First Nation Awaits Funding Approval For LTC Home – Country 105

Feb 1, 2022

A proposed 96-bed long-term care facility is shovel-ready on the Fort William First Nation (FWFN), and it just needs the approval of Ottawa.

Chief Peter Collins says they filed an application back in the summer for $25 million under the Infrastructure Canada Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Fund.

After reports emerged that the FWFN was seeking $31 million in funding, both parties agreed to proceed with the rule laid out in the plan that caps individual applications at $25 million.

The estimated cost of the project is $40 million, and already has the approval of Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, which would support operating costs with a per diem contribution.

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