Olympic Legacy Housing
The Province of British
Columbia and the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)
have partnered together to create an
Olympic legacy providing up to 156 permanent affordable
rental apartments for people most in need across
B.C.
As part of this initiative,
temporary modular housing units from the Olympic and Paralympic
Village in Whister are being reconfigured to convert them into
permanent, affordable apartments and relocated to six communities
across the province: Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Enderby, Saanich,
Sechelt and Surrey.
Locations
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Chetwynd has 12 units: four ILBC assisted living + eight low-income seniors.
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Chilliwack has 33 units for homeless / at risk of homelessness
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Enderby has 15 units for low-income seniors
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Saanich has 36 units for homeless / at risk of homelessness
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Sechelt has 8 units for homeless / at risk of homelessness
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Surrey has 52 units for seniors at risk of homelessness
The provincial government, VANOC and
local partners worked together to develop the design
specifications, and ensure that the design and
construction meet the high sustainability
standards necessary to promote energy efficiency and
minimize any environmental impact.
The Olympic Legacy Housing
sites will be managed by
non-profit providers, and provide a
safe, affordable housing with support
services for seniors and individuals who are
homeless or at risk.
Check out our
news releases
or
photo
gallery
to learn more.
For more information:
Recent News
New supportive homes fostering independence for tenants at risk
09-DEC-2011
CHILLIWACK – Modular units that once provided athletes with accommodations during the Vancouver 2010 ...
$8.4M Olympic Legacy Housing opens in Saanich
22-JUL-2011
SAANICH – Modular housing that once provided athletes with accommodations during the 2010 Olympic Games ...
$3.7M OLYMPIC LEGACY HOUSING OPENS IN SECHELT
29-JAN-2011
SECHELT – As the one-year anniversary of the 2010 Olympic Games quickly approaches, the Province and ...
In the News
Home at last for Chilliwack's most vulnerable
Modular housing units that kept Olympic athletes warm and cosy in 2010 are now home to 33 of Chilliwack's most at risk ...
Supportive Saanich housing uses former 2010 Winter Olympic units to give at-risk tenants a home
A tenant Yvonne Sproule and her dog Cookie in her apartment on the 3rd floor of Olympic Vista Apartments, the $8.4 ...
Vancouver Olympics athletes' suites ready for re-use as Saanich social housing
Kyle Slavin, Saanich News, April 17, 2011 Click here for the original article. Bill Pearce looks over his new apartment ...