Housing

Prince Albert area business aims to open new doors for the north central area

The grand opening of a new business north of Prince Albert was appropriately marked on Thursday by the sawing in half of a two-by-four piece of wood.Lake Country Co-op's new "Homes by Lake Country" lo...

Sep 28, 2023

Six new single-parent housing developments announced for La Loche

Residents of La Loche have improved access to affordable housing thanks to investments from the federal and provincial governments. Athabasca Sask. Party MLA Jim Lemaigre joined representatives from M...

Sep 28, 2023

Why Sask. received a low grade for poverty efforts and what advocates want to see changed

When it comes to dealing with poverty, Saskatchewan got one of the lowest grades in the country, posing the question, how did it get that bad?Earlier this week, Food Banks Canada released the Poverty ...

Sep 27, 2023

Numbers show 16 per cent vacancy in Prince Albert public housing

Newly released numbers on the number of empty public housing units show Prince Albert has a 16 per cent vacancy rate. Saskatchewan NDP Housing Critic Meara Conway said the vacancies have steadily incr...

Sep 15, 2023

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