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It looks like McCurdy Place housing will be much better than was initially presented to the public by BC Housing.

There will be in-house supports both for mental health and substance use, although not all residents have these problems. Also there are several other types of support workers: Home Support worker, Youth Housing worker, and Recreation worker. Those who do have substance use issues will have already begun on a journey of recovery and the in-house supports will be there for them if needed.

https://cmhakelowna.com/programs-and-se ... e-housing/

wanderer wrote:It looks like McCurdy Place housing will be much better than was initially presented to the public by BC Housing.

There will be in-house supports both for mental health and substance use, although not all residents have these problems. Also there are several other types of support workers: Home Support worker, Youth Housing worker, and Recreation worker. Those who do have substance use issues will have already begun on a journey of recovery and the in-house supports will be there for them if needed.

https://cmhakelowna.com/programs-and-se ... e-housing/

Nice looking building too. Happy to hear that many people have another chance at life.

Sorry, can't say I like the design at all. One more large square box like all the recent builds with no character at all. Hopefully the city / councilors start putting a quash on these uninspiring square box designs.

So, you don't like it because of it's shape?

alanjh595 wrote:So, you don't like it because of it's shape?

All I said was I didn't like the design, nothing about the purpose of the building or the residents.

DarbyD wrote:Sorry, can't say I like the design at all. One more large square box like all the recent builds with no character at all. Hopefully the city / councilors start putting a quash on these uninspiring square box designs.

I agree and most of the new home builds seem to be the same square box. Cheap for them to build but they charge an arm and a leg.

just_browsing wrote:https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/3 ... -on-Monday

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here!

Give it a month and it will be changed into a Wet Facility

DarbyD wrote:Sorry, can't say I like the design at all. One more large square box like all the recent builds with no character at all. Hopefully the city / councilors start putting a quash on these uninspiring square box designs.

I think it is unlikely unless it is in a fancy part of town where the city pumps all our money into

Trixster wrote:

just_browsing wrote:https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/3 ... -on-Monday

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here!

Give it a month and it will be changed into a Wet Facility

just a matter of time, sad but true, people running these places have a track record of lying , they can not be trusted ever, just a bunch of pr bs

Where have these 49 people have been staying until now, are some being reshuffled from the old A&B Sound building on Leon Ave. & others from the Doyle Ave. location ?

I believe Kelowna has more shelter space than homeless to fill them ?

The outdoor camp on Baillie Ave. across from Sunripe appears almost empty whenever I've looked so what are the actual numbers of homeless in Kelowna this week ?

build it and the junkies will come

the problem is, the city has moved them mostly to rutland ,

the truth wrote:the problem is, the city has moved them mostly to rutland ,

You mean from where they came from?

New supportive housing at McCurdy and Rutland Rd has only been open three days and I've see the Cops there twice already!

Trixster wrote:New supportive housing at McCurdy and Rutland Rd has only been open three days and I've see the Cops there twice already!

This may be a sign the neighbourhood will see good enforcement of the expectations, with problem people removed from the facility.

If the rules are firmly enforced from the get-go, that's a good thing for everyone - the neighbours, the staff, and the vulnerable people using the building. No one in or around the facility should have to put up with a resident who can't or won't be a good neighbour.