Housing

Feds need to turbocharge construction innovation to get homes built faster: experts

Canada's national housing agency has warned that millions of homes must be built within less than a decade to balance the housing market, but even it seems doubtful that its own target is achievable.T...

Aug 20, 2023

Federal underfunding Indigenous housing leads to years-long wait-lists, frustration

Stefania Giesbrecht was hoping that by the time she finished her studies, she could move back to her community of Saugeen First Nation.But after nine years on a wait-list, the single mother of three s...

Aug 19, 2023

Provincial auditor says 60 per cent of calls to Income Support go unanswered

Most of the people who call the Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) program never get anyone to answer, the Provincial Auditor said today in a report. In six months, over 255,000 calls were made to the ...

Jun 06, 2023

One northern Quebec town evacuated as wildfires spread; others allowed to return home

Another northern Quebec town was evacuated due to an out of control wildfire on Saturday as the federal government confirmed that Canadian Forces personnel would be deployed to help combat forest fire...

Jun 03, 2023

Jagmeet Singh says housing first priority at FSIN Assembly

NDP federal leader Jagmeet Singh shared his thoughts about the importance of protecting Indigenous language, as well the need to fight for housing, healthcare, jobs and a shared prosperity during his ...

May 24, 2023

Demand and popularity of heat pumps on the rise in Sask.

With energy costs on the rise and the federal carbon tax going up again, the demand for heat pumps last winter was big in Saskatchewan.That's according to the provincial base for Reliance Home Comfort...

Apr 15, 2023

Métis Nation to construct new homes in Île-a-la-Crosse

The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S) is doing its part to address homelessness and housing shortages in northern Saskatchewan.On the opening day of its Housing and Homelessness Conference on Tuesday...

Mar 14, 2023

SAMA conducting property assessments over next week in Meadow Lake

From February 9-17, appraisers from the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) will be making property assessments in the City of Meadow Lake. SAMA will be conducting annual maintenance fiel...

Feb 08, 2023

Courts continue to support homeless encampments. Could designated tent cities be a good middle ground?

At least one homeless advocate hopes to see communities struggling with a large homeless population put their support behind designated encampments.Whatever you call them - tent cities, tent communiti...

Jan 30, 2023

Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed

OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding a...

Jan 29, 2023