Kelowna

November 10, 2009 - Tutt Street Groundbreaking. From Left to right: Norm Letnick, MLA; Liz Talbott, Executive Director for NOW Canada Society; Theresa Eichler, Real Estate Foundation of B.C.; Mayor Sharon Shepherd; MLA Steve Thomson; MLA Ben Stewart, and Teresa Heath, NOW Canada, tenant.

In March 2008, the Province of British Columbia and the City of Kelowna approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build up to 128 new supportive housing units on three city-owned sites for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Read the news release.

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To date, all three Kelowna city-owned sites are funded and two of these sites are under construction.

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Willowbridge at 330 Boyce Crescent will provide 40 units of transitional housing with support services This site will be operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association – Kelowna Branch .

Tutt Street Place at 2938 Tutt St., will provide 39 larger family units for women and children. This site will be operated by New Opportunities for Women (NOW) Canada . In exchange for this site, NOW Canada will sell the City of Kelowna an undeveloped parcel of land in Rutland that the City proposes to convert into a public park.

The development at 195 Rutland Road North will provide up to 49 units of longer-term, transitional housing. This site will be operated by John Howard Society of the Central and South Okanagan .

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