Pincher Creek seniors lodge grand opening

Logo: Government of Canada (CNW Group/Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)

Logo: Government of Alberta (CNW Group/Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)

PINCHER CREEK, AB, Oct. 24, 2018 /CNW/ - The governments of Canada and Alberta are making lives better for seniors in Pincher Creek and surrounding communities with the grand opening of the new Crestview Lodge.

The new facility features fifty spacious and fully accessible homes that offer independent living for seniors, allowing them to remain close to their families and communities.

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), along with the Honourable Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Alberta Seniors and Housing, made the announcement today.

Quotes:

"I am delighted to see that construction is complete on the project. The opening of Crestview Lodge brings more affordable rental housing to this community, allowing seniors to remain close to family and friends. I congratulate Pincher Creek Foundation—their hard work and dedication will ensure that seniors and their families continue to be treated with respect and dignity. I'm certain the new facility will make a positive impact for generations to come." – Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

"I am proud of our government's commitment to supporting seniors and their families in Pincher Creek and surrounding communities with this significant investment in the new Crestview Lodge. We want seniors in Alberta to look forward to many years of care and dignity in the communities they helped to build." – Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Alberta Seniors and Housing

"Crestview Lodge has been providing comfortable, affordable retirement living for seniors for over 50 years. Pincher Creek Foundation is very pleased and excited to announce that our new, state-of-the-art Crestview Lodge will proudly continue to meet the needs of seniors in our community now and into the future. Our new building has been made possible by the investment of both our provincial and federal governments as well as our local governments, the Town of Pincher Creek, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 and the Village of Cowley." – Lorne Jackson, Chair, Pincher Creek Foundation

Quick facts:

• The governments of Canada and Alberta provided a combined investment of $10.2 million to the project, under the Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement.
• The Crestview Lodge project replaces an outdated seniors lodge with a new 50-unit, fully accessible lodge.
• Last year, the Government of Alberta launched the province's first Affordable Housing Strategy, including a $1.2-billion commitment to build affordable housing across the province.
• The Government of Canada is currently rolling out its National Housing Strategy (NHS)—an ambitious 10-year, $40 billion plan that will create 100,000 new housing units and lift 530,000 families out of housing need as well as repair and renew more than 300,000 housing units and reduce chronic homelessness by 50 percent.
• The NHS is built on strong partnerships between federal, provincial and territorial governments, and on continuous engagement with others, including municipalities, Indigenous governments and organizations, and the social and private sectors to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Canadians

Associated links:

As Canada's authority on housing, CMHC contributes to the stability of the housing market and financial system, provides support for Canadians in housing need, and offers unbiased housing research and advice to all levels of Canadian government, consumers and the housing industry. For more information, please visit cmhc.ca or follow us on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.

To find out more about the National Housing Strategy, visit www.placetocallhome.ca.

Alberta's Seniors and Housing fosters the development of affordable housing and supports access to housing options for Albertans most in need. The ministry works with seniors, Albertans who require housing supports, their families and caregivers, communities and other government partners. A more detailed description of the ministry and its programs and initiatives can be found at www.seniors-housing.gov.ab.ca.

SOURCE Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Media contacts: Valérie Glazer, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, 819-654-5546, [email protected]; Gabriel Teo, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Corporation, 604-376-4622, [email protected]; Jennifer Burgess, Press Secretary, Alberta Seniors and Housing, 780-289-3253, [email protected]

Related Links

http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca