Enoch calls nation members home as it breaks ground on new neighbourhood

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Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
Date: 2026-10-30 22:36:07.0
Tags: [Alberta, Housing, Indigenous, Infrastructure, Finance]

Enoch Cree Nation broke ground on a new housing development designed to provide approximately 166 affordable homes for its members, with a long-term goal of building over 500 units to address a waiting list of roughly 350 families. The Canadian Infrastructure Bank announced a $30 million loan to fund land servicing, including roads, water and sewer systems, utilities, and solar panel installations, while the First Nations Finance Authority is funding the broader development. Akash Homes is one of four private home builders contracted for the project, constructing units such as four-bedroom duplexes and five-bedroom single-family homes scheduled for completion between March and August.

First Nations-first ministers' meeting brings funding announcements and mixed reviews

Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-26 22:37:54.0
Tags: [National, Indigenous, Finance, Infrastructure, Emergency, Governance]

Prime Minister Mark Carney convened the first Indigenous-focused first ministers' meeting in over two decades in Ottawa alongside the Assembly of First Nations, led by National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. Carney announced proposed federal funding ahead of the Nov. 5 budget, including more than $2.5 billion over five years for emergency preparedness in First Nations communities and more than $630 million over four years for First Nations and Inuit policing. Additionally, Carney committed to exploring the reform or abolition of the 1876 Indian Act and instructed his finance minister to collaborate with First Nations on new revenue-sharing mechanisms, such as a potential sovereign wealth fund.