More affordable homes open in Salmon Arm

Jun 5, 2021 | 1:00 PM

Thirty-five new affordable rental homes are now available for families, seniors and individuals with low to moderate incomes in Salmon Arm, with the second phase of a new housing development opening in the community.

Located at 540 3rd St., Birch Place is the second building to open as part of a 105-unit housing development on a two-acre lot. It has one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom homes. Monthly rents at the building are as follows:

* 13 rent-geared-to-income units (people with low to moderate incomes): $564 (one bedroom) to $956 (four bedrooms)

* 13 units for people with low incomes (i.e., seniors on fixed incomes and people receiving income assistance): $875 (one bedroom) to $1,380 (four bedrooms)

* Nine units for people with very low incomes: $375 (one bedroom) to $700 (four bedrooms)

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The first building, Larch Place, also located at 540 3rd St., opened in February 2021. It includes 32 homes for individuals, seniors and families with low to moderate incomes. The Province provided a total of $6.7 million for both buildings through the Building BC: Community Housing Fund.

A third building with 38 supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness is anticipated to open in fall 2021. This building will be funded through the Province’s Supportive Housing Fund. All housing on the site will be run by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Shuswap-Revelstoke.

Residents started moving into Birch Place on June 1, 2021.

“Everyone deserves the peace of mind that comes with having an affordable place to live. The opening of this new building will give people with a range of incomes in Salmon Arm a sense of security, knowing they can make rent each month. Thank you to our community partners for working with us to help people in Salmon Arm – from seniors to families – be able to live affordably,” Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee, said.

Alan Harrison, mayor, City of Salmon Arm, said the 35 new rental units opening in Birch Place could not have come at a better time.

“This has truly been a team effort. We would like to thank our partners, BC Housing, CMHA and Jobeck Enterprises, for working with us.”

The City of Salmon Arm contributed $63,800 in waived fees and reduced development costs for the project.

by Pete McIntyre

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