Trudeau’s message is good for Homebuilders, who as postsecondary students eligible for $1,250/month from May through August The federal government will roll out a significant financial relief package for students. The government estimates that the new, student-centered measures announced today amount to $9 billion in support. Students who’ve seen summer jobs dry up and who don’t…
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Combating COVID-19 in Remote Reserves
COVID-19 Framework for Remote Reserves A draft Framework for remote reserves based on ‘the COVID-19 response framework for homelessness’ is being developed to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the on-reserve population (Link) with Norah Whiteway from Wasagamack Community Health and others. This response needs to be finalized, communicated and applied with a team of…
Home Design Workshop Garden Hill First Nation: Building Houses. Building Capacity.
See the video of the workshops Manitoba’s First Nation communities are facing a severe housing shortage due to population growth, inadequate funding from the government, restrictive government policies, lack of land ownership on reserve by communities, lack of homeownership by residents and culturally inappropriate housing designs, among other factors (Kendall, 2001; Mctavish et al., 2012)….