TRURO, N.S.-A new pilot project with The Millbrook First Nation is helping members receive funding to build their own homes through a program that allows mortgages on-reserve for the first time.
Called the on-reserve housing loan, it's a partnership between Millbrook First Nation and the Royal Bank of Canada that grants a mortgage of up to $250,000 to approved band members, with the band as a co-signer.
The Mi'kmaw band has already been trying to get members into new housing by building 30 new houses and diversifying housing stock with mini homes and duplexes to meet the community's needs. But...