In February 2007, the City of Vancouver announced it invested $6.6 million for the purchase of a 36-unit rental apartment building at Kingsway and Dumfries. The City will lease the building to Helping Spirit Lodge Society for 40 years at a nominal rent.
The building will be managed by the Helping Spirit Lodge Society and the 36 units will be operated as social housing for Aboriginal women at risk of homelessness.
This purchase helps to support the recommendations made in the City’s Homelessness Action Plan.
