SASKATOON A craning celebration in Pleasant Hill marked the construction of the three-story multi-unit residential building that will be home to Métis elders. The Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. (CUMFI) in partnership with Big Block Construction started the project two years ago. CUMFI President Shirley Isbister says she wouldn’t believe the project was true until she saw it for her own eyes. “It’s amazing, it’s a dream come true. A vision we’ve had for over 20 years to be able to build a seniors home, so the Round Prairie Elders’ Lodge is exceeding our vision for what we wanted,” Isbister told CTV News.
SASKATOON The owner of Burron Lumber says in his 45 years in the lumber business he’s seen certain trends but never anything like this. Bob Burron says he’s heard of lumber thefts from suppliers and how they’re starting to put chain link fences around their project to keep people out. “Anytime there’s a drastic price increase or a product is critical in the supply chain, you’re gonna have theft,” Burron told CTV News. According to numbers released by Statistics Canada on Thursday, the price of lumber has gone up each year but jumped more than 118 per cent in the last year.
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For Shirley Isbister, providing safe, accessible housing for Metis elders in Saskatoon has been a long time in the making.
On Friday, a sod turning ceremony officially kicked off construction on Central Urban Metis Federation Inc.’s (CUMFI) Round Prairie Elders’ Lodge, a 26-unit affordable housing development in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood.
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“CUMFI has been committed to ensuring our elders have a safe and affordable place to call home for a very long time,” Isbister said on Friday.