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Donalene Rapada of Hiyam Society and Dave Ward of Lu’ma Development Management discuss the partnership between the two Indigenous organizations, the projects they have been working on and how they’re ensuring that Indigenous rights are prioritized. This episode presents an opportunity to hear about the challenges and successes both organizations have had in providing housing options for Indigenous communities in the non-market real estate sector.
Guests:
Donalene Rapada, CEO, Hiy'am' ta Sḵwxwú7mesh Housing Society
Dave Ward, CEO, Lu’ma Development Management
Syexwaliya, Ann Whonnock, Squamish Nation Elde
Donalene Rapada of Hiyam Society and Dave Ward of Lu’ma Development Management discuss the partnership between the two Indigenous organizations, the projects they have been working on and how they’re ensuring that Indigenous rights are prioritized. This episode presents an opportunity to hear about the challenges and successes both organizations have had in providing housing options for Indigenous communities in the non-market real estate sector.
Guests:
Donalene Rapada, CEO, Hiy'am' ta Sḵwxwú7mesh Housing Society
Dave Ward, CEO, Lu’ma Development Management
Syexwaliya, Ann Whonnock, Squamish Nation Elde
British Columbia is in the grips of a housing affordability crisis decades in the making. The Province has an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis through the largest investment in housing affordability in B.C.’s history. Tasked with building tens of thousands of homes in hundreds of communities is BC Housing, the agency responsible for developing, managing, and administering a wide range of subsidized housing and homelessness services across the province. BC Housing doesn’t do this alone, they work with hundreds of partners. In this podcast, you’ll hear from those tackling the crisis head on.