The shishalh Nation says they’re officially announcing a plan to bring 10 affordable, refurbished, homes to their community.
The Nation along with Renewal Development starting trucking homes into the community on Apr. 2, which they say were previously set to be demolished, from Port Moody to Sechelt.
According to a media release, the project started a year ago when the Wesgroup was approached by Renewal with a plan to build 59 single-family homes which were slated to be demolished in the Inlet District of Port Moody.
Hiwas chief Lenora Joe says the collaboration will hopefully become a platform across the country to put more homes in Indigenous territory to address housing concerns.
“The main goal is to provide new homes for our members on Nations lands,” Joe says. “We are thrilled to work with Renewal Development on this innovative form of sustainable housing and pave the way for the future.”
The release says once the homes reach Sechelt they will be upgraded to meet the needs of the Nation.
Wesgroup Properties vice president of development Dean Johnson says recycling these homes will give new life into the community.
“Wesgroup is always looking for ways to reduce construction waste and enhance the sustainability of our developments,” he says. “We’re happy to partner with the shishalh Nation and Renewal Development to give these homes a second life in a new community.”
The project is to be completed by the end of the year and will be part of phase one of the Nation’s Selma Park subdivision project.
