{"id":30256,"date":"2021-01-02T01:36:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T06:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=30256"},"modified":"2021-01-02T16:06:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:06:47","slug":"moving-into-the-cortes-island-seniors-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/moving-into-the-cortes-island-seniors-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving into the Cortes Island Seniors Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Roy L Hales<\/p>\n

People have either moved, or are moving, into all four new units at the Cortes Island Seniors Village.<\/p>\n

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Axel Nagory in front of his new home in the Cortes Island Senior's Village - Roy L Hales photo<\/p><\/div>\n

Moving In<\/h2>\n

Axel Nagory was the first to move in. He arrived around December 20th and chose one of the corner units, looking out into the forest. The 650 square foot cottage was more than three times the size of the camper Nagory had been living in and possessed more up to date amenities. The faint aroma of fresh paint still lingered inside his new home.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, this is the most perfect house that I can ever dream of,\u201d exclaimed Axel.<\/p>\n

The Cortes Community Housing press release for this project says another long-time island Cortes resident moved in on the 20th.<\/p>\n

On December 31st, Axel told Cortes Currents that he believed both units in the new duplex beside the Cortes Medical Clinic<\/a>\u00a0were occupied and a woman is moving into the last of the new cottages.<\/p>\n

Housing Coordinator Sandra Wood<\/a>\u00a0subsequently emailed that while all the units have been approved for occupancy, no one is living in the duplex yet.<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cWe still have work to do on the grounds & final finishing details including installing drapes & landscaping etc.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Seniors Village<\/h2>\n

The four new units are all 650 square feet.<\/p>\n

They share a central courtyard with six cottages that were\u00a0built in 2008\/09<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Downtown Mansons Landing is within easy walking distance.<\/p>\n

Tenants will pay about $535<\/a>\u00a0a month, but the specific amounts are adjusted to ensure that no one spends more than 30% of their income on rent.<\/p>\n

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The two new cottages on the eastern end of the Seniors Village (Axel's is the blue one to the right)\u2013 Roy L Hales photo<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Financing the units<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0Cortes Island Senior\u2019s Society<\/a>\u00a0provided the land on which these units were built.<\/p>\n

Around $100,000 was raised through donations and the provincial government granted another $400,000 through the\u00a0Building BC program.<\/a><\/p>\n

BC Housing\u00a0<\/a>provided\u00a0about $1 million in construction financing and annual operating funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A message of thanks<\/h2>\n

The Cortes Community Housing press release contained a message of thanks for:<\/p>\n