Housing insecurity is being addressed through Cenovus funding program in Indigenous communities – Bonnyville Nouvelle
Cenovus’ $50 million funding program to support northeastern and Lakeland Indigenous communities is creating a positive solution for housing needs says Heart Lake First Nation’s housing manager.
A project aiming to create sustainable housing across six Indigenous communities in northeastern Alberta is creating an impact. Oil and gas industry giant Cenovus has allocated $50 million to support the housing crisis experienced by many rural communities through the Indigenous Housing Initiative.
Over the span of five years, the corporation is aiming to build hundreds of homes in the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Chard Métis, Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation, Cold Lake First Nations, Conklin Métis and Heart Lake First Nation communities, said Trent Zacharias, Cenovus’s director of community and Indigenous affairs.
“Building positive and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous communities near our operations is an important part of how Cenovus does business,” he said.
