VICTORIA — People living in Greater Victoria now have more affordable housing options with 530 new rental homes open or opening soon in the community, the province reports.
Approximately $62 million in grant funding was provided by the province through BC Housing for five projects intended for people with low to moderate incomes, including Indigenous people, seniors, people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness.
The five new housing projects that have opened or are opening soon are as follows:
- Camas House: 66 on-reserve homes at 1504A Admirals Rd. in Victoria for members of the Songhees Nation, operated by M’akola Housing Society.
- Crosstown: 154 homes (100 affordable and 54 supportive homes) at 584 Burnside Rd. E. in Victoria, operated by Victoria Cool Aid Society.
- The Ferns: Located at 496/498 Cecilia Rd. in Victoria, 88 homes will be operated by Pacifica Housing and 59 child care spaces will be managed by Burnside Gorge Community Association.
- The Lions: 137 homes at 874 Fleming St. in Esquimalt, operated by Greater Victoria Housing Society.
- The Woodlands: 85 homes at 3700 Cedar Hill Rd. in Saanich, operated by Dawson Heights Housing Society.
The affordable homes at Crosstown, The Lions and The Ferns are open, the release states. Camas House, The Woodlands and the 54 supportive homes at Crosstown are expected to open shortly.
“I am a single mother of a teenager with a disability, and I was looking for a new place that is not too far from Esquimalt High School where my child attends,” said T.B., a resident of The Lions at Fleming, in the release. “My apartment is beautiful and everything I could have asked for. I love that it is within walking distance to the high school for my child, and he does not have to rely on the bus, which has always made me a bit nervous.”
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