The Freshwinds Eco-Village Housing Co-operative didn’t get through the first round of federal funding aimed at co-op housing this year, but co-chair Eric Tusz-King says that’s okay, because the project stands an excellent chance in the next round, and could still get started in 2025.
“This is what we anticipated,” says Tusz-King of the initial delay in federal funding. “Not hoped for, but anticipated.”
CHMA spoke with Tusz-King after a public hearing on the co-op’s requested rezoning of land on Fairfield road, where it proposes to build a 63-unit village-style housing development. The co-op is planning for one quarter of units to be subsidized by the province, and all units to be owned and operated by co-op members who live there.
