The supportive housing project in Gibsons has a long way to go before it becomes a reality.
BC Housing and The Town of Gibsons are working on a plan for 40 permanent homes with supports for people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness at 739-749 School Road in Gibsons.
That’s the old RCMP station.
The land will be owned by the Town and will be leased to BC Housing, who will provide funding to build and operate the housing, to be managed by RainCity Housing.
Isaac Malmgren, associate director of RainCity said there has been a series of public consultations on the project.
“That project hasn’t been approved yet. Right now we are very much in the consultation and planning stage. What we are doing is just offering some options to communities so they can offer feedback.”
Next up there will be a community open house in May to see how input from the community discussions inform the direction of the application to rezone the property.
Project display boards will be presented and representatives from BC Housing, Vancouver Coastal Health, the Town of Gibsons and RainCity Housing will be in attendance to answer questions and receive input.
