Chemical-free housing to be built in Ottawa: community meeting WEDNESDAY APRIL 15, 2009

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Chemical-free housing to be built in Ottawa

April 10, 2009 by Susie  

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Safe Housing Ottawa Inc. announces Action Ottawa has approved funding for the

proposed environmentally safe housing plan to be built in the city of Ottawa’s

west end.

chemicalfreehousing.ca reports:

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

We have just received confirmation that a community meeting concerning the

rezoning needed for our proposed housing plans will be held on:

WEDNESDAY APRIL 15, 2009

7:00 – 9:00 PM

2599 Regina Street Public School (View Map)

Meet in the gymnasium

A poster (click here to view it) will be distributed to neighbours as well as

the two residential towers in the area.

PLEASE ATTEND THE MEETING TO SUPPORT OUR PROPOSAL FOR CHEMICAL FREE HOUSING!

Background of Chemical Free Housing Ottawa:

Safe Housing Ottawa Inc. is pleased to announce that Action Ottawa has approved

funding for the proposed environmentally safe housing plan to be built in the

city of Ottawa’s west end.

EHA Ontario also graciously thanks the CMHC Affordable Housing Centre for

approval of Seed Funding for our housing project. These funds, amounting to

$20,000 in total, will help us advance to the next stage of the project.

The environmentally safe housing apartments consist of 1 and 2 bedroom units

that will be specially built for the environmentally sensitive in mind.

Construction will tentatively commence mid 2009 with completion hopefully by the

summer of 2010.

The funding will be used to build 24 rental units with an additional 50 units

that will be sold as condominiums to those who agree to the policies of

“smoke-free, scent-free, pet-free and chemical-free living.†For those

interested in purchasing a condominium, and how to get your best value on a

condo by pre-purchasing under the investor program – please contact

Westeinde of Windmill Developments, at Tel: (613) 820-5600, extension 158.

Wireless internet will not be permitted in the building due to health concerns.

However, wired internet services will be permitted within the building, namely

dial-up, DSL and cable hook-ups. Additionally, satellite dishes will not be

allowed at the building.

For an informational brochure on the proposed building, please click here.

A stakeholders meeting will be tentatively held in the Spring of 2009.

Architectural plans, building materials, designs, finances, regulations etc.,

are to be discussed at this meeting. We will attempt to address any questions

and concerns that you might have at this meeting, since the final project

specifications and rules have not yet been finalized at this early stage. The

date of the meeting will be posted on this web site when a date and location has

been established.

The waiting list for the 24 rental units is now full; however, we are still

accepting names to identify the need for additional housing and to fill any

cancellations. We are also taking names for those interested in purchasing units

through Windmill Developments.

Applicants are encouraged to become members of EHA Ontario, if they aren’t

already.

Application forms to be placed on the waiting list for chemical free housing

(Ottawa) can be downloaded here: Application form 1 and Application form 2. Both

application forms are to be completed by the applicant(s) and returned to Safe

Housing Ottawa Inc. as soon as possible. The completed forms can be mailed to us

at:

Safe Housing Ottawa

Box 32021

1386 Richmond Road

Ottawa, ON

K2B 1A1

or via email at: Applications

Please notify us immediately if any of your contact information changes (e.g.

your mailing address, phone number, email address etc), by emailing us at:

Applications

If you think you may be eligible for subsidized housing, we suggest that you

also request an “Application for Subsidized Housing in Ottawa†from The

Social Housing Registry of Ottawa. Be sure to mark down “environmental

sensitivities†on the medical page (if so diagnosed by your treating

physician) and also select (tick box) the Barrhaven Environmental Sensitivity

non-profit housing units. Return your completed form to the Registry at:

The Registry

2197 Riverside Drive, 5th Floor

Ottawa, ON K1H 1A9

Tel: (613) 526-2088

If you have any questions concerning the housing that have not been answered on

this webpage, please email us at: Questions

Please stay tuned to this page, as we will update it whenever developments

occur.

Thank you for your interest.

Thanks, Bonita!