Media Release: Province Invests $11.5 Million in Saskatoon Affordable Housing...
From CMHC and the Government of Saskatchewan SASKATOON, June 17, 2010 — Provincial and municipal representatives gathered in Saskatoon today to announce the development of 65 new affordable housing...
View ArticleLighthouse Breaks Ground On New Project
Local Supported Living Organization Looks To Add 58 New Units Downtown by Lévi Soulodre Saskatoon, SK — Saskatoon’s The Lighthouse Supported Living organization has broken ground on its latest project,...
View ArticleMedia Release: LIGHTHOUSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT UNDERWAY IN SASKATOON
From the Government of Saskatchewan The Lighthouse Supported Living Inc. (The Lighthouse) tower project is now under construction at 227 -20th Street East in Saskatoon. The Government of Saskatchewan,...
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The Lighthouse Changes Lives in Saskatoon
Shannon Boklaschuk from the Saskatoon Express With a friendly smile, John welcomes guests into his sparse one-room home at The Lighthouse Supported Living building. He sits in a wheelchair and motions...
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Twas the night before Christmas
I snapped this photo as I was walking out of work on the Friday before Christmas. It’s the new affordable living tower going up.
View ArticleGetting closer to being done
A couple of milestones around The Lighthouse. The east tower at The Lighthouse is going to be open in June. It will include 58 new affordable living apartments, a new kitchen, common area, and a deck...
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Celebrate 20 Years of The Lighthouse
Join us in celebrating 20 years of The Lighthouse serving Saskatoon. The Lighthouse provides emergency shelter, supported living and this fall, 58 new affordable living suites to call home.We are...
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The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Come For a Visit
From May 31st to June 2nd, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities was in Saskatoon for their annual conference. To highlight the effectiveness of City of Saskatoon’s Housing Business Plan and their...
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Design for the homeless
The Atlantic Cities has a fantastic post about excellent design and homeless shelters. Sometimes when Theresa Hwang is visiting a project site, maybe the 102-unit Michael Maltzan apartments rising from...
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Affordable housing rental applications are now online
With the opening of the Affordable Housing tower on September 1st, we have uploaded a PDF and an online application form to the website. The online form goes right to Chris Powell, and you can...
View ArticleSaying goodbye to Lillian
This week we said goodbye to Lillian, one of our long time residents who moved to Sunnyside Adventist Care Home. DeeAnn sat down with Lillian and asked her about what she would miss (and won’t miss)...
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Stories of The Lighthouse: Darryl
A short video with one of our residents, Darryl who will be moving from the supported living to the affordable housing apartments on September 1st. And of course the obligatory behind the scenes shot.
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Extending our capacity
This has been a busy summer for all of the homeless shelters in Saskatoon and the Lighthouse has been no exception. We have seen record numbers of men and women come to our doors looking for a safe...
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Move In Day
On September 1st, 30 suites were available at The Lighthouse’s affordable housing apartments were available for occupancy and people moved in. While the entire building won’t be finished until...
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Furniture needed
With the new affordable living apartments open at The Lighthouse, we have had people move in with little or no furniture. If you have any of the following items that are you looking to upgrade or get...
View ArticleSaskatoon Homepage: Lighthouse Taking Tenants
Saskatoon Homepage also came out to the grand opening of the new tower. Here is their media report.
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Photos from the Grand Opening of the East Tower
Minister June Draude, Social Services Minister and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation spoke first. The SHC contributed approximately $12.9 million toward the total project cost...
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Eating Well on a Tight Budget
I love this PDF, which is a guide to eating well on a tight budget. Eating healthily on a tight budget is hard work but this guides give you both nutrition and money saving tips.
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Moving Up – Stories from the Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is always a very busy place but as we begin to anticipate a new calendar month, the Lighthouse swings into high gear. Rent needs to be paid, some tenants move out, new tenants move in,...
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One man’s road from homelessness to housing
BY CHARLES HAMILTON, THE STARPHOENIX SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 James Upper in his lodgings at the Lighthouse on Tuesday. Photograph by: Greg Pender, The Starphoenix , The Starphoenix Two weeks ago, James...
View ArticleA Full House
We have more people sleeping under our roof than ever before – 216 individuals. Here is a trip around the Lighthouse from last night.
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Client Story: Kevin O, Professional Bass Player
Kevin O. grew up in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. As a teenager, he received a six string guitar from his parents for Christmas and immediately fell in love with music. He taught himself to play and...
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