By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com FORT HOPE \u2014 Eabametoong First Nation is preparing for Phase 1 of a project to add about 300 homes to the Treaty 9 community. Crews are clearing roadways and spaces on the east side of the community in preparation for construction of housing on 48 lots in the East End Expansion\u2019s first phase, slated to begin later this spring. Phase 1 is to be followed by 58 lots and 16 rural lots in the second phase, and more than 160 lots in the project\u2019s third and fourth phases. A new school will also be constructed in the area, Chief Solomon Atlookan said this week. Eabametoong First Nation lost its old school, the John C. Yesno Education Centre, to arson in January 2024…. <\/p>\n
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com FORT HOPE \u2014 Eabametoong First Nation is preparing for Phase 1 of a project to add about 300 homes to the Treaty 9 community. Crews are clearing roadways and spaces on the east side of the community in preparation for construction of housing on 48 lots in the East End Expansion\u2019s first phase, slated to begin later this spring. Phase 1 is to be followed by 58 lots and 16 rural lots in the second phase, and more than 160 lots in the project\u2019s third and fourth phases. A new school will also be constructed in the area, Chief Solomon Atlookan said this week. Eabametoong First Nation lost its old school, the John C. Yesno Education Centre, to arson in January 2024.... <\/p>\n