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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Federal Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, Dan Vandal speaks during the announcement. Opaskwayak Cree Nation Chief Sidney Ballantyne along with Federal Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen; Federal Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, Dan Vandal; Manitoba Minister of Families, Rochelle Squires; CEO of Paragon Design Build, Nigel Furgus, along with many other dignitaries and guests attend the ground breaking and funding announcement for an new seven story housing complex next to the University of Winnipeg, Wednesday afternoon. See Gabrielle Piche story 230111 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023.