The Safe at Home Society works to end and prevent homelessness in the Yukon, bringing together service agencies, government partners, landlords, community members and people with lived experience of homelessness to connect people with housing and supports.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 28th, 2022
Safe at Home Society is looking to begin construction on former High Country Inn for Spring 2023 and is working to utilize building as temporary housing over winter months
Whitehorse, YT (October 28, 2022) – The former Coast High Country Inn was purchased by Safe at Home Society (SAHS) in January 2022 with plans to create 55 new units of affordable housing. Funding for this project is provided by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Government of Yukon’s - Yukon Housing Corporation.
In spring of 2022, SAHS continued consulting with a design team and more extensive building assessments were completed in preparation for the building’s repair and renovation. These assessments determined that code-related renovations would be required. As a result, SAHS is now facing unforeseen obstacles that will impact both budget and timeline for completion.
SAHS is aiming for construction starting in the Spring of 2023 and are working with all current and future funding partners to meet the additional financial needs of the project. An added benefit of the necessary redesign is the potential to create 12 additional units of affordable housing, increasing the total to 67 units from the original 55.
“Our organization is starkly aware of the urgent housing needs of people in the community, and so we are working to utilize the former hotel as temporary housing throughout the winter months” says Kate Mechan, Executive Director. A temporary occupancy permit is anticipated to be received November 2022.
SAHS remains committed to its mission to end and prevent homelessness and recognizes that the renovation of the former Coast High Country Inn project is of utmost importance to the community.
For more information:
Kate Mechan, Executive Director, Safe at Home Society
(867) 334-9310 or ed@safeathomeyukon.ca
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