More than $7 million invested in northern housing initiatives
It was a donation ‘necessary to the health, safety and wellness of northern communities’ according to Duane Favel, the mayor of Ile-a-la-Crosse.
Favel was responding to an investment of more than $1 million that will go towards five three-bedroom single-family homes in the community and an initiative that enables groups of high school students to participate in building homes as a curriculum credit.
“Without it, we wouldn’t be able to move forward,” Favel added.
The federal and provincial governments have provided a combined investment of $7 million to support housing initiatives in the communities of Ile-a-la-Crosse, La Loche, La Ronge and Pinehouse Lake.