Flex Plex project among Habitat’s success stories
Tricia Thornber works on her future home in the Habitat for Humanity Flex Plex development on Bethune Avenue in Saanich. The organization is targeting the end of this year for completion of the affordable housing project for families.
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Community organization on the move in more ways than one
It’s been a busy year for Habitat for Humanity Victoria.
The organization is getting close to finishing one major housing project, is launching into planning for another, all while settling into new Langford digs for its ReStore recycled building supply shop.
Last week, Habitat hosted a donor appreciation night to give its leaders a chance to meet with families benefiting from the program. Habitat for Humanity is also looking for chefs to be part of the fourth annual Gingerbread House Build, from Nov. 23 to Jan. 4 at Laurel Point Inn.
The timing for the gingerbread display should coincide with the completion of Habitat’s largest local project to date.
Flex Plex, a five-townhouse project on Saanich’s Bethune Avenue, is on schedule for completion by the end of the year, said executive director Patti Sullivan, though she was cautious of giving an exact date when families will be able to move in.
“It’s going very well. Lots of volunteers, lots of businesses donating building material and their time,” she said.
So far, Habitat has put $850,000 into the Flex Plex project, which received a $300,000 land grant from B.C. Housing.
Next year, Habitat will turn its attention to a parcel of land on Ker Avenue, near Cuthbert Holmes Park in Saanich, bought from the province for $10 this spring.
“We’re going to be doing some cleanup on that site,” Sullivan said. “We’re just starting the planning and hoping to start in 2010.”
While volunteers to help with building projects are always welcome, gingerbread house builders will need to apply for the 40 available spots.
Visit www.habitatvictoria.com or call 250-480-7688 for details. Entry is free.
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