Council says vacancies at Asooahum Crossing are the province’s to deal with
If there’s going to be a solution to a developing problem at Asooahum Crossing, it’s going to have to come from the province, says Red Deer city council.
Council was facing a request Tuesday to provide $50,000 in one-time funding for rental subsidies at Asooahum.
With the current system, Aboriginal applicants to the Red Deer Housing Authority (RDHA) can’t be differentiated from non-Aboriginal applicants and therefore have to wait to receive aid.
The RDHA and Red Deer Native Friendship Society (RDNFS) — which establishes the criteria for potential Asooahum tenants — made the joint request to The City so they could provide subsidy immediately and fill the 12 suites which still sit vacant.