See the Design The designs by Island Lake communities to be built by Mino Bimaadiziwin Homebuilders (MB Homebuilders) students, which I then drafted into blueprints, received its engineering stamp. After a handful of meetings and many revisions over 8 months, on the 17th of December 2019, these structural drawings received their engineer stamp of…
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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…
Homes in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations going up fast as students learn to build
The year 2019 ended on such a high note with perfect Boreal Homebuilder (BHB) student attendance as well as massive building and academic accomplishments. Part of the credit goes towards Mino Bimaadiziwin Partnership’s pilot program in place in the month of November and December 2019, where students doubled their training allowance with perfect attendance each…