{"id":547713,"date":"2026-03-19T22:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547713\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:53:10","slug":"otipemisiwak-metis-government-thanks-calgary-for-its-generous-contribution-towards-an-affordable-housing-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/547713\/","title":{"rendered":"Otipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government Thanks Calgary for its Generous Contribution Towards an Affordable Housing Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/albertametis.com\/news\" class=\"back-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Posts<\/a>Otipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government Thanks Calgary for its Generous Contribution Towards an Affordable Housing Project<\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Posted on: Mar 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Calgary, AB \u2013 The Otipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government and the City of Calgary have taken a meaningful step toward expanding affordable housing for M\u00e9tis and Indigenous families in Calgary. Through Calgary\u2019s Maa\u2019too\u2019maa\u2019taapii Aoko\u2019iyii\u2019piaya program, M\u00e9tis Capital Housing Corporation (MCHC), an Institution of the Otipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government, will receive $2.34 million to support the purchase of land for a new affordable housing development in the city. The goal is to build at least 45 new affordable homes for Indigenous families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA home is not only a roof over your head, but also the foundation for life,\u201d said President Andrea Sandmaier. \u201cHaving access to safe, secure, and affordable housing is something everyone needs. I want to thank the City of Calgary for working with our government so we can deliver solutions that meet the housing needs of our Citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the units will be 20 per cent below the Median Market Rent for the life of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c62 M\u00e9tis families are on the waiting list for affordable housing in Calgary,\u201d says Provincial Secretary of Housing and Seniors, Valerie Quintal. \u201cCreating partnerships with municipal governments will go a long way toward ensuring the housing needs of our Citizens are met and that they will have a safe and secure place to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MEDIA CONTACT<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Trenton, Press Secretary<br \/>Otipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government<\/p>\n<p>PHONE: <a href=\"https:\/\/albertametis.com\/news\/statement-2026-03-19\/tel:780-455-2200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">780-455-2200 ext. 245<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EMAIL: <a href=\"https:\/\/albertametis.com\/news\/statement-2026-03-19\/mailto:ktrenton@metis.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ktrenton@metis.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertametis.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mar-19-housing-statement-photo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mar-19-housing-statement-photo-1024x611.jpg.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All PostsOtipemisiwak M\u00e9tis Government Thanks Calgary for its Generous Contribution Towards an Affordable Housing Project Posted on: Mar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-547713","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}