Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
and Webequie First Nation.
The announcement was made last week by Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Marc Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources.
The funding is coming as communities see increased levels of homelessness, and demand for housing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several of the communities released statements about the funding, outlining how many homes will be constructed.
In Eagle Lake, 10 modular housing units will be built, while five modular homes and 10 regular homes will be constructed in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug.
Canada Supports Rapid Housing Projects for First Nations in Kenora
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KENORA, ON, April 16, 2021 /CNW/ - Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The COVID-19 crisis has made it clear that affordable housing is key to Canada s recovery as communities across the country, including those in Kenora, are dealing with the devastating impacts of rising levels of homelessness and housing need.
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and Marc Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, announced details of an approximately $21.1 million investment through the Projects Stream of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) for the immediate construction of 85 units of affordable homes for First Nations in Kenora.
Vaccination clinics for some northern First Nation members are facing delays.
The Matawa Health Co-operative has immunized nearly 600 people from its nine First Nation communities so far against COVID-19.
However, officials say they don’t know when they will be able to hold another clinic, adding that many people are still waiting for their shot.
They’ve held clinics in Thunder Bay for Matawa members and in Aroland First Nation.
The other eight Matawa communities are Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Neskantaga, Nibinamik, Webequie, Constance Lake, Ginoogaming, and Long Lake #58 First Nations.
10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021
First Nations are demanding recognition of rights in a chain of potential flashpoints across the country
December 15, 2020
No region is exempt from the challenge of fulfilling Indigenous rights through action a challenge that First Nations leaders say non-Indigenous governments have been slow or unwilling to face. Here’s a sampling of disputes that could come to a head in 2021.
1. Wet’suwet’en title
Amid construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C. last February, the RCMP’s quashing of Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline demonstrations sparked protests and rail blockades across the country. In March, the federal government, the province of B.C. and Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs negotiated a memorandum of understanding that did not address the pipeline but sought to resolve a decades-long limbo over title, and clarify jurisdiction for future projects. Amid the pandemic, continued pipeline construct