A 16-unit residential development to help house First Nation, Inuit and Métis residents has been announced for Cochrane.
The development, which comes under the First Nation, Inuit, Métis Urban and Rural Housing (FIMUR) Rental Program, will include 16 rental units comprised of two eight-plex buildings. The building will include eight one-bedroom units for Elders, seniors, individuals or couples, and an additional eight three-bedroom units for families.
Funding for the project is flowed through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
“This development will assist Aboriginal people living in Cochrane find safe, affordable housing,” said Don McBain, executive director of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, in a news release. “Furthermore, the waiting list for housing in Cochrane maintained by the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board will be positively impacted without any cost to (the board).”
OAHS is a provincial Aboriginal Housing Provider and manages 1,600 units across Ontario, including 138 rental homes and 35 homeowner units in the Cochrane district.
The development will be constructed through a joint venture partnership between CGV Builders and North American Aboriginal Group (NAAG). CGV Builders is a well-known local contractor who will be the lead developer and is the owner of the subdivision. NAAG is a partnership of Aboriginal businesses and individuals primarily from Cochrane and Moosonee.
The subdivision will be designed to accommodate residential, multi-residential and commercial development.
The FIMUR program is designed to address housing needs for Aboriginal people in Ontario living off-reserve, designed and delivered based on community engagement processes. Aboriginal trades and contractors are utilized where possible.
Construction on the new subdivision has already begun and the buildings will be ready for occupancy by the end of the 2011 calendar year.
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