Hey Neighbour pilot project looks to house 30 members of the unhoused community
Photo sourced from Aryze.
As the City of Victoria moves forward with its plan to end sheltering in parks by March, a local development company has stepped in to lend a hand. Aryze Developments Inc., known for building luxury homes in the Greater Victoria area, approached the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness with an idea to transform 30 modified shipping containers into temporary housing. The project, called Hey Neighbour, has raised half of its target of $500 000 through crowdsourcing and will begin on the first 15 houses at the beginning of February.
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Every day.
Every day Lindsay and Zack Mertz can look out their house windows and see a neighborhood park sign honoring their daughter Maddison.
Every day unimaginable emotional pain grips them as they contemplate her loss several years ago to childhood cancer.
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And yet, they are emotionally buoyed by the love for their other two daughters, and by the seemingly omnipresent support of family, friends and community.
âThe whole reason that we are still functioning today is because of the community and the support out here,â Lindsay said, referring largely to the city of Victoria and its Watermark housing development. âI canât say enough about how much people care.â