The Ontario government is providing $1 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation to Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services and Waabinong Head Start Family Resource Centre to build a childcare facility that provides educational programs for Indigenous preschoolers and their families that promote the Anishinaabek culture and language in Sault Ste. Marie.

“This $1 million investment to build this new facility will increase access to licensed childcare and parenting supports for Indigenous families in the community,” said Ross Romano, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie. “In addition to building a modern facility that houses important social services and essential supports for working families, this investment from our government will create 24 new jobs in our local economy.”