STATUS
Complete

LOCATION
Valemount, BC

REGION
North

CLIENT
Robson Valley Community Services

PROJECT TEAM
Boni Maddison Architects
IDL Projects

BUILDING SIZE
14 housing units
72 childcare spaces

PROJECT COST
$11.6 million

COMPLETION DATE
2023

Working with Robson Valley Community Services, MDS developed Ada’s Place, a mixed-use building that combines a child development centre with independent housing options for women. The three-storey building provides 14 units of affordable housing, including one-, two- and three-bedroom homes. Tenants also have access to in-suite laundry and a shared amenity space. The 72-space childcare facility on the ground floor of the building, Roots of Life, provides licenced preschool, school-aged, and group childcare options for tenants and the broader community.

MDS Services

• Project Management Services
• Feasibility Analysis and Studies
• Funding Applications, Management and Reporting
• Site and Land-Use Planning
• Procurement and Consultant Management
• Design Phase Management
• Construction Administration

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