Thunder Bay hosts national conference on First Nations housing – CBC

Organizers say it’s now the largest event of its kind in Canada

Feb 07, 2018

More than 270 delegates from across Canada are in Thunder Bay, Ont., this week, learning to install windows, taking workshops in construction tendering and listening to presentations about building codes and fire safety planning — all part of the annual First Nations Housing Conference, which expanded its scope this year to become a national event.

Organizers say it’s now the largest event of its kind in Canada.

Rat Portage First Nation housing manager Chris L. Skead is at the conference for the second time since taking over the community’s housing portfolio just over a year ago.

Last year’s event gave him the information he needed to start revitalizing the community’s rental system, he said.