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Motion with Notice: 2026 CRD Capital Plan and Gulf Islands Seniors Residents Association Kings Lane Housing Project (Director Holman)
Recommendation
[At the October 1, 2025 Hospitals and Housing Committee meeting, this motion with notice was revised by replacing "up to $4 million" with "funding", the Committee then postponed consideration until after the future housing plan was presented.
At the December 3, 2025 Hospitals and Housing Committee meeting, this motion was amended to add the words "BC Builds and" before the words "Community Housing Fund application". The Committee then postponed consideration of the motion until a positive outcome from either BC Builds and BC Housing has been made on the Kings Lane application.
Whereas the Gulf Islands Seniors Residents Association (GISRA) has submitted a $9 million grant application to the Community Housing Fund (CHF) to help finance a $24 million, 50-unit affordable housing project on GISRA's Kings Lane property;
And whereas GISRA, an experienced owner and operator of a multi-family seniors facility, is also collaborating on the project with the Lookout Society, one of the largest social agencies in BC;
And whereas the Local Trust Committee is fast tracking a zoning change for the property (now zoned for 50 units of seniors housing) to meet CHF guidelines, and to allow a subdivision to facilitate expansion of an existing health clinic on the property;
And whereas GISRA has indicated its willingness to transfer the property (which has proven potable water supply and is included in the Ganges sewer area) to CRD to facilitate use of MFA funds;
And whereas the SSI Electoral Area Director is committed to $600,000 in Community Works (federal gas tax) funding to extend a sewer line to the property, and the Salt Spring Foundation has also committed $340,000 in funding to the project;
Therefore be it resolved that:]
The Hospitals and Housing Committee recommends to the Capital Regional District Board:
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