With the final piece in place, the Uquutaq Society is moving forward with its plan to vastly expand its offering for homeless men in Iqaluit.

Executive director Laurel McCorriston said as much Sept. 24 after learning the Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) will fund its application to purchase buildings 1077 and 1079 in Iqaluit for $7.5 million.

… The project to take over buildings 1077 and 1079 will see the shelter continue to house up to 60 men, but will also offer transitional housing and affordable housing. Programming, still being developed, will help lead the men through each step. Market housing will help cover costs.

… Other partners in the project are the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Family Services, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Employment and Social Development Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, which variously contributed to the down payment or other funding needs.