Prince George, B.C.- Three social housing sites in Prince George are among 81 throughout the province to undergo either renovations or retrofits under the Housing Renovation Partnership. The Partnership is a jointly funded  Federal-Provincial program to renovate and retrofit social housing over the next two years creating an estimated 1,130 jobs throughout the province.

 

While the values of the Prince George projects have not yet been released, the budget for all 81 projects ( most of which are in the lower mainland) is in the $164 million dollar range with a further $13 million allocated to renovations that are underway at provincially-owned Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels in Vancouver and New Westminster.

 

The three Prince George projects are as follows:

 

Alward Place : Windows, Mechanical, Energy Retrofit

 

Strathwood Apartments: Building Envelope, Energy, Energy Retrofit

 

Vanier : Energy Retrofit

 

Other communities north of 100 Mile House with projects on the list:

 

Development: Pioneer Haven

Renovation type:

Energy Retrofit

 

Development: Fraser Village Homes

Renovation type: Building Envelope, Energy Retrofit

 

Development: McKenna Place

Renovation type:Energy Retrofit, Building Envelope Renewal

 

Development: The Willows

Renovation type: Building Envelope, Repipe, Energy Retrofit

 

Development: Pineridge Terrace

Renovation type:Energy Retrofit

 

Development: Mariposa Gardens

Renovation type:Energy Retrofit, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

 

Development: Fort St. John Houses

Renovation type: Energy Retrofit, Mechanical, Building Envelope