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…
My journey through the Islands of the North as a researcher…
I have had many transformative moments in my role as a researcher with the Mino Bimaadiziwin Partnership where I am learning to build capacity and housing as a mentor in the Boreal Homebuilder (BHB) post-secondary program in both Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations communities in Island Lakes, Manitoba. I flew in to these remote…
Garden Hill Boreal Homebuilder students meet challenges with innovation
The weather challenges imposed by winter on the Boreal Homebuilders to build a house in Garden Hill First Nation are great. This job is particularly difficult without a foundation in place in November and December. Currently, the lakes are freezing up, not allowing concrete materials and concrete mixer truck to cross the lake for this…