Exploring Theme: "Urban Indigenous Housing Srategy"

NANCY LANTHIER: SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL The Globe and Mail: Over the next two decades, Indigenous-led developments could result in the construction of tens of thousands of new homes in Canada. As First Nations reclaim space with these housing communities, nation members not only gain economic viability, but opportunities to apply Indigenous knowledge...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a groundbreaking ceremony with Squamish Nation councillors Wilson Williams, back centre, and Khelsilem, right, at the First Nation’s Senakw housing development site, in Vancouver, in September 2022. Photo: Darryl Dyck/APTN.  APTN News: The Canadian Press – A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a legal...

 Big City Mayors’ Caucus Chair and Halifax Mayor Mike Savage issued the following statement on today’s meeting of the caucus.  “The Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Big City Mayors’ Caucus meets today at the outset of FCM’s 2022 Annual Conference to discuss how cities can help lead a strong, inclusive and sustainable recovery. This pandemic has...