Squamish Nation receives nearly $9.5 million in federal funding for housing

By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, North Shore News The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) is ramping up housing for its members thanks to recent federal funding. Squamish Nation is receiving $9.45 million from the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), part of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The funding will help bring more than 130 new homes to the Xwmélch’sten (Capilano), Ch’ich’élx̱wí7ḵw (Seymour) and St’á7mes (Squamish) reserves within three years. Funding will also help with designing new subdivisions to support higher-density housing like duplexes and multi-family apartments; infrastructure plans like sidewalks, bike lanes and energy systems; and help create faster housing approvals. Elected councillor for the Squamish Nation Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) says the newly received funding will help remove barriers. “It’s housing at the top of the…

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