How a B.C. First Nation is rescuing 10 Port Moody homes from the wrecking ball – BC [Video]

Ten single-family homes from Port Moody, B.C., that would have been destined for the scrap heap will find new life as housing for members of the shíshálh Nation on the Sunshine Coast.

The homes were among 59 acquired by Wesgroup Properties and slated for demolition as a part of the company’s Coronation Park redevelopment.

“We’ve been in the process for some time trying to work on how we can bring homes to our community for our nation members,” shíshálh lhe hiwus (Chief) Lenora Joe said Tuesday.

“We don’t want to go cheap. We want homes to last, we want them to be generational homes.”

“Most of our families are living two to three families in a home, so we are trying to move as quickly as we can to accommodate these,” she added.

The nation is experiencing a major housing crunch, with about 900 of its 1,600 members living on its swiya …