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December 20, 2009
New affordable housing announced for former Bay site
The redevelopment of the former Bay department store will include a $32-million apartment building, providing 120 units of affordable housing. Click here to read more in the Times Colonist article.
December 5, 2009
New society fostering affordable rentals
With affordable housing stock dwindling on the North Shore, members of a new not-for-profit society want the community to know they are working to reverse the trend. Click here to read more in the North Shore news article.
November 27, 2009
CRD Wants to continue affordable housing levy
CRD Directors are proposing to continue a $6.50-per-household levy that has generated almost 300 affordable housing units in the past five years. Click here to read more (JPG).
November 27, 2009
Temporary housing backed up
Concerns heard at public hearing are holding back a proposal for farm worker housing at Vantreight Farms. Click here to read more (JPG).
November 27, 2009
Homes needed, companies say
The geography of the Saanich Peninsula poses challenges for local businesses: more housing is needed for employees, companies are looking for room to expand, and both shipping products out and bringing tourists in can be a problem. Click here to read more (JPG).
November 26, 2009
Douglas Magazine Workforce Housing Article
Community Crisis: People who want to work here need to live here. Click here to read the article (PDF).
November 12, 2008
Housing Awards Program
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Housing Awards Program identifies, recognizes, showcases and shares best practices that have helped to improve the quality, choice and affordability of housing in Canada. Every second year, the Program honours the people and organizations creating affordable housing solutions across Canada and helps share their best practices with communities across the country.
Click here to read about the 2008 winning initiatives.
July 17 2008
Rentals make the cut
Draft housing strategy recommends legalizing secondary suites
There may be between 200 and 300 illegal secondary suites already in North Saanich, and the draft housing strategy prepared for the district suggests that the way towards affordable, diverse housing is legalizing the existing suites and allowing more to be built.
Read more in the Peninsula News Review article.
June 17 2008
Creating Market and Non-Market Affordable Housing
- A Smart Growth Toolkit for BC Municipalities
Smart Growth BC has published a toolkit that provides detailed explanations of eight tools and strategies, from inclusionary zoning to land banking, and highlights examples of best practices across BC demonstrating how local governments are adapting affordable housing strategies to fit their unique needs. It addresses the gap between 100% market-rate housing and 100% social housing.
Click here to find out more.
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