By Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun A southern Manitoba First Nation will build an apartment building in Winnipeg which will offer their urban members affordable housing in Osborne Village. On Monday, the City of Winnipeg and the federal government announced a combined investment of $58.5 million from the Housing Accelerator Fund program and the Affordable Housing Now program, to support the creation of nearly 2,500 new homes in Winnipeg, including thousands of affordable units. In a notice sent to members on Monday, the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation (BON), a community located about 75 kilometres north of Winnipeg, said they have been approved for a grant as part of the newly announced funding for a housing project at 269 River Ave., in the city’s Osborne Village neighbourhood. According to…
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