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Indigenous services minister says more support needed for people in Nunavut
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Indigenous Services minister Marc Miller speaks to media at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday July 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Emma Tranter
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government needs to do more to support people living in Nunavut, particularly when it comes to the territory’s long-standing housing crisis.
The Liberal politician made his first-ever visit to Nunavut this week, spending two days in Iqaluit.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said overcrowded housing in Nunavut was “a vehicle for spread” of COVID-19. Last fall, a COVID-19 outbreak in Arviat, Nunavut, infected 339 of the community’s 3,000 people and killed one person.
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government needs to do more to support people living in Nunavut, particularly when it comes to the territory s long-standing housing crisis. The Liberal politician made his first-ever visit to Nunavut this week, spending two days in Iqaluit. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said overcrowded housing in Nunavut was a vehicle for spread of COVID-19. Last fall, a COVID-19 outbreak in Arviat, Nunavut, infected 339 of the community s 3,000 people and killed one person. For Nunavummiut, that s not a surprise, Miller said Friday. With more than half of Nunavut s residents living in overcrowded homes, as highlighted in MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq s territorial housing report, Miller said people are left more vulnerable.
Federal government to open applications for Indigenous led shelters across Canada
July 23, 2021
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IQALUIT, Nunavut- The federal government says it will soon open applications to build emergency shelters and transitional housing for Indigenous people facing gender-based violence across Canada.
Speaking in Iqaluit, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller today highlighted money already announced in the Liberals’ 2021 budget, including $420 million over five years for the construction of Indigenous-led shelters.
Ahmed Hussen, who is the families, children and social development minister, says a call for shelter proposals will go out this September.
Hussen says the money will pay for the construction of at least 38 emergency shelters and 50 transitional homes across the country.
Posted: Jul 23, 2021 2:49 PM CT | Last Updated: July 23
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller speaks to media at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit on Friday July 23, 2021.(Emma Tranter/The Canadian Press)
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government needs to do more to support people living in Nunavut, particularly when it comes to the territory s long-standing housing crisis.
The Liberal politician made his first-ever visit to Nunavut this week, spending two days in Iqaluit.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said overcrowded housing in Nunavut was a vehicle for spread of COVID-19. Last fall, a COVID-19 outbreak in Arviat, Nunavut, infected 339 of the community s 3,000 people and killed one person.