Penashue says Ottawa to help Natuashish fix mould problem
A community in northern Labrador is now dealing with a large scale mould problem.
Housing
Kashechewan gets $3.25 million for houses
Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said Friday that another northern First Nation community along Ontario’s James Bay coast which once made national headlines over its own crisis would be getting money for houses.
Manitoba professor working with First Nations on new housing codes
The housing problems in First Nations go far beyond Attawapiskat.
Attawapiskat: third-party management “like a slap in the face”
APTN National News Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says that being placed into third-party management while…
Ottawa offers up to $2.5 million for Attawapiskat as Red Cross prepares to help
The federal government is promising $2.5 million in funding to alleviate the housing crisis gripping the northern Ontario First Nation community of Attawapiskat which medical experts say is putting the lives of residents in danger as winter approaches.
Beating the odds one nail at a time
It doesn’t have reserve status so government funding is limited.
Tenters continue housing protest at Yukon legislature
APTN National News Helen Hollywood has been camped on the lawn of the Yukon legislature…
Mother of 2 booted by Ottawa housing corp over child tax benefit
In Ottawa, hundreds of Aboriginal families sit on a waiting list for a place to call home.
Couple Sick After Cleaning up Mold in Sagkeeng Home
APTN National News A couple on the Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba says cleaning up…
