MMF unveils plans for 23rd St. housing project
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This article was published 12/12/2015 (3898 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Manitoba Métis Federation has embarked on a plan to build two new affordable housing units in Brandon, following the completion of a similar project in Winnipeg.
The provincial NDP yesterday announced that three families had been welcomed into safe, affordable homes in Winnipeg, the first housing funded under a multi-year, $5.5-million partnership between the Manitoba government and the MMF.
“Every family wants a place to call their own, where they can grow together and create connections to the broader community,” Housing and Community Development Minister Mohinder Saran said in a press release. “Through a unique and historic partnership with MMF, we’ve made this a reality for three families. This is a great start and we look forward to helping create even more affordable homes for Métis families.”
The Winnipeg housing units were phase one of a multi-phase plan — the second phase includes the construction of two three-bedroom units that are slated for a location on 23rd Street North in Brandon. These units will also each include a single-person home at the back of the two units. Once these near completion in 2016, another project is slated to start on the 500 block of 12th Street.
“We’re looking at opening (the first two units) in early spring,” MMF minister of housing, Will Goodon, told the Sun.
“We follow the normal qualifications that the province outlines for affordable housing. Then we manage the homes after they’re built.”
The homes are built in part with provincial money, but the government doesn’t cover all the costs.
“We are taking out mortgages and a portion of the rents go toward paying that mortgage,” Goodon said.
Once the housing units near completion, the MMF will put out a call for tenants. Goodon said the process will be open to anyone who applies for a dwelling, and will not be limited to MMF members.
A third phase will include construction of affordable housing in another rural community outside of Winnipeg, possibly Selkirk. All of these new residential units will be managed under the MMF’s Community Housing Managers of Manitoba.
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