The new Pine Avenue child care and affordable housing project has broken ground in Fernie this month.
The development will create nearly 100 new child-care spaces and 27 housing units, with more than half offered at below-market rents.
The project, a partnership between the City of Fernie, Elk Valley Family Society and Elk Valley Childcare Society, is expected to begin construction this spring.
The goal is to help meet the community’s urgent need for child-care spaces and affordable homes.
“The City of Fernie is proud to contribute the land needed to make this project possible, and even prouder of the collaborative effort that brought us to this milestone. By working closely with our partners, we are advancing a solution that delivers both the childcare spaces and affordable homes our community urgently needs, and it’s exciting to see construction set to get underway.” said Mayor Nic Milligan.
The residential units will include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
The project site is at 302 Pine Ave. near the Fernie Aquatic Centre, community rink, beach volleyball courts and the Fernie Dirt Jump Park.
Funding support for the project comes from provincial and federal housing organizations and local partners, including the Ministry of Education and Child Care, B.C. Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., Columbia Basin Trust and Elk Valley Resources.
Other partners involved in financial management, contracting and construction include New Commons Development and North Mountain Construction.
The project reflects the City of Fernie and its partners’ collaboration and commitment to supporting local families.
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