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New facility opens for female ex-convicts
A new 15-bed facility in Winnipeg's West End will provide transitional housing for aboriginal women who have completed their jail sentences.
Kihiw Iskewock (Eagle Women) Lodge, located at 667 Ellice Ave., was officially opened Wednesday by Premier Greg Selinger and St. Boniface MP Shelly Glover. The two levels of government are contributing $4.4 million in funding toward the project.
The facility features five one-bedroom units, five two-bedroom units, two three-bedroom units and three four-bedroom units. It will be used by aboriginal women at risk of homelessness and who may be reuniting with their children after leaving a correctional facility.
The Native Women's Transition Centre (NWTC), which owns and manages the building, received $3.6 million in funding from the province and $850,000 under Ottawa's Homelessness Partnering Strategy. Other funders include the Winnipeg Foundation and the City of Winnipeg.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 24, 2012 B3
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