WEBEQUIE — A northern Ontario First Nation’s chief says more housing and the infrastructure to support it are crucial as his community’s population continues to grow.

Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse told Newswatch, ideally, they’d be able to build 30 new homes this year, but realistically, that number will be closer to five.

“We need them immediately,” Wabasse said of more homes. “I mean, we get daily calls from our members saying that ‘I need a house, I'm getting tired of living in this overcrowded house.’”

In some cases, multiple families live under the same roof, he said.

“That's why we're trying to use our existing lots here in the community so we can try to accommodate them as soon as we can, rather than waiting for funding to extend our water and sewer lines and hydro lines,” he

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