First Nations leaders say next government must consider on-reserve housing for '7 generations down the line'
CBC
The sounds of hammers, saws and drills fill the air in Wauzhushk Onigum Nation as construction workers are busy getting the foundations ready for a handful of new housing units on the First Nation next door to Kenora, Ont.
The new homes, expected to be completed by this fall, will help get 10 to 12 families off the First Nation's housing wait list, according to Chief Chris Skead.
It's a significant step forward, thanks largely to the federal government's rapid housing initiative, but the chief says it won't come close to addressing the overcrowding in other homes on the reserve.
"Realistically, we're about 100 houses short here within the community," Skead said. "I know it's difficult at times, because some people can be on a waiting list for, gosh, going on a decade, if not longer."
About 400 people live on the reserve, and that number is growing.
"If you see the Anishinaabe people, we're like the fastest-growing demographic within Canada," said Skead.
With a finite amount of land, the housing committee has had to start forecasting future housing needs for the community and thinking about needed infrastructure development.
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