STATUS
Complete
LOCATION
Quesnel, BC
REGION
North
CLIENT
Dakelh & Quesnel Community Housing Society
PROJECT TEAM
Boni Maddison Architects
Katawa Construction
BUILDING SIZE
26 housing units
PROJECT COST
$10.1 million
COMPLETION DATE
January 2023
M’akola Development Services partnered with the Dakelh & Quesnel Community Housing Society (DQCHS) to develop new affordable housing for Indigenous Elders, couples and people living with disabilities at 109 Bowron Ave. Stepping Stone is a three-storey building consisting of 26 one-bedroom units, including three accessible units and 14 adaptable homes. It also includes culturally specific amenities, such as an Indigenous food storage area, along with other common spaces such as shared laundry and amenity rooms.
The Province, through BC Housing, provided a $5.5-million grant from the Building BC: Indigenous Housing Fund for the project, and will provide approximately $347,000 in annual operating funding. DQCHS provided equity and the land for the project, totalling approximately $639,000.
MDS SERVICES PROVIDED
- Owner’s representative
- Funding applications, management and reporting
- Capital and operating budgets
- Budget and contract management
- Design phase management
- Local government approvals
- Procurement and consultant management
- Construction administration
- Project management services
