The chosen site for a new FW First Nation nursing home is here, near the end of Little Lake Rd., a few blocks east of the community centre and arena (TBNewswatch file)
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION – Fort William First Nation has filed an application for federal funding for a proposed long-term care home in the community.
Chief Peter Collins told Thunder Bay–Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski on Wednesday that the First Nation submitted a request for $25 million toward an overall cost of $40 million.
The federal government has capped individual applications under the Infrastructure Canada Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Fund at $25 million.