La Loche Student Build. Photo courtesy of Government of Saskatchewan.
More than $7 million worth of new housing initiatives have been announced for northern Saskatchewan.
The money will be used to fund up to 44 affordable rental units and help renovate eight emergency shelters. The communities impacted include La Ronge, La Loche, Ile-a-la Crosse and Pinehouse Lake.
Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale and Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, Tina Beaudry-Mellor, are visiting the communities over the next two days to make the announcements.
Included are:
– Methy Housing Corporation – La Loche Action Plan (opening of 14-unit affordable housing project for individuals and families in La Loche)
– La Loche Elders’ Project (funding announcement for six-unit housing project for elders in La Loche)
– Northern Student Build House (two homes constructed by participating school divisions in La Loche and Ile-a-la Crosse)
– SDC Property Management Family Housing Project (opening of five housing units for families Ile-a-la Crosse)
– La Ronge Native Womens’ Council (funding announcement for Piwapan Women’s Shelter addition and renovation work to their present shelter in La Ronge)
– Pinehouse Housing Corporation Elders’ Complex (opening of 12-unit affordable housing project for elders in Pinehouse Lake)
Since 2007, the federal and provincial governments have provided a combined investment of more than $26 million to support housing in the communities of La Loche, Ile-a-la Crosse, La Ronge and Air Ronge and Pinehouse Lake, including the creation of 176 affordable rental units, 49 home ownership units, and assistance with repairs for 284 homeowners, 54 renters and eight women fleeing domestic violence.