ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES

The Province has acquired 15 properties to provide a range of housing options to help break the cycle of homelessness for people most in need.

Note: Tenants for the Vancouver SRO hotels will be selected through the Supportive Housing Registration (SHR) Service, established by BC Housing in collaboration with housing providers in Vancouver. SHR will provide tenants with a single point of access and match them with SRO hotels and support services that best meet their needs.

Acquisition of single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels in Vancouver:

Property	Number of Units	Vacant Units	Notes	Estimated Occupancy Date
566 Powell Street *Lease	12	12	No renovations required	February 2009
Backpackers 7/11East Hastings	40	40	Renovations in progress	April 2009
Cordova Residence 54 East Cordova	37	0	Operator: Lookout Emergency Aid Society	March 2009
Dominion Hotel 210 Abbott/92 Water	67	67	Minor renovations required	May 2009
Hazelwood Hotel 342/4 East Hastings	113	0		March 2009
London Hotel *Lease 700 Main Street	72	21	Operator: Atira Women’s Resource Society	February 2009

Preservation of a range of affordable housing options in communities across the province:

Property	Number of Units	Vacant Units	Notes	Estimated Occupancy Date
7755 Grand Street Mission	48	48	Former care facility	To be determined
Transition House for women fleeing abuse Address confidential Abbotsford	5	5	Operator: Women’s Resource Centre of the Fraser Valley	April 2009
Desert Valley Care 22 Jonagold Place, Osoyoos	10	10	Former care facility	March 2009
Hansel & Gretel Motel 2872 Skaha Rd, Penticton	40	6	Operator: CMHA-Kelowna	March 2009
Astoria Hotel 1145 2^nd Ave, Prince George	18	18	Minor renovations required	June 2009
Jamboree Motel 845 Carson, Williams Lake	33	33	Currently undergoing rezoning process	December 2009

Innovative acquisitions under the Housing Endowment Fund (HEF):

Property	Number of Units	Vacant Units	Notes	Estimated Occupancy Date
Acadia Building Kamloops	24	4	Operator: Interior Community Services Society	February 2009
Highland Valley Logan Lake	32	32	Therapeutic community	September 2009
River Run Homes Nanaimo	50	0	Feasibility study for redevelopment into 50-unit mobile home park	To be determined

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Media contact:	Bridgitte Anderson Press Secretary Office of the Premier 604 307-7177	Susan Thom Corporate Communications BC Housing 604 230-1301
	Brent Humphrey City of Vancouver 604 873-7410
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