Housing advocates call for more support on National Housing Day [Video]

Nov. 22 marks National Housing Day across Canada with the goal of bringing attention to housing challenges and homelessness — something all too evident in Saskatchewan.

Housing advocates with Camponi Housing Corp. in Saskatoon say finding an affordable place to call home for people in need is top of mind at their organization.

“It’s a human right, it really is,” Camponi board chair Desiree Chartier said. “I think everyone deserves to have a home to call their own.”

Camponi trustee Angela Bishop said there are approximately 850 people and families on the organization’s waitlist, a number that has increased in recent months. That trend is a growing concern for advocates like Camponi, especially with only a handful of vacancies in the city at a time.

“To get through a list of over 800, it would take decades,” Bishop said.

Bishop said the organization sees a significant number of Indigenous people …