With its first major housing project in 16 years,Tobique First Nation is tackling a problem that’s left three-generation families living in crowded conditions.

Band councillor Julian Moulton said by building five houses this year and 10 next year, and switching to an anonymous way to select who gets those houses, he hopes to alleviate overcrowding and restore faith in the system.

“A lot of families are doubled up and there’s families living on top of families, so you’ve got some people living in a four-bedroom house, and there have been cases where there are 10 people living in that house,” he said.