Cover The Coast: Alliance for Affordable Housing

10/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday’s Housing Workshop for local election candidates!

Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society / Cover the Coast welcomed 27 attendees, including candidates from the District of Sechelt, Town of Gibsons and Sunshine Coast Regional District.

The presentation explored our region’s housing needs, the roles of government, and local solutions underway—with a focus on seniors housing and supports, housing for working adults and families, and prevention and pathways out of homelessness.
We appreciate the candidates taking the time to learn about these challenges and the collaborative work happening across the Coast. Understanding our housing needs is an important step toward informed decisions and practical solutions.

Thank you for making housing a priority.

09/21/2026

All Candidates Meeting – District of Sechelt

Housing, transportation and aging in place affect everyone in our community. Join us to hear directly from the District of Sechelt mayoral and council candidates as they share their priorities, perspectives and ideas on these important issues.

Moderator Vickie Morris will lead the discussion and ask candidates questions about the issues that matter to Sechelt residents.

📅 Thursday, September 24
🕕 6:00–7:30 p.m.
📍 Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, 5604 Trail Avenue

This is a free community event, and everyone is welcome. Come learn where the candidates stand and get the information you need to make an informed choice.

Please share and help spread the word!

09/17/2026

Join us! We are seeking a community-minded contractor to lead two seniors’ housing and well-being initiatives. The first is the Kitchen Table Collective, a resident-led program that helps older adults build connections, access community resources and supports, and age in place. The contractor will work with residents in two participating Sunshine Coast communities to establish local seniors’ hubs based on the naturally occurring retirement community (NORC) model (https://norcinnovationcentre.ca/). Secondly, the contractor will support targeted outreach and partnership development for a housing initiative serving seniors living on low incomes.

This practical community development role suits someone who enjoys bringing people together, building trust, and turning ideas into manageable next steps.

Term: 20 weeks at approximately 11 hours per week, beginning October 26, 2026

Contract fee: $8,800 plus GST, if applicable

Time allocation: Up to 220 hours in total, averaging 11 hours per week

Location: Hybrid, with regular in-person work across the Sunshine Coast

Visit our link in bio or affordablesc.org/join-us

09/09/2026

🗳️ Join the conversation!
The All Candidates Meeting is your chance to hear directly from mayoral and council candidates about the future of seniors, transportation, and housing in our community.

📅 Thursday, September 24
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, 5604 Trail Ave

✨ Free community event – everyone welcome!
Hosted in partnership with Sunshine Coast Resource Centre, Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society, CFUW Sunshine Coast, and Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre.

08/28/2026

A reminder of the gathering in remembrance, healing, connection, and hope coming up on Monday…

📅 Monday, August 31
🕧 1-4pm
📍 Hackett Park, Sechelt

This event is in observation of International Overdose Awareness Day, in memory of friends and loved ones gone too soon.

This community gathering offers a welcoming space to honour loved ones who have died, support those who continue to grieve, and stand in solidarity with individuals, families, and communities impacted by the toxic drug crisis.

There will be many healing activities for everyone to join in on.

The event will also feature food, music, and personal stories from survivors and families, creating opportunities for reflection, community connection, and shared understanding.

Together, we can reduce stigma, foster compassion, and remind one another that no one has to carry grief alone.

Hosted on the stolen ancestral territory of the shishalh Nation in the village of ch'atlich known colonially as Sechelt.

Always remembered ❤️💜

08/27/2026

Housing is more than a place to live.
It's a foundation for stability.

Keeping People Housed is a housing stability and eviction prevention resource that helps eligible renters. If you’re facing a short-term financial crisis that threatens your housing, help may be available.

You can apply for a no-interest loan up to $1800 and pay it back over two years, making it an affordable solution.

The loan can go towards:
✅ First month’s rent
✅ Security deposit
✅ Rental arrears to prevent eviction
✅ Or utilities with a disconnection notice

To find out more about eligibility and how to apply, please visit:

🔗 sccss.ca/keeping-people-housed

SCCSS operates the Keeping People Housed program and handles all loan client inquiries, applications, and repayments.

The program is generously funded and supported by SCCSS partners Sunshine Coast Financial Co-operators and the BC Rent Bank

07/16/2026

CONGRATS 👏 🏘️ New affordable housing complex opens in Gibsons on Sunshine Coast BC Canada 🇨🇦 Sandra Thomas, Coast Reporter.

Phase 2 of O'Shea Place includes a 45 space child care.

The Gibsons development, which includes 33 units, was delivered through BC Builds, and includes a 43-space, child-care facility — 25 spaces for children between three and five and 18 for school-age care.

The centre received more than $2.8 million through ChildCareBC’s New Spaces funding, which is supported by provincial and federal investments under the Canada-British Columbia-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

O’Shea Place is the second phase of the housing complex, home to middle-income earners, including health-care workers, tradespeople, first responders, seniors and early-childhood educators, operated by the Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society. https://www.affordablesc.org/

READ FULL article at Coast Reporter dot net /local-latest/new-affordable-housing-complex-opens-in-gibsons-12546564

PLEASE keep comments and conversations civil and respectful 👇 NO H8

: Dignitaries from all levels of government attended the official opening of O'Shea Place, in Gibsons, July 9. Sandra Thomas

07/07/2026

06/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the Aging in Place Forums in Gibsons and Sechelt. Both venues were filled to capacity, reflecting the strong interest and commitment our community has to supporting older adults.

We were honoured to welcome Office of the Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt and to join a panel of local experts from Sunshine Coast Resource Centre, Pender Harbour Health Centre, sharing research, programs, and initiatives that support seniors aging in place.

While we know there is a critical need for long-term care and other supportive housing options, one of the strongest messages we heard through the Sunshine Coast Seniors Housing Needs Assessment was that seniors want choices.

- to remain independent as long as possible.
- to downsize and access more suitable and affordable housing.
- to receive affordable support at home.
- to stay connected to their community and their loved ones.

Supporting aging in place is about much more than housing. It requires a continuum of supports, including health care, transportation, caregiving, social connection, and housing options that allow people to remain independent and engaged in the communities they love.

Thank you to Dan Levitt, the Sunshine Coast Resource Centre, CFUW Sunshine Coast, and everyone who helped make these conversations possible.

06/12/2026

🏡 Introducing Homegrown Housing!

We're excited to launch Homegrown Housing, a new initiative aimed at creating practical, small-scale housing solutions.

Homegrown Housing will draw on the expertise of planners, builders, designers, technical specialists, housing practitioners, and community organizations to develop an open-access playbook for creating housing solutions that work for rural communities like the Sunshine Coast.

The project will explore solutions such as:

✔️ Accessibility retrofits to existing homes
✔️ Secondary suites, caregiver suites, and garden suites
✔️ Shared living arrangements
✔️ Small-scale cluster housing

These types of "homegrown" solutions can help seniors age in place, support young families, provide housing for people in the workforce, and create more options for residents at every stage of life.

We're also looking for potential pilot projects and community partners who are interested in collaborating. If you have a property, project idea, or would like to learn more, we'd love to hear from you.

This project is a partnership between Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society and Happy Cities.

Learn more at www.happycities.com/projects/homegrown-housing or by contacting Leah Karlberg, Urban Planner at Happy Cities, at [email protected] or 604-700-5475.