Yah Hoonelhgih

Housing Program

Community Infrastructure

Stellat’en take great pride in the community’s infrastructure and facilities and of how clean and well-maintained the Stellaquo reserve is kept. Soo’Ts’int’ah Bayah (Stellat’en Wellness Centre) is a large multi-functional building with community meeting spaces, a beautiful community kitchen, and state-of-the-art clinic spaces for medical appointments. Outdoor community facilities include a well-loved community garden, smokehouse, and outdoor skating rink. Marrianne Louis Memorial Hall is a point of pride in the community and was recently renovated in 2018 to preserve its history and rich heritage. The “new hall” hosts the daycare Head Start Program, a gym used for recreation, youth nights and community dinners, and a commercial kitchen.

Due to high arsenic and mercury levels in the water, a new water treatment plant was installed in 2018, which provides residents of Stella with potable drinking water. As the community grows, adequate land for new housing is becoming harder to find. Infrastructure, such as the wastewater lagoon and water treatment plant, are also nearing capacity with the addition of new houses and facilities.

Some community improvements identified in recent planning documents include:

Increase recreation facilities in Stella possibly adding a skating rink for winter season
implement a trail and recreation area maintenance strategy
Improve wastewater management system
Expand and upgrade internet infrastructure
Look into establishing some renewable energy projects
Increase affordable and comfortable housing
Establish more community facilities for social gathering
Build a youth centre and an Elder centre or lodge.

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Housing

Marie Casimel

Interim Housing Manager
until position is filled.
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Stellat’en First Nation owns and manages around 90 homes on the Stellaquo reserve. The Housing Department strives to provide safe and secure housing for all Stellat’en Members. As part of the community planning process Stellat’en developed a draft housing policy to provide guidelines for the purpose of good governance and administration of the housing programs.

The goal of the housing program is to assist SFN members in obtaining shelter that meets or exceeds Canadian and Provincial standards of health, safety and fire protection. This will be accomplished through a policy process that is fair and beneficial to the community.

Duties and responsibilities for the Housing Coordinator/Manager include:

To ensure the efficient implementation of the SFN Housing Policy.
To administer ISC subsidy programs.
To administer CMHC social housing programs.
To provide property management services to the rental housing portfolio.
To coordinate maintenance management services to the rental housing portfolio.
To conduct excellent interpersonal communications.
To lead community engagement with respect to Housing
To support strategic planning for SFN.
To develop and implement Housing policies and procedures.
To supervise new capital construction.
To provide oversight and management to all operational and capital budgets.
To coordinate access to new proposal funding.
To provide human resource management & employee supervision.
To collect appropriate information and manage records.
To administer 3rd party programs (i.e., Capital Facilities Maintenance Program).