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Manitoba Government Expands Housing Access for Youth
May 6, 2024 The Manitoba government is presenting its latest project to help address the housing needs in Manitoba, with capital funding, rent supplements and in-kind contributions to bolster the redevelopment of 575 Balmoral, reaffirming the government’s commitment to enhancing housing access for those who need it most, Housing, Addictions, and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith […]
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Manitoba Government Invests in Social Housing Units
May 3, 2024 The Manitoba government is providing financial support for two projects that will create 46 new social housing units that target immediate community needs, Housing, Addictions, and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced today. “Through meaningful partnerships with community housing providers and significant investments, our government is increasing the social housing supply in Manitoba,” […]
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SCO Partnership in Redevelopment of Portage Place a Positive Step for Economic Reconciliation
ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is pleased to share new details about our intent to partner in the redevelopment of Portage Place in downtown Winnipeg. Today, representatives from SCO joined the Province of Manitoba and True North Real Estate Development to share information about the redevelopment project, including the […]
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Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Responds to $30M Housing Funding Announcement
April 4, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) acknowledges the Budget 2024 announcement made by Premier Wab Kinew and Housing, Addictions, and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith regarding a $30-million investment aimed at addressing chronic homelessness. While acknowledging this initiative as potential access to off-reserve housing for urban First Nations […]
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Manitoba Government Invests $30 Million to Create New Social and Affordable Housing
April 4, 2024 Budget 2024 will take the first steps in ending chronic homelessness with a $30-million investment to build, renovate and acquire new social housing units in partnership with non-profit community housing providers, Premier Wab Kinew and Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced today. “To end chronic homelessness in eight years, we […]
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Canada-Manitoba Partnership will Provide Rent Support for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
March 26, 2024 Today, the federal government and Manitoba governments announced an enhancement to the Canada Housing Benefit (CHB) to provide housing supports for survivors of gender-based violence. The federal government is investing $13.7 million to create housing options that will be cost-matched by the Manitoba government for a combined total of $27.5 million in […]
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Prairie Powerhouse: 5 Upcoming Developments That Prove Winnipeg Can Hold Its Own – Storeys
February 21, 2024 From one of the biggest community developments in Winnipeg’s history to the redevelopment of the historic Hudson’s Bay department store, these projects will change the face of Manitoba’s capital. Many new development projects are breaking ground in Winnipeg this year, from a new, 113-acre ‘college town’ being raised from the ground by […]
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Helping build more homes, faster in Campbellton
February 20, 2024 With federal funding and federal leadership, we are changing how cities let housing get built in their municipalities. With a greater focus on higher density housing, student housing, homes near transit and affordable housing, we are going to get more homes built for Canadians at prices they can afford. Today, the Government […]
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AMC Urges Canada to Collaborate with First Nations in Developing a Comprehensive Strategy to Address Homelessness
February 13, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) calls on the federal and provincial governments to work alongside First Nations Leadership to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the root causes of homelessness following a new report on tent encampments across Canada. “Governments continue to adhere to an inherently […]
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Statement from Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equity, and Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith on Important Discussions on Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+
February 8, 2024 At the close of the second annual National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People, we are grateful to have gathered and shared with our Indigenous, federal, provincial and territorial partners on this ongoing national crisis. Manitoba is in many respects ground zero for the epidemic of MMIWG2S+, […]
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