About Lifecycle Housing

Our Vision: Everyone in the qathet region has an affordable and accessible home. 

Our Mission: To manage and lead the further development of housing for families, seniors and people with disabilities on low and moderate income.

Our Values:  We are inclusive, accountable and effective.

Founded in 1994, the Society is a not for profit organization managed by a volunteer board of directors. It has no business operations other than its rental properties and its sources of revenue include tenant rents, some BC Housing rent subsidies, borrowing and grants. 

Directors and officers are elected at annual general meetings, held each autumn.  Current board members are:

• President, Carolyn Jackson

• Vice President, Steve Short

• Secretary, Pat Christie

• Treasurer, Kim Lowcay

• Directors, Margaret Peters, Vicki Sanzalone

Staff: Property Manager Dale Lawson provides support to the board and is responsible for planning and overseeing day-to-day operations, including a small contingent of full and part- time staff.

Life Cycle is a registered charity and can provide income tax receipts for donations of money or in-kind services in accordance with Canada Revenue Agency regulations. Charitable Status# 899517346 RR 000.

COMMUNITY WORK

We work with other community groups to achieve common objectives. Over the years, the Society has been instrumental in:

• Commissioning Housing Needs & Demands studies for the community until the province

  appropriately assigned this important work to local governments.

• Facilitating informal housing roundtable meetings and later on, participating in a formal

  housing roundtable created by the City of Powell River.

• Organizing and/or participating in community-based research organized by others

Organizations we partner with:

• Provincial agencies such as BC Housing, which provides subsidies for two of our rental sites and which also provides start up and feasibility funding.

• Federal agencies such as CMHC

• Locally, the City of Powell River, the qathet Regional District and the informal Housing Roundtable /Housing Action Table

• We’re members of the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, First Credit Union (now part of Vancity) and the local Chamber of Commerce

WANT TO JOIN US?

   If your interests align with ours and you want to promote affordable housing by developing or using your skills to advance this cause - we would love to hear from you. Please send an email explaining why you might want to join us and a board member will contact you for further discussions.  Our email is admin@lifecyclehousing.com

To quote a current board member;

“I have seen the lasting positive impact we have had on families over the years that I have been on the Board. This has been a rewarding experience”.