Darron Kloster Times Colonist Hotel being used to house people who used to live on streets and in the bush; hospital wants to buy it to house staff On Salt Spring Island, where housing has always been scarce, a small, aging hotel is at the centre of a crisis. Salt Spring Island Community Services desperately […]
Salt Spring Commons Welcomes First Tenants
January 4, 2021 by
The week leading up to New Year’s Day is a busy one at the new Salt Spring Commons housing development by Salt Spring Island Community Services (SSICS) with 12 families moving into their new homes. The 12 homes represent the completion for occupancy of Phase 1 of the project with Phase II occupancy of a […]
Salt Spring Commons Ground Breaking Ceremony
July 17, 2019 by
24 much-needed new affordable rental homes on Salt Spring were officially announced by the BC Government at a ground-breaking ceremony July 16, 2019 for the Salt Spring Commons. “We are working with partners to deliver affordable housing on Salt Spring Island and throughout the province, so people can stay in the communities they choose to […]
Extreme weather response shelter opens early
October 14, 2016 by
The Salt Spring Island Emergency Shelter is open during the storms of October 13,14, 15 due to a BC Housing announcement that funding would be available to open early due to the extreme weather conditions being experienced in the region currently. The shelter is located at the main Salt Spring Island Community Services site at […]
