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Quadra Island seniors moving into freshly completed homes

A row of housing units with beige privacy dividers and landscaping in front on a sunny day
Most tenants were able to move in ahead of the official occupancy date of Sept. 1 as they needed to vacate their temporary rental situations. Photo courtesy of QISHS.
Anastasia Avvakumova - CKTZ - Cortes Island • BC | 20-08-2021
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The newest affordable housing project by Quadra Island Seniors Housing Society (QISHS) is welcoming tenants into its recently completed 16 units in Quathiaski Cove. 

Two low bungalow-style buildings with a road in front - outside view of housing complex

The Quadra Island community has been instrumental in the success of the Seniors Village project. Photo courtesy of QISHS.

QISHS president Maureen McDowell is delighted to reach this milestone in the seven-year undertaking, arranging homes for Quadra seniors in an affordable facility, with support availabe through the Better at Home service program.

She spoke about the outpouring of community support the Society has received, from gift baskets to homemade quilts for the tenants, as well as cash donations, volunteer labour and free materials.

There are still about 30 names on the QISHS waitlist, and McDowell said “this is only a drop in the bucket” in terms of meeting the housing needs on Quadra Island.

Listen to the CKTZ interview with McDowell below: 

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