (2025, Nov. 8). CBC News.
- A B.C. Community bonds over disaster-resistant housing [Interview]. Newell, R. (2025, May 2). Blue Dot Living.
- New Brunswick’s new homelessness strategy could use more urgency, UNB researchers find [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Dec. 22). CBC News.
- Councillors, researchers want financial penalties for investors holding empty Saint John buildings [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Dec. 10). CBC News.
- ‘It got bad’: Mother, daughter say fight to address health hazards in subsidized unit ended with rent increase [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Nov. 2). CBC News.
- Stephen homeless shelter sparks talks about wider impact [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 11). Penticton Herald.
- UNB researcher is turning lived experience into policy recommendations to prevent homelessness in N.B [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 8). UNB News.
- Moncton rooming house slated for demolition as demand for affordable rent grows [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 4). CBC News.
- Some spending years in N.B. psychiatric beds because housing options scarce, says ombud [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 3). CBC News.
- Rent costs down, but return to pre-COVID affordability ‘out of reach’ [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Aug. 1). Telegraph-Journal.
- Housing minister lacks appetite for tax breaks on million-dollar homes [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Aug. 1). Telegraph-Journal.
- Auditor general’s assessment of public housing ‘no surprise’ for minister [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Aug. 1). CBC News.
- Moncton non-profit pivots to ‘missing middle’ in rental housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2026, Jan. 22). CBC News.
2024
- Edmonton homelessness numbers surge toward 5,000, highest recorded since at least 2019 [Interview]. Collins, D. (2024, Oct. 31). CBC News.
- Frostbite injuries up for Edmonton’s homeless; advocates suspect link to encampment removals [Interview]. Collins, D. (2024, Aug. 12). Edmonton Journal.
- Assaults at Edmonton’s two largest homeless shelters steadily increasing: report [Interview]. Collins, D. (2024, Jun. 19). Edmonton Journal.
- What does it look like to tackle homelessness? Lessons from a city that tried [Interview]. Collins, D. (2024, Mar. 6). The Globe & Mail.
- What city council can — and can’t — do to improve Edmonton’s housing system [Interview]. Collins, D., & MacDonald, K. (2024, Dec. 11). Taproot Edmonton.
- How Edmonton compares to cities finding success in tackling homelessness [Interview]. Collins, D., & MacDonald, K. (2024, Nov. 27). Taproot Edmonton.
- Why Edmonton may need to focus on renters as it stares down ‘peak home ownership’ [Interview]. Collins, D., & MacDonald, K. (2024, Nov. 20). Taproot Edmonton.
- Why the decline in public housing is ‘the origins of Canada’s housing crisis’ [Interview]. Collins, D., & MacDonald, K. (2024, Nov. 13). Taproot Edmonton.
- How should Edmonton grow to make housing more accessible? [Interview]. Collins, D., & MacDonald, K. (2024, Nov. 6). Taproot Edmonton.
- Would building more supply slow Edmonton’s rising home prices? [Interview]. Collins, D., & MacDonald, K. (2024, Oct 30). Taproot Edmonton.
- In Alberta, there’s no limit to how much a landlord can raise your rent
[Interview]. Evans, J. (2024, Feb. 23). The Orchard. - Advocacy groups call for rent cap, more power for tenants [Interview]. LeBlanc Haley, T. (2024, Oct. 10). CBC News.
- Les grandes ambitions immobilières de la Nation Squamish [Interview]. Holden, M. (2024, Mar. 31). CBC/Radio-Canada.
- 3 housing experts weigh in on what’s missing in New Brunswick housing policy [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Oct. 11). CBC News.
- What will it take to solve NB’s housing crisis? [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Oct. 4). Telegraph-Journal.
- As Liberals, Greens pledge housing reforms, PCs say current system is working [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Sep. 29). CBC News.
- Housing minister rules out vacancy control for now [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2024, Dec. 4). Telegraph-Journal.
2023
- ‘Grad student’s research tackles rising housing prices in rural hometown’ [Interview]. Cizek, E. (2023, Jan. 3). University of Alberta Sustainability Council.
- Frostbite amputations hit 10-year high in Edmonton last winter, new data show [Interview]. Collins, D. (2023, Jan. 11). CBC News.
- N.B. housing assistance program expanded to include people who live alone [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2023, Feb. 16). CBC News.
- Saint John to create homeless strategy, will present to province [Interview].
Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2023, Feb. 9). Global News.
2022
- Demolition date for Northlands Coliseum still up in the air, almost 5 years after it closed [Interview]. Collins, D. (2022, Nov. 8). CBC News.
- Commentary: Housing advocates ask for policy and planning considerations in the wake of provincial investment [Interview]. LeBlanc, S., Pappas, J., & Reiser, C. (2022, Nov. 21). NB Media Co-op.
- Prochaine station, gentrification – les loyers et évictions augmentent à Saint-Michel [Interview]. Reiser, C. (2022, Apr. 12). Porte-Monnaie.
- How the drive to stop a virus mobilized Canada’s research community [Interview]. Schiff, R. (2022). Research Infosource Inc.
- False housing data helped terminate N.B. rent cap [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Dec. 8). CBC News.
- Big real estate deals will bring no immediate changes for tenants, say building owners [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (Dec. 8, 2022). CHMA.
- Economist corrects minister who cited him in defence of dropping rent cap [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Dec. 1). CBC News.
- New Brunswick dumps rent cap for complaint-driven, case-by-case increase protection system [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Nov. 25). Canada-info.ca.
- Making a positive impact by studying and improving housing security [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Oct. 28). UNB News.
- N.B. affordable housing wait-list has grown by 2,000 since housing agreement [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Apr. 28). Global News.
- Cities push for affordable housing, but what does ‘affordable’ really mean? [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Mar. 31). CBC News.
- N.B. landlords, tenants groups pan property tax cut [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Mar. 23). CBC News.
- Community’s rescue of Saint John transitional housing project ‘almost miraculous’ [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Mar. 17). CBC News.
- Councillor votes against project in own ward to make point about affordable units [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Mar. 15). CBC News.
- Trying to gouge us’: Couple hit with 61 per cent rent hike [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Jan. 16). Toronto Star.
- Elderly renters given short notice of 43 percent rent hike [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Jan. 7). CBC News.
- Canada isn’t prepared to deal with large investors’ growing interest in single-family homes [Interview]. Zhu, Y. (2022, Jun. 25). Globe & Mail.
2021
- Following Up: Putting rural homelessness on the radar [Interview]. Schiff R. (2021, Dec. 9). com.
- ‘You do whatever you have to do’: Long commutes a necessity for many Simcoe County residents[Interview]. Schiff, R. (2021, Nov. 17). com.
- Top research institutions are playing a critical role to ensure Canada’s post-pandemic recovery is sustainable, resilient and equitable.
[Interview]. Schiff, R. (2021). Research Infosource Inc - N.B. government opens investigation into Fredericton rent increases [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2021, Dec. 22). CBC News.
2020
- Saint John tenants nervous about Historic real estate deal [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2020, Oct. 24). CBC News.
2025
- Cost of living in Edmonton remains lower than Calgary [Interview]. Collins, D. (2025, Apr 8). CityNews Edmonton.
- Crise du logement : Un fonds de protection des loyers unique en son genre [Interview]. Holden, M. (2025, Nov. 25). CBC/Radio-Canada.
- N.B. reviewing vacant buildings as part of property tax reform for 2027 [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Dec. 10). CBC News.
- Officials in Saint John split on how to help unhoused population [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Nov. 24). Global News.
- Thousands of people on N.B. housing waitlist [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 7). CTV News.
- People with chronic mental illness stuck in N.B. psychiatric institutions waiting for housing [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Oct. 3). CBC News.
- N.B. has only built a third of promised public housing units [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Jun. 11). CBC News.
- Maintenance issues in public housing and old legal aid thresholds: What’s in new auditor general report [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Jun. 11). CBC News.
- Zoning bylaw change in Fredericton getting some pushback [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2025, Mar. 11). Global News at 6 New Brunswick.
2023
- Frostbite amputations hit 10-year high in Edmonton last winter, new data show [Interview]. Collins, D. (2023, Jan. 11). The National, CBC News.
- Saint John to create homeless strategy, will present to province [Interview].
Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2023, Feb. 9). Global News.
2022
- N.B. affordable housing wait-list has grown by 2,000 since housing agreement [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2022, Apr. 28). Global News.
2021
- Homelessness and COVID–19 [Interview]. Schiff R. (2021, Mar. 25). TVO Today.
- Kitchen Talk EP05: Tenants’ Rights [Interview]. Woodhall-Melnik, J. (2021, Nov. 23). Bell Fibe TV1.