Fort Severn First Nation - Fort Severn First Nation - Band Office - Fort Severn First Nation - Band Office - Housing Department

Approx 150 residential homes in Fort Severn First Nation

Program:

Fort Severn First Nation - Band Office - Housing Department

Organization:

Fort Severn First Nation
Fort Severn First Nation - Band Office

Phone Numbers:

807-478-2515

Fax:

807-478-1103

Website:

kochiefs.ca/node/15

Address:

PO Box 149
Fort Severn, ON
P0V 1W0

Street
Address:

Band Office
Fort Severn First Nation

Location:

Band Office is located in the community of Fort Severn
Community is approx 720 km NE of Sioux Lookout, 9 km from mouth of Severn River on Hudson Bay
Known as the most northern community in Ontario, Fort Severn is on the edge of

Accessibility:

Not Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm

Public Contacts:

George Miles - Supervisor of New Home Construction

Clifford Matthews - Chief
807-478-2515 Ext 202

Service Description:

Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests

Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed

Participates in the "Building Homes and Building Skills" joint pilot project, which is aimed at building green and sustainable First Nation housing and communities

Winners of the First Nations Housing Community & Conference Recognition Award for Feb 2020; for the work being done with an innovative Triodetic system design that provides isolation from the permafrost

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

Fees:

None

Application:

Copy of the housing policy and all related building applications/housing forms available at the Band office

Eligibility / Target Population:

Members of Fort Severn First Nation

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Interpretive Services

Area Served:

Northern