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2006FOR0033-000515 April 29, 2006	Ministry of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing Interior Health
YELLOWHEAD PIONEER RESIDENCE SOCIETY ASSISTED LIVING

Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society will provide 10 one-bedroom assisted living units for seniors, funded under the Independent Living BC (ILBC) program. The new $3-million facility will be located at 4557 Barriere Town Road.

 

The capital budget for this development is $3,091,753:

• The Province, through BC Housing, will provide an annual subsidy of $2.6 million over 35 years.
• Through BC Housing, the Province also provided capital grants totalling $250,000.
• Interior Health will provide a capital contribution of $26,000 for a therapeutic tub room.

 

Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society was formed in 1976 to create affordable housing for the pioneers along the Yellowhead Route north of Kamloops. It serves Barriere and area by providing quality and affordable housing and services to help seniors stay in the community. The society manages a building on the same site for seniors who can live independently.

 

Residents in the new assisted living homes will pay 70 per cent of their after-tax income for their homes and will receive two meals per day, personal care services, a 24-hour response service, social and recreational opportunities, and weekly housekeeping and linen services.

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Media contact:	Larisa Saunders Corporate Communications BC Housing 604 439-4757 604 790-2344 (cell)	Jack Lapin President Yellowhead Pioneer Residence Society 250 672-0163
	Ryan Kuhn Communications Interior Health 250 574-1523
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