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New affordable housing development opens in Saskatoon

Métis Veterans Plaza has 36 units for low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities.

Métis Veterans Plaza has 36 units tailored for Métis and First Nations people

Randi LaRocque · CBC News ·
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Local dignitaries gathered on Friday for a ribbon-cutting to officially open the units. (Travis Reddaway/CBC)

Combined efforts by three levels of government and two local organizations led to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new affordable housing development in Saskatoon on Friday.

Métis Veterans Plaza has 36 units tailored for Métis and First Nations people. It includes market rental suites, 19 affordable units and 17 accessible one-bedroom units.

Organizers envisioned them as homes for low-income seniors, families and people with disabilities.

“Everything here was created with [the] intention to reduce barriers and to create opportunity,” said Angela Bishop of Camponi Housing Corporation.

Funds for the project came from the federal, provincial and city governments, in partnership with Camponi and SaskNative Rentals.

The federal money is part of the ‘Build Canada Homes’ initiative, designed to speed up affordable homebuilding and increase housing supply, as well as fight homelessness by building transitional and supportive housing.

“It’s to help individuals and families to live with dignity, independence and stability,” said Warman MLA Terry Jensen.

A colourful apartment units with cars parked in front of it.
The finished Métis Veterans Plaza (Travis Reddaway)

Métis Veterans Plaza will include on-site social, medical and financial support services for residents.

“My strongest hope and wish for 2026 and forward is that we use this as an example of who we can be as a community together," Mayor Cynthia Block said.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Randi LaRocque

Associate Producer, Indigenous Pathways

Randi LaRocque is a Métis woman working as an Associate Producer with the Indigenous Pathways program. She can be reached at randi.larocque@cbc.ca

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