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S Q U A M I S H C H I E F. C O M
EIGHT BELOWMARKET RENTAL HOMES: LOCAL FAMILIES PRIORITIZED Units are the first available for rent through the Squamish Community Housing Society JENNIFER THUNCHER
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PHOTO BY MAT BOLDUC
THE HIGH LIFE: The annual Squamish highlining festival was in town last weekend. Pictured is athlete Gerald Situ on a Goat Ridge slackline before the festival began.
ight new homes in one of Squamish’s newest neighbourhoods are up for rent, for less than market prices. The Squamish Community Housing Society (Housing Squamish), in partnership with Polygon Homes, the District of Squamish, and BC Housing, announced today that applications to rent the new affordable homes are now open. The brand new units are located at 2050, 2052, 2054 Highline Mews, and 41225 Garibaldi Springs Way, in the Highline community at Garibaldi Springs. BC Housing owns four two-bedroom homes and four three-bedroom homes, which will be managed by Housing Squamish. The eight homes were secured by the District of Squamish as a community contribution and constructed by Polygon Homes. BELOW-MARKET: Continued on 2
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