{"id":25358,"date":"2009-07-14T00:29:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T00:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sfiprogram.org\/?p=25358"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:17:40","slug":"sfi-supports-habitat-homes-for-metis-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-supports-habitat-homes-for-metis-families\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Supports Habitat Homes For Metis Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINNIPEG, Manitoba \u2013 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative\u00ae (SFI\u00ae) program is supporting a unique Habitat\u00a0for Humanity partnership that will result in 11 energy-efficient homes for low-income working families in\u00a0Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

SFI-certified companies Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and Buchanan Sales will donate OSB and lumber from\u00a0well-managed forests for the homes, which will be built over the next two years. Three of the homes will be\u00a0built through a partnership involving Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg; the Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation,\u00a0Winnipeg Region; and the Province of Manitoba.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SFI program is helping us source our wood building supplies from organizations that are committed to\u00a0responsible forest management, which is important for our sustainable construction model,\u201d said Sandy\u00a0Hopkins, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg. The 11 homes are the first of 34 that, once completed, will\u00a0be Canada\u2019s most sustainable affordable housing development. They will be built to both the U.S. Green\u00a0Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program for residential homes and\u00a0the Manitoba Hydro Power Smart Gold Standard.<\/p>\n

SFI Inc. is a registered non-profit organization responsible for one of the largest third-party forest certification\u00a0programs in the world. Across Canada and the United States, more than 65 million hectares (160 million acres)\u00a0are certified to the SFI forest standard, which addresses key environmental, social and economic forest values \u2013\u00a0from water quality and biodiversity to harvesting and regeneration. Its unique fibre sourcing requirements\u00a0promote responsible forest management on all suppliers\u2019 lands, and its chain-of-custody certification tells\u00a0buyers how much certified fibre is in a specific product.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with Habitat for Humanity is an excellent way for the SFI program and its participants to show their\u00a0commitment to communities as well as to responsible forest management,\u201d SFI President and CEO Kathy\u00a0Abusow said today. \u201cLocal SFI Implementation Committees and their many partners have already signed on to\u00a0donate SFI-sourced products and provide SFI volunteers for Habitat projects in Maine, Minnesota and\u00a0Tennessee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe M\u00e9tis people and community have strong family values, and great respect for the land \u2013 and this project\u00a0addresses both,\u201d said Ron Chartrand, Vice-President, Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation, Winnipeg Region. The M\u00e9tis\u00a0people constitute a distinct Aboriginal nation largely based in western Canada.<\/p>\n

In addition to donating building products, SFI program participants will be represented when Habitat for\u00a0Humanity Winnipeg holds a building blitz for the M\u00e9tis project from July 18 to 24. Contact Karen Harrington<\/a>\u00a0at Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg for more information about the blitz.<\/p>\n

Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg is one of the Habitat affiliates involved in the Aboriginal Housing Program,\u00a0sponsored by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, which aims to make the Habitat homeownership\u00a0model available to more Aboriginal people across Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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