BC Housing purchased a three-acre property at 925 Braidwood Road in March 2024 for a proposed supportive housing development and a permanent, purpose-built shelter.
Council approved rezoning on September 11, 2024. Development permits were issued in April 2025, and the project is now moving through the building permit process. Construction is expected to begin in winter 2025, pending the required permits.
Learn more about BC Housing on the BC Housing website.
Shelter and supportive housing operators
Shelter operator: Connective
BC Housing selected Connective through a fair and public process to operate the shelter. Connective will manage the building and property and provide 24/7 support services to the shelter's guests. Learn more about Connective on the Connective website.
Supportive housing operator: Lookout Housing and Health Society
BC Housing selected Lookout Housing and Health Society through a fair and public process to operate the supportive housing. Lookout will manage the building and property and provide 24/7 support services to residents. Learn more about Lookout on the Lookout Housing and Health Society website.
Open house: meet the operators
BC Housing is hosting an open house to give the community an opportunity to meet the operators and learn more about the project:
- December 8, 2025
- 5:30–7:30 p.m.
- Glacier View Secondary School (241 Beecher Place, Courtenay)
Contact
BC Housing
Visit BC Housing’s project page for more information, questions or feedback:
BC Housing - 925 Braidwood Road project page
Project background
- June 11, 2025 Council meeting: BC Housing update on 925 Braidwood Road and the Lodge (1885 Cliffe Avenue)
- June 12, 2024 Council Meeting: BC Housing verbal update
- May 31, 2024, letter: BC Housing update
- April 10, 2024, Council meeting: BC Housing update – support and shelter housing
"The Junction," 988-8th Street
The Junction at 988 8th Street, Courtenay, provides 46 homes with supports for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The project is funded by BC Housing.
Lookout Housing and Health Society operates The Junction as of August 1, 2024. The program previously operated under The John Howard Society of North Island.
Contact
Lookout Housing and Health Society
Phone: 250-871-8883
Email: info@lookoutsociety.ca
Background
The City of Courtenay supported this project through a property lease to BC Housing valued at nearly $500,000 over the 25-year lease term. The facility opened in April 2019.
