New housing units to be built for Indigenous people in Medicine Hat
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The federal and provincial governments recently announced a combined investment of more than $14 million to support the construction of affordable housing units for Indigenous and Métis elders, families and communities in Alberta.
A total of 55 new units will be built in five Alberta communities, one of which is Medicine Hat.
Through a partnership between the Miywasin Friendship Centre and the Medicine Hat Community Housing Society, 14 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom rental units for Indigenous individuals, couples and seniors will be built in the community.
The O’Chiese First Nation in Edmonton, Fort Chipewyan Métis Community Association, Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement and Woodland Cree First Nation in Grande Prairie will also receive funding through the project. The funds are split evenly between the federal Canada – Alberta Bilateral Agreement under the National Housing Strategy and the province’s Indigenous Housing Capital Program.
