Manitoba homelessness adviser to leave job after less than a year of service

The Manitoba government’s senior adviser on homelessness is leaving her position after roughly 10 months on the job.

The government says Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud will soon be moving on to a role outside government in which she will help build more housing, but did not provide details.

Blaikie Whitecloud did not immediately respond to an interview request.

She was hired in January, at a salary of $177,000, to lead the government’s effort to end chronic homelessness within seven years.

Part of the effort involved promises to clear encampments and ensure more housing is made available.

Bernadette Smith, the minister for housing, addictions and homelessness, said Blaikie Whitecloud has helped get 100 homes for people who had been living in encampments, and the work will continue.

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