New Homes Open For Seniors, People With Disabilities In Port Alberni

Seniors and people living with disabilities in Port Alberni now have access to more affordable rental housing with the opening of a new 48-unit apartment building.

“The Huupsitas building will provide the kind of stability and security that seniors and people living with disabilities need more of, so they can retire in the community they know and love,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing.

“Our government is building housing at a historic rate, and these 48 new homes are another example of how we’re building a province where everyone has a good place to call home, and no one gets left behind.”

The five-storey building has 45 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom apartments.

The WestCoast Native Health Care Society contributed the land for the building, which forms part of the five-acre Tsawaayuus Rainbow Gardens Campus of Care.

The site is home to a 44-unit complex care facility and a 20-unit independent living apartment building.

The building is open to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents, part of a $19-billion housing investment by the B.C. government.

To learn more, visit Government of British Columbia.