Duane Favel is the mayor of Île-à-la-Crosse. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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Île-à-la-Crosse approved for $225,000 student carpenter housing project

Sep 23, 2020 | 4:57 PM

The federal and provincial governments have come together to fund a $225,000 housing project in Île-à-la-Crosse involving local high school students.

Île-à-la-Crosse Mayor Duane Favel explained it will be the fifth housing unit to be built in the village through a unique partnership in recent years. He said support by the local municipality, Île-à-la-Crosse School Division, Sakitawak Development Corporation and levels of government have made the project a success in the past.

“This is where young students get to know whether or not their passion is in the trades,” Favel said. “When they enter this program, they clearly understand whether or not it excites them and if they want to do it as a career. It’s helpful to find out some of the skills our students have and the ones who are really interested gravitate towards that area.”

Students, along with a journeyman carpenter and a teacher, will begin building the three-bedroom, single level house likely in January 2021. Favel expects the project will be completed by June, before it’s turned over to the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation to be rented out to tenants. The project is meant to attract northerners to the trades, as well as provide affordable housing for families.

“Usually, we start in the fall and the house would be built by the end of January, but this time we are starting in the second semester,” Favel said.

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The Government of Canada is currently rolling out its National Housing Strategy, a 10-year, $55 billion plan expected to create 125,000 new housing units and assist 530,000 families in need of housing. An additional 300,000 housing units will be repaired.

La Loche will also be receiving funds through the federal and provincial governments including $875,000 to construct 12 housing units for medial and educational professionals, as well as $645,000 to build six affordable housing units for single-parent families.

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