PBCN Receives Housing Funds From Stimulus Package

PBCN Receives Housing Funds From Stimulus Package

Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 14:54

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is benefiting from the federal government’s stimulus package.

Housing director Trevor Morin confirms the band is getting $2.3 million dollars to help address housing needs in a variety of locations.

He says $750,000 of that sum is going toward a new urban reserve located 14 miles west of Prince Albert.

Morin says the new reserve will get a housing complex as well as upgrades in infrastructure.

He says the rest of the money will be split between the other six PBCN communities, with $961,000 set aside for new housing.

Morin says another $779,000 will be used to renovate 50 existing units.