Province signs agreement with PEI First Nations on Hillsborough Park project

The provincial government has signed an historic agreement with the Chiefs of Abegweit First Nation and Lennox Island First Nation for a housing project in Hillsborough Park in Charlottetown.  The agreement will provide land and opportunities to address the housing needs of First Nations urban community members and access to economic development.  The agreement allocates serviced land, including water, sewer and road access, to the PEI First Nations, to build housing amounting to 10 per cent of the total allowable housing units of the Hillsborough Park project. The province is also providing a financial support of $100,000 to L’nuey, the Mi’kmaq rights initiative under the authority of the two First Nations, to identify solutions for their unique housing needs on the parcels of land. The PEI Housing Corporation is proposing up to 1,200 units for the 85-acre property.