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provide a full range of ac-
commodations and services
for older adults, including
independent living, congre-
gate housing and nursing
care, :

Residents. may move
from one level to another as
their needs change. These
are rental units, only (such
as Parkwood and Berwick
House).

The Capital Region Hous-
ing Corporation has’ built
about 325 affordable hous-
ing units across the region
in the past 10 years; another
2,000 have been. built by
other. non-profit agencies.
But defining the. term ‘af-
fordable’ is one that govern-
ments, along with munici-

palities, have been strug-

-giling with for years.

Subsmitted by he ANAVETS Be

ae th early 1996, the Council 7
“Aor the Town: of Sidney ap-
proached the.eight property _
“owners of the block encom- ...
eae _- passing. Beacon and Sidney a
‘Avenues and ‘Third. and
Be Fourth Streets, with the, Pos:

. known as the Centre Block. yo,
: The eight owners, plus a
‘the Town. administration, -
held regular. meetings. dis-
cussing ideas and receiving
input from interested Pats
~ ties. .

The Army. “Navy, ‘Air
Force Veterans in Canada,
Sidney Museum Unit 302
(ANAVETS) formed Centre.
Block Housing Society to
act as developers and take
the project forward. In June

of 1997 the owners engaged
Retirement Living Commu-
- nities International Inc. as

the project mangers. ..
_ Retirement Living Com-

munities completed various

studies to determine the
feasibility of such a project.
Three of the property own-
ers then decided to. go
ahead with a phased devel-
opment of the proposed pro-
ject involving their proper-
lies, After many discussions
and meetings with the
Mayor, council and Town

staff, the project proceeded.

to the rezoning and devel-
opment permit: processes

required under municipal »
law, Unfortunately one. of:

the: proponents . iylthdrow
cading: to

The: newly-| cedesigned
project, is now.

sometime in the summer of
_ this ‘year,

What is affordable: for:

MOVING:
ahead, Municipal approvals fi
are expecied tobe in place -

some people, is out of reach
for others. And when does
‘affordable’ become ‘slum’?
The connotation is there in
the term, even when it is not
in reality.

_In.the. future, expect to

Shelter Aid of Elderly Renters (SAF ER) provides direct cash assistarice to eligible r res-
: ‘dents of B:C. age 60-and over who pay rent.
~ People may ‘be eligible if each of the following conditions is met:

o e renting; ae

e 65 years.or over and entitled tor receive Canadian Old Age Security; 0 or age et to 4
and aresident of Canada for more than 10 continuous years as an adult;
> e either the applicant or ‘the oe has resided in is c. for one year immediately prior

to application; and.

see more’ “all-inclusive”

units, including indepen- ’

dent living suites, related
services (such. as on-site
doctors’: “offices, dentists,
hair dressers, physiothera-
pists, pool facilities or other

~ Offsetting costs

-..® paying more ‘than 30+ per ‘cent of their total i income for rent.-s00 02.
“Application: forms are available at any. local Ministry of Human Resources office, or BC

Mousing Management Commission. :

Subsidized he

‘After much work ‘anda ap-
~ provals, we.can expect | con- -
struction to start in the fall”
Or. early: winter of 1999: with: 7
completion inthe summer”.

of: next year. The new: de-

- sign will consist of a non-
“profit. life lease retirement
community. 5 aa
~ amenity/activity are com

mercial retail ‘space: and’ ae

sing. fors seniors is offered through B. C. Housing, and is is earmarked for

new ANAVETS club.
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life lease retirement community.

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