The federal government says it will contribute $19.2 million toward building 40 social housing units in Inuvik.
The funding will help build 20 two-bedroom units and 20 units for singles in a mix of fourplexes and duplexes at a vacant site known as the Blueberry Patch.
The units will be offered as “deeply subsidized, low-cost rental housing” under Housing NWT’s social housing program, stated a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation press release.
The territorial government will make its own financial contribution to the project, though that amount was not immediately disclosed on Thursday.
“Access to more homes for northerners is essential for healthy, resilient communities,” territorial housing minister Lucy Kuptana was quoted as saying.
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“Redeveloping the Blueberry Patch site allows us to respond quickly to Inuvik’s housing needs and deliver accessible and well-located social housing.”
