New life is being breathed into a west-end community housing complex that was forced to close three years ago.

More than 400 tenants were forced to leave their homes in Swansea Mews after structural engineers found concrete ceilings in the units were at risk of collapsing in June 2022. Structural supports were initially installed in individual apartments, but inspections and engineering reports determined soon after that there would be no way to restore what previously existed.

Geeta Dixon, now a Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) tenant leader, says the relocation has been hard on many families.

“It doesn’t matter where you live, losing your home it’s traumatic, it’s traumatic,” she tells CityNews.

Residents are now one step closer to going home after TCHC officially submitted its plan

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