Ontario Appoints Housing Affordability Task Force
Task Force of experts to provide recommendations on further opportunities to address housing affordability. OAHS CEO Justin Marchand among the members of the task force. ...
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Ontario woman donates home to Indigenous housing provider to give back land to Indigenous people
For those individuals leaving their life-long homes to begin a new journey in a nursing home, the decision of what to do with their house is always a debate. For Lidia Tromp, she knew exactly what she wanted to do: donate her land back to the Indigenous community....
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OAHS Issues a Request for Tender to Design and Construct 7 Duplex Rental Units in White River, Ontario
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is requesting qualified Proponents to design and construct 7 duplex rental units in White River, Ontario....
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Homelessness up over 250% in Sault Ste. Marie in three years
Published on November 23, 2021 by Sault Online A report ...
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North Bay and Thunder Bay represented among Canada’s Top 100 Women
Board Chair of OAHS and Executive Director of ONWA Cora McGuire-Cyrette join very select company of national leadership....
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Solving Canada’s Dire Need for Safe and Affordable Housing
Our CEO Justin Marchand was interviewed by Bank of Montreal’s Dan Adams in the latest episode of their podcast Sustainability Leaders!...
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Sharing Your Stories & Words of Thanks
OAHS has always had the mission to provide safe and affordable housing to urban and rural First Nation, Inuit and Métis people living off-Reserve in Ontario, but more than that, we strive to create homes and a place for anyone to thrive. One of our greatest joys is to hear the wonderful stories and messages that we receive from new tenants and clients who have become a part of OAHS through their new homes....
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Indigenous housing promises in election platforms fall short, advocates warn
This is the first federal election in which housing for urban Indigenous peoples has received a distinct set of promises in multiple party platforms, but Indigenous housing advocates remain concerned the commitments fall short of what’s needed to meaningfully address the crisis....
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Innovative partnership will deliver diverse affordable housing options for Northumberland
Posted September 15, 2021 by Northumberland County Cobourg, ON – ...
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Applications for new Habitat home now being accepted
Habitat is looking to onboard a new family interested in living in a modest two-storey, three-bedroom home on Wellington St. W. in Sault Ste. Marie...
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Announcing the Winners of the Don McBain Memorial Award
The first annual Don McBain Memorial Award has come to a close and Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services is proud to announce its recipients Emily Shostal and Daniel Boissoneau!...
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Mission to update homelessness data underway in Cochrane District
The province-wide goal of ending homelessness by 2025 requires having the most current data possible on local homeless populations, says the coordinator of the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board's Wednesday point-in-time count....
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Survey to provide data on homelessness across district
The results will help give service providers 'information needed to help us better understand the needs and experiences of these individuals'....
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Housing affordability shaping up to be a top issue in the 2021 federal election: Nanos
As party leaders close out their first week of campaigning, Nanos Research’s Nik Nanos says it shouldn't be surprising that affordable housing has become a top issue in the 2021 federal election....
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Wildfire evacuee reception team delivered ‘1,000 per cent,’ says choked-up Provenzano
Federal and provincial agencies are planning to apply best practices from Sault Ste. Marie to future emergency evacuations....
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‘Where has it all gone?’: Missing TRC testimonies done in original languages baffles residential school survivor
Many families remain in despair....
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OAHS Opens Request for Proposal for Benefits and Group Retirement Services
OAHS is issuing this RFP to select a Broker/Consultant that will partner with us in the oversight of our Company’s Benefit, Wellness, and Retirement programs....
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Community effort helping forest fire evacuees feel welcome in the Sault
Sault Ste. Marie Indian Friendship Centre executive director praises local support for more than 100 displaced residents of North Spirit Lake First Nation as forest fires continue to burn....
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OAHS’s Board of Directors Celebrates Member’s Retirement and New Elections
The Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) is pleased to announce new appointments to our Board of Directors. The OAHS is made up of three Ontario provincial organizations: the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC), and the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA)....
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Vulnerable evacuees from North Spirit Lake getting settled in Sault Ste. Marie
Around 100 elders and young children evacuated from community due to growing forest fires...
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