Tag: Affordable Housing

• Are We Actually on the Verge of Crafting a Solution to our Housing Crisis?

  May 26, 2023: Thirty gathered to welcome Salt Spring Solutions board members, Elizabeth FitzZaland and Mairi Welman, for a discussion of their recently-released housing paper, Homes for Islanders — An Integrated Housing Solutions Framework for Salt Spring Island (https://www.saltspringsolutions.com/).  After their Territorial Acknowledgement, we were all asked: How many of you have read our report? A significant number had, in…

• Adam Speaks With Us About Housing. . .Will Provincial Legislation Impact Salt Spring?

  May 5, 2023: Seventeen came to this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome MLA Adam Olsen. We were also pleased to welcome his staff, Laura Parker, Outreach Coordinator, and legislative assembly Interns Kayla Brent and Jacob Schoeber. After our Territorial Acknowledgement, Adam spoke briefly about interns Jacob and Kayla, telling us that they are integral parts of the…

• Can We “Work as One and Get it Done?”

  April 14, 2023: Only nine joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering welcoming CRD’s Gary Holman. In response to my apologies for low numbers, Gary wryly responded that he would take this as an acknowledgement that CRD was, well. . . .quite perfect :). After our Territorial Acknowledgement, which concluded in Gary noting that he was hopeful for the…

• CRD’s Gary Holman Expresses High Hopes for Affordable Housing, Infrastructure, and Governance

  January 13, 2023: After offering a Territorial Acknowledgement, Gary began by outlining a number of community projects in which CRD has played a role that will be coming to fruition in the coming term. Affordable Housing: Leading the list of promising news was affordable housing. Gary stated that he will be focusing his efforts on six properties…

• Bleak News for Workers Seeking Housing on Salt Spring. . .with Some Hope as Well

  August 26, 2022: Sixteen joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering for fascinating discussion of Workforce Housing led by special guests Tami and Fernando dos Santos and Rhonan Heitzmann. After our Territorial Acknowledgement, they began by speaking about their challenges and successes addressing Salt Spring’s dearth of worker housing.  Fernando and Tami have established the not-for-profit Dragonfly Commons (https://dragonflycommons.com)…

• Whatever is Draft Bylaw 530? And. . . Is it Part of the Solution for Salt Spring Housing?

   July 15, 2022: A total of 14 joined all or part of the conversation with Trustee Laura Patrick at this rainy ASK Salt Spring gathering in the United Church Meadow. Laura offered a Territorial Acknowledgement in which she reminded us of the personal learning opportunity reconciliation offers each of us.  Laura began by highlighting important recent decisions made…

• Welcoming the Whole Gang. . . CRD’s Gary Holman, Trustee Laura Patrick . . and MLA Adam Olsen!

  May 20, 2022: Twenty-two gathered to welcome MLA Adam Olsen, CRD’s Gary Holman, and Laura Patrick (one of our two local Trustees for the Islands Trust) to this ASK Salt Spring Zoom gathering. After our Territorial Acknowledgement, each of our special guests took a few moments to share what was on their minds on this lovely spring day.…

• Water Woes

  May 6, 2022: Sixteen joined this ASK Salt Spring Zoom gathering focused on North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD). Our special guests were NSSWD Trustees Sandra Ungerson, Gary Gagne, and Chris Dixon. Also joining us was NSSWD Manager, Don Pickle.  After our Territorial Acknowledgement, they began by telling us what was on their minds on this lovely spring May day. Gary…

• Challenges and Successes: Croftonbrook and Dragonfly Commons

  April 22, 2022: Seventeen joined us to welcome Kisae Petersen to this ASK Salt Spring gathering via Zoom. After a heartfelt Territorial Acknowledgement, Kisae spoke briefly about her many roles focused on addressing our serious housing issue.  Throughout our time together, we learned that Kisae is Executive Director of Islanders Working Against Violence – IWAV – (https://iwav.org. With many important…

• Will Islands Trust Housing Bylaw Equal More Rental Housing?

  April 15, 2022: Six Salt Springers joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering at the Library to welcome Laura Patrick, one of our two local Islands Trust elected officials. While the holiday may have been a factor in the the lower than normal participation, rising COVID numbers has convinced us to return to Zoom. The link for ASK Salt…