B.C. First Nations announce plans for Affordable Housing
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, the Government of BC announced that the construction of affordable rental housing units…
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Employment Opportunity: Executive Director, Ambrose Place
Job Title: Executive Director Position Summary Niginan Housing Ventures is seeking an Executive Director of Ambrose Place in Edmonton. The Executive Director is responsible for…
Province, feds contribute $13M towards Indigenous housing
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The governments of Canada and Alberta have committed $14.1 million for Indigenous housing projects throughout the…
Cenovus Energy pledges $50 mil to address Indigenous housing crisis in Northern Alberta
Calgary, Alberta (January 30, 2020) – Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) has launched a major initiative aimed at addressing one of the most…
Métis Housing: Exciting new Initiatives and new programs
By Dale Ladouceur (ANNews) – Last year Métis Nation of Alberta President Audrey Poitras, on behalf of Métis Nation of Alberta Citizens, signed a 10-year,…
Gathering Place shuts down after local business owners appeal permit
Edmonton, AB (September 23, 2019) – The Gathering Place/Mawacihitowin Otah, a local community space for Edmonton’s homeless population, is closing its doors after a group…
Maskwacis High School students to build Elder’s Village
by John Copley (ANNews) – A new and exciting pilot program announced by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in late April got underway on the Ermineskin…
Forward Summit paves a path for economic reconciliation
by John Copley (ANNews) – The Forward Summit was initiated and hosted by five founding partners: Connect Partnership Group, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Alberta…
NDP say that Jason’s Kenney’s Indigenous Pipeline Promise is broken and unfunded
(NDP Press Release) SLAVE LAKE – One of the few bright spots in Jason Kenney’s Indigenous platform is unfunded in their fiscal plan. In a…
Metis Urban Housing Director Marilyn Gladue puts people first
by Dale Ladouceur (ANNews) – When first meeting Marilyn Gladue it is easy to see why she has excelled for so long in an industry…