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Program: Housing Department

Organizations: Muskrat Dam First Nation
Muskrat Dam First Nation - Band Office
Description of Services:
  • Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests
  • Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed
  • Offers the following services:
    • Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
    • Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
    • Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
    • Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
    • Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants
    • Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars
    • Enforces all tenant agreements and explains agreement responsibilities
    Also responsible for:
    • Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
    • Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices
    Notable achievements for the housing department include:
    • Recipient of the Northern Housing Conference's 2013 Community Innovation Housing Award
    • Received the FN Housing Working Group FNHC 2019 Community Recognition Award for completion of two tri-plexes in only nine weeks, mostly through the hard work of community members

    Fees: None
    Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Members of Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation
    Application: Copy of the housing policy and all related building applications/housing forms available at the Band Office
    Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
    Languages: English

    Phone Numbers: 807-471-2573
    Fax: 807-471-2699
    Email: muskratdamfirstnation@knet.ca
    Address: c/o c/o Band Office
    PO Box 140 c/o Band Office
    Muskrat Dam, ON
    P0V 3B0
    Street
    Address:
    Band Office
    Muskrat Dam First Nation
    Location:
    • Band Office is located in the community of Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation
    • Community is approx 370 km N of Sioux Lookout, on NW shore of Muskrat Dam Lake on the Severn River
    • Community is only accessible by air through the Muskrat
    Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
    Contacts: Housing Director
    807-471-2573 Ext 210

     
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