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16 w = = a BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com New seniors supportive hous- ing will rise in Oakville. 8 Halton regional council ap- é proved the construction of a four- § KerrSt.d & The project sits on the former site of Oakville Seniors Centre. To make way for the new facil- ity, the old building will be demol- ished by the second quarter of the year, with work scheduled to start in the first quarter. w seniors supportive ature three floors of tial units and a seniors hub on the ground floor. The proposed building design can support up to 52 housing units — comprising 22 studio units on the second floor anda total of 30 one-bedroom units on the third and fourth floors. According to the region, both types of units are in high demand among senior applicants on the communit housing wait-list. Rents for the majority of the units PUREOLOGY insidehalton.com NEW SENIORS HOUSING COMING TO KERR STREET CZ Architects rendering A the new seni ‘ive housing at 263 Kerr St. in Oakville. are proposed at $480 per month. gion has is meeting all of the crite- The total estimated project cost _ ria of the funding. is $45,373,526, with funding “And in this particular case, ing throt e Canada-Ontario Kerr Street was really the only one and Community Housing Initia- tive and the Rapid Housing Initia- tive. In response toa question about building similar facilities in Mil- ton, Jane MacCaskill, Halton’ 's chief administrative officer, said that one of the challenges the re- We would like to Vl Cexolant- Mell colinal-lmelare, new clients in the Halton rN (-teme late el-\e)arel Wedding, Prom and Grad Up-D nd Color Correction that we could actually proceed ‘ ut agai : federal government on those kinds of criteria and hope to come forward with other projects from the portfolio in the near future,” she said. TOWN CONSIDERS FREE TRANSIT FOR YOUTHS AND SENIORS Oakville Mayor Rob Burton is asking town staff to look into the possibility of creating a a 2028 pilot project that youth and seniors ride ( Oakville Transit for free. The request was made during a Tuesday, Jan. 24 meeting of the 2023 Budget Committee that saw several council members float different ideas to increase tran- sit use to pre-pandemic levels. W ‘own and Regional councillor Sean O'Meara dis- cussed the need to make transit free for children under 12 per- manent noting that in five years council wants them using the buses. fard 4 Town and Regional councilor Jlan Elgar also ighed in on the subject. ve rsomehow we have to get peo- ple on the buses and I can't think ofa better way to doit than to get them in high school and in pub- lic school,” he said. rd 7 Town councillor Scott Xie asked questions ahout the possibility of creatin; peak pilot project for aries from Monday to Friday, to offer seniors "good options" ‘and en- courage bn use of public transportatio staff were asked to de- sion a 2 program for running a free fare pilot project for chil- dren 0-18 and seniors and report back on the budget impact and the implications. ‘he inte! reasi Oakville Transit ridership comes followi an announce- ment during the Jan. 17 Budget Committee meeting that re- deewd ridership had seny in a $3.21 million revenue short- fall. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM 25+ Years Experience 100% Canadian Made Cabinetry Quality Craftsmanship + Custom Made Kitchen & Bathroom Cabinetry + Closet Systems + Entertainment Units Hio 455 Guelph Line, Roseland Plaza * 905-634-6651 + www.cosimossalon.com - Basement Renovations + Full Renovations & More! Visit Our 6,000 sq.ft. Design Centre: Units 2-3, 333 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville 905.844.3332 | ens.ca + ir . Ns.CA