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Feds earmark $30 million for Indigenous-led housing construction – Nunatsiaq News
August 10, 2018 Proposals must be led by Indigenous communities or organizations The Canadian government says it wants to hear bright ideas to help address overcrowded housing in Indigenous communities. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, the government announced the Indigenous Homes Innovation Challenge, a new $30-million program to develop and build housing in First Nations, Inuit […]
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Inuit occupy just one-quarter of Government of Nunavut staff housing – Nunatsiaq News
August 09, 2018 “If the numbers were the opposite … that would house thousands of more Inuit … and greatly reduce the housing shortage in Nunavut” Barely one-quarter of the Government of Nunavut’s staff housing is occupied by Inuit. That needs to change, says Adam Lightstone, MLA for Iqaluit-Manirajak. He wants to see the GN’s […]
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Elder from Arctic Bay calls for more housing for patients in Iqaluit – CBC
Tommy Tattatuapik rested on a thin mat while waiting several hours to get a hotel room Jul 05, 2018 An elder from Arctic Bay, Nunavut, is raising concerns about the availability of rooms for people travelling to Iqaluit for medical care after waiting hours to get a hotel room. Tommy Tattatuapik travelled to Nunavut’s capital […]
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QIA pledges $100,000 for Men’s Transitional Housing project in Iqaluit
June 25, 2018 The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to announce a conditional $100,000 pledge for the Uquutaq Men’s Transitional Housing project in Iqaluit. In February 2018, representatives of the Uquutaq Society and the City of Iqaluit made a presentation to the QIA Board of Directors regarding the Men’s Transitional Housing project proposed for […]
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Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation will receive housing funding
June 22, 2018 The Government of Yukon and the Government of Canada are pleased to provide funding for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) for the creation of ten utility buildings in Old Crow. VGFN is receiving $500,000 for the project funded as part of the Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement. The ten utility buildings, […]
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Yukon Housing Corporation and the BC Non-Profit Housing Association host Northern Housing event
The Northern Regional Education Networking Tradeshow (RENT) event will be held on June 12, 2018, in Whitehorse. Housing providers and stakeholders are invited to network and learn about the unique challenges for housing in the north. Highlights of the day include a lunchtime discussion by local housing advocates on strategies that have helped generate new […]
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Government of Yukon opens a Housing Initiatives Fund
This year, the Yukon Housing Corporation is opening a $3.6 million fund for innovative housing projects that will address local housing needs. This funding can be used to develop new affordable housing units in Yukon through new construction or by providing rent supplements for new units to help Yukoners afford rental housing. First Nations, First […]
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Alfred Moses: Northern Pathways to Housing Pilot Program in Fort Simpson
May 30, 2018 Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation is working hard to meet the commitments made by this Government to advance affordable housing and address homelessness during the 18th Legislative Assembly. Mr. Speaker, we know that some of our residents experience homelessness in communities outside of Yellowknife. Meeting their needs helps us to […]
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First Nations participate in housing design workshop
WHITEHORSE, YUKON, May 24, 2018 — The Yukon Housing Corporation and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation hosted a workshop to gather ideas about how to design multi-unit residential buildings in First Nations communities across Yukon. The workshop was held from May 15 – 17 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre in Whitehorse. Housing experts, including First […]
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Homelessness Survey in Gjoa Haven
15 May 2018 The Department of Family Services, in partnership with the Nunavut Housing Corporation, is conducting a survey in Gjoa Haven from May 24 to June 6, 2018, to better understand homelessness in the community. A research team just completed similar survey work in Pond Inlet, Clyde River and Arviat. Staff from the […]
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