WHITBY, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 17, 2011) - The federal, provincial and municipal governments will announce funding for new affordable housing projects and social housing renovation and retrofits in the Town of Whitby.

Media are invited to join the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Whitby-Oshawa, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC); Joe Dickson, MPP for Ajax-Pickering, on behalf of the Honourable Rick Bartolucci, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer Roger Anderson; Town of Whitby Mayor Pat Perkins; Township of Brock Mayor Larry O'Connor, Chair of the Health and Social Services Committee for the announcement.