Île-à-la-Crosse home build project completed! – GDI

Nov 27, 2023

One of the most difficult aspects of educating in the North is providing suitable housing and accommodations for staff. Be it the general lack of available housing, the lack of ability to accommodate family circumstances or even the short-term nature of renting specific for programming, accommodations prove to be one of the harder barriers to delivering successful programs.

This problem is not unique to the DTI world. Institutions such as the Saskatchewan Health Authority, School Districts, and Government Agencies all struggle in providing quality housing to current and potential employees in the North, especially when it comes to housing for families. On the rare occasion, DTI is able to lease a rental from one of these agencies, but more often than not we are told that there is not enough space for their own staff, let alone accommodating DTI faculty.

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