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Council expresses discomfort with the usage of the term, “affordable housing”

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 28, 2017 by Britt SantowskiOctober 11, 2019
"Tiny house, Portland" by Tammy - Weekend with Dee. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tiny_house,_Portland.jpg#/media/File:Tiny_house,_Portland.jpg

–Britt Santowski, BA, MA, Publisher, SPN Mention of “affordable housing” came up several times at the October 23 regular Council meeting. The Knox Vision Society, who will be building a 42 rental-unit apartment block at the corner of Wadams Way … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged affordable housing, Britt Santowski, housing, October 23 2017

Province introduces legislation to close fixed-term tenancy loophole

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 26, 2017 by Britt SantowskiOctober 26, 2017

The provincial government has introduced legislation to close a major loophole in fixed-term leases and improve the rights of renters throughout British Columbia. The new legislation will mean landlords can no longer use the loophole to bypass annual rent control, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged housing

Victoria housing crisis threatens family unity

Sooke PocketNews Posted on September 7, 2017 by Britt SantowskiOctober 28, 2017

This family is in crisis due to the lack of affordable housing in Victoria. This is a one-income family of three, where Tyler Lumley works full time as a carpenter. Tammy Stephens spends her time trying to find housing. In … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged affordable housing, housing

Ten townhouses coming to Ayre Road

Sooke PocketNews Posted on June 29, 2017 by Britt SantowskiOctober 28, 2017

Two derelict homes on Ayre Road (6717 & 6723 Ayre Road) will be demolished and turned into ten condos. One of the houses has already been torn down, and the second one is also scheduled for demolition. At the June … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged affordable housing, housing

40 provincially-funded senior housing units designated to come to Sooke

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 27, 2016 by Britt SantowskiOctober 28, 2017

–BC Gov News on SPN Individuals, seniors and families in need of affordable rental housing in the Greater Victoria region will soon have access to more than 500 new units of affordable housing. Following the September 2016 announcement of a … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged affordable housing, housing, knox apartment, seniors

Affordable housing comes to Sooke

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At the mayor’s recent open house, a member of the public made the point that mobile homes (aka trailer homes, modular homes, pre-manufactured homes) are a modern form of affordable housing. Another unit arrived in Sooke this morning.

What do you think? How can Sooke accommodate the current housing shortage and the need for affordability?

October 19, 2016 by Britt Santowski Posted in Photographs Tagged affordable housing, housing

Alt energy tour features natural building, micro homes, lower-cost living, and food security

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 5, 2016 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 25, 2017

The Transition Sooke Ecohome Tour will be held on October 8 and runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tickets for this self-guided tour will be on sale on the day of the tour at The Stick in the Mud. … Continue reading →

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Official opening of Harbourside Senior Cohousing, photo gallery

Sooke PocketNews Posted on July 28, 2016 by Britt SantowskiApril 19, 2017

–Bob Stamp, photos by Britt Santowski (c) SPN British Columbia’s first senior cohousing community—and just the second in Canada—celebrated its official opening Thursday, July 28 2016, in Sooke.. Harbourside Senior Cohousing features 31 individual units plus a common house in … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged cohousing, harbourside cohousing, housing, seniors

Legislation taxes foreign purchasers of residential real estate, Vancouver only

Sooke PocketNews Posted on July 25, 2016 by Britt SantowskiJuly 31, 2016
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Housing has been recognized as an issue by Sooke Council. The following is applicable to only Vancouver. From their backgrounder: “The additional tax presently only applies in the Metro Vancouver, but government can prescribe in regulation other areas where the additional … Continue reading →

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Op Ed: In the face of a housing crisis, doing the minimum is not good enough

Sooke PocketNews Posted on July 19, 2016 by Britt SantowskiOctober 28, 2017

–John Horgan, MLA Juan de Fuca Christy Clark and her government have dismissed, mocked and outright ignored the housing crisis facing this province. Last year, Housing Minister Rich Coleman called the Lower Mainland’s housing prices “actually pretty reasonable” just days … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial | Tagged affordable housing, housing

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