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Manitoba Government Making it Easier for Organizations to Build Affordable Housing and End Chronic Homelessness
November 7, 2024 The Manitoba government is making it easier for organizations to secure funding to build affordable housing so more Manitobans can find a safe place to call home, Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced today. “Manitoba is growing, and the affordable housing challenge we face today calls for a fresh new […]
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Housing needs for Indigenous seniors – CTV News
Oct. 30, 2024 Maralee speaks with Laura Funk about the housing requirements for Indigenous seniors in Manitoba. Read More: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video/c3020967-housing-needs-for-indigenous-seniors
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Funding announced for Manitoba Indigenous housing projects – Construct Connect
WINNIPEG — National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI) has announced seven projects that will receive almost $21 million in funding for Indigenous housing in Manitoba. “Indigenous housing providers deserve Indigenous advocacy at the national level. By securing this investment and developing a For Indigenous, By Indigenous funding process, NICHI is putting Indigenous people back in […]
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NICHI announces Manitoba recipients of funding to advance critical Indigenous housing projects in urban, rural and northern areas and address urgent and unmet needs
From: Indigenous Services Canada October 23, 2024 Today, National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI) Chief Executive Officer John Gordon and Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, Patty Hajdu, announced the recipients of NICHI’s expression of need process to address the critical need for safe and affordable urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing […]
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AMC Responds to Manitoba Government’s Affordable Housing Announcement
October 8, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) welcomes today’s announcement by the Manitoba government and the Business Council of Manitoba to increase affordable housing in the province. The initiative, which provides $10 million in grant funding to support a new investment trust for affordable housing, aims to address […]
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Manitoba Government Co-Hosts Business and Housing Summit
October 8, 2024 The Manitoba government is co-hosting a business and housing summit to build relationships between sectors to create affordable housing options and reduce chronic homelessness in the province, Premier Wab Kinew announced today. “To end chronic homelessness in Manitoba, we need to work together as governments, as community and as business leaders,” said […]
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Advocates say pausing Manitoba housing benefit increases risk of homelessness – APTN News
Sep 20, 2024 In early August, the Manitoba government paused the youth and homelessness streams of the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB), which provides a rent top-up for low-income and at-risk populations. The streams serve mostly Indigenous clientele including youth aging out of foster care and people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. And the unexpected […]
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Are homeless encampments legal in public spaces? – CBC
Sep 12, 2024 CBC Manitoba looks at legal judgments and government policies that address the issue Theresa Bauer lives in an encampment, in a tiny tent under a bridge along the Assiniboine River. “It’s kind of shitty,” she said, yawning after being harassed the night before in the camp. “I’d like my own place.” As […]
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City of Brandon Introduces New Affordable Housing Incentive Program
Brandon, MB – The City of Brandon is pleased to announce the introduction of its Affordable Housing Incentive Program By-Law No. 7379, aimed at boosting the development of affordable housing in the city. This initiative provides a range of financial incentives, including capital grants, tax exemptions, and offsets on development charges, to support the construction […]
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MMF holds ribbon cutting, officially opens seniors’ housing complex in The Pas
August 23, 2024 Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new seniors’ homes in The Pas today, as part of a $10.3-million housing and community investment for Red River Métis Citizens living in […]
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