(A Brief Foreword from Niagara At Large publisher Doug Draper – In an era of ugly blog comments and knee-jerk contempt for almost anyone in government, I will fight this raging tide of contempt by saying there are still some very good and noble people in government. One f them is Lora Beckwith, someone I got to know as the director of Niagara Region’s partner agency, Niagara Regional Housing, and a true advocate for affordable housing for all of this region’s residents.
Niagara Regional Housing director Lora Beckwith
She is truly one of the very good ones ,and I am sorry to hear she is resigning as we have already seen a number of other good ones recently leave Niagara’s regional government. But the imporant thing to remeber is that she did great things for people in need – the record is there for anyone willing to do some online searching or go to whatever archives are left in local libraries – across Niagara, and we who give a damn about affordable housing should whishLora Beckwith well. She is one great lady.)
NIAGARA REGION, May, 2014 – The Niagara Regional Housing (NRH) Board of Directors has announced the resignation of General Manager, Lora Beckwith, effective the end of July. Beckwith has served as General Manager of NRH since affordable housing was transferred from the Province in 2002.
Under her leadership, NRH expanded programs by providing affordable housing in Niagara to include private landlords in housing allowance programs, homeowners through renovation and down payment assistance as well as the development of over 600 new affordable housing units.
NRH Chair Shirley Cordiner issued a statement thanking Lora Beckwith for her many years of dedicated service and “for laying a strong foundation for affordable housing in Niagara”. She added, “Lora’s professionalism and leadership has been outstanding, and it is largely because of this that NRH is prepared to face the challenges of affordable housing in the future. We wish for her all the best as she embarks on a new phase of her life.” Cordiner noted that the new NRH General Manager is expected to be in place the first week of August 2014.
Beckwith looked back on her career, stating, “This has been an incredible 12 years. Setting up a new corporation and introducing new approaches to the provision of affordable housing has only been possible through the strong direction provided by the NRH Board, the support of Niagara Region and the commitment of hard working staff. I am pleased with the progress we have made and proud to have been a part of it.”
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