New affordable rental homes announced for Lumby

Jun 4, 2021 | 1:27 PM

Lumby will be getting 20 new affordable rental homes.

Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu has announced the units will be for people with low to moderate incomes.

“Seniors in Lumby have had a challenging time finding a place to call home that is affordable and accessible,” Sandhu said. “I’m excited to see that twenty new homes will be coming for seniors in the community, and am so grateful to the Lumby & District Senior Citizens Housing Society for their work to make this a reality.”

The society is in charge of the project at 2211 Shield Avenue, with no timeline provided for when they may open.

The B.C. government will provide an unspecified amount of funding for the homes through the Building BC: Community Housing Fund, which is aimed at creating 2,400 new homes across the province.

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A government news release said the projects have 50 per cent of units for households with incomes up to $64,000, 30 per cent for households with incomes up to approximately $74,000, and 20 per cent of units for households with very low incomes (including those on income or disability assistance).

Affordable Seniors Rental Housing Units in Lumby (News release from Lumby and District Senior Citizens Housing Society)

Lumby, BC – The Lumby & District Senior Citizens Housing Society and the Village of Lumby are incredibly excited to be partnering with the Province of BC to build 20 affordable seniors rental housing units. These 20 units will assist Lumby in addressing the affordable housing need for seniors in the community.

The projects are funded through the Building BC: Community Housing Fund and will provide 2,455 rental homes for individuals, families, seniors, people with disabilities and Indigenous peoples.
“Seniors in Lumby have had a challenging time finding a place to call home that is affordable and accessible,” says Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu.

Elinor Warner, President of The Lumby & District Senior Citizens Housing Society says “Our Society would like to thank the Council and all of the Community organizations who supported
and made our application successful. These homes are needed and we look forward to the completion of the project.”

Mayor Kevin Acton says “The last time I spoke with the president of the society she advised me that they have a 2-page waiting list. After learning this, Council met with staff to work on providing
property to assist the society in filling this much needed gap in our housing for seniors.”

About Lumby & District Senior Citizens Housing Society

Lumby and District Senior’s Housing Society incorporated under the Society’s Act on October 8, 1974. The originators included a group of citizens who were concerned with the housing that was
not available for seniors in the community. They decided there should be a low cost facility for seniors, which would allow them to remain in the community they helped to build.

Pat Duke, the Mayor of Lumby at that time, along with his council members and many dedicated volunteers brought this to fruition. The Society became a registered charity of tax exemption status in 1996 and has been running Saddle Mountain Place ever since. The Society also manages Monashee Place for BC Housing which is an additional 16 units for Seniors and Persons with
Disabilities.

Saddle Mountain Place is made up of 40 units which include 20 Bachelor Suites and 20 one bedroom suites. Tenants range in age from 55 to 90. The rent is very affordable as
the goal is to provide low cost housing for seniors. Each unit has a front door which opens into a long hallway and a back door which opens to a small porch. There is a small garden
area for each tenant off their porch.

by Pete McIntyre

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