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Six Storey Affordable Housing project – 104 units –\u00a0 Cadillac Ave at Wascana St.
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Demolition has begun March 2026<\/strong>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The six lots, owned by the Aboriginal Land Trust Society (ALT)
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The application is through the Rapid Deployment of Non-Market Housing Program (RDP)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 link<\/a>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The height is consistent with the Official Community Plan (OCP)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Referral (Dec. 2024) includes the following preliminary details: link<\/a>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – unit mix of:\u00a0 39 one bedrooms, 41 two bedrooms, 24 three bedrooms
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Project Update:  16 Nov. 2015 email from Juliet Koyiet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development permit was approved on September 3rd. BP drawings were submitted on October 20th, and we\u2019re currently addressing BP comments from Saanich. Our target is to have the BP issued by the end of March 2026. ALT will take ownership of the site in mid-December and begin installing security fencing and boarding up the houses. Demolition is scheduled between February and March, with construction expected to start in early April 2026 and continue through to 2028. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 5, 2025, new Information provided at developers meeting with the Advisory Design Panel includes: project to meet BCBC 2024 Guidelines, new location for bike ramp down to underground parking, and the removal of path on south side of building. The Advisory Design Panel is supportive of the design but suggested restoring path and other amenity uses in the buffer zone on the south side. They also recommended the use of some conifer trees in the buffer zone.

      Timeline<\/strong>
      3 Dec. 2024<\/strong>  – received notice of application from Saanich Planning Dep’t and a referral form
                (request for MVCCA comments by Dec. 20)
      6 Dec – received answers to questions sent to Thomas Kempster – Saanich Planning 
    10 Dec. – received notice of project Open House to be held the next day
    11 Dec. – Open House   5:30-7:30 pm, Songhees Wellness Centre in Esquimalt
    17 Dec. – submitted comments to Saanich Planning (copied to developer) 
    18 Dec. – Saanich Planning confirmed there is no procedure in place to request that Saanich pay for needed improvements which could have been paid for with CAC contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 23 Jan. 2025 – MVCCA representatives meet with project Lu’ma Development representative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 5 March – project presented to Saanich Advisory Design Panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 21 July – updated designs posted on Saanich Tracker see Saanich web page – <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Development Permit (DPR01075) which addresses form and character was approved by the Director of Planning in September 2025. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 16 Oct. The project has now moved forward to the Building Permit review stage. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 16 Nov Update from Juliet Koyiet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    information updated to <\/p>\n\n\n