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Winnipeg Free Press: Homebuilding lessons to help transform northern First Nation – UM Today

by ahnationtalk on July 18, 202488 Views

July 18, 2024

University of Manitoba researchers are training post- secondary students to build environmentally friendly homes on their northern First Nation.

The Wikiwin Training Enterprise at York Factory First Nation received $8.4 million from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to build a training facility in the small community. Students will be taught to build homes in a “future-proof way” that keeps climate change front of mind. Apprenticeship programs in carpentry, mechanics, culinary arts and other trades will be offered.

Chief Darryl Wastesicoot said it’s a chance for his community, which is struggling with a lack of housing and job opportunities, to take economic growth into its own hands.

Read More: https://news.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-homebuilding-lessons-to-help-transform-northern-first-nation/

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