Kiwanis Village Apartments. This 50 unit building was completed in March 2001 and consists of one bedroom apartments.

The Kiwanis Village Society is a non-profit housing Society, which operates two Villages of affordable housing for independent living, low-income Seniors. Kiwanis Village in Victoria is located on an 8 acre site between Cook Street and Cedar Hill Road. On this site, there are 93 cottage-style units and a 50 unit, three story, apartment building containing one bedroom units. Rental units range in size from 300 square feet for a bachelor cottage to 740 square feet for a large apartment.

Windward Village is a six acre site located on McDonald Park Road in Sidney, with 40 cottages ranging in size from 480 to 750 square feet.

The Kiwanis Village Society operates Windward Village in Sidney. There are 40 one bedroom cottages in this Village.

Rent generally includes water, parking and Tyre III Shaw cable. Residents pay for their own hydro (electric heat) and telephone. All applicants must be over 55 years of age. Income restrictions apply, to make housing available for those seniors on restricted income. Most applicants are eligible for the BC government’s SAFER program.

Kiwanis Village is conveniently located on two bus routes. The Viv Shoemaker Activity Centre in the Village offers a wide range of social activities for residents.

For more information, call the Village office at 250-595-0331 (fax: 250-595-6106; email: kiwanisvillage@shaw.ca), or visit the Village office at 1419 Mallek Crescent off Cook Street.

Jeff Sawchuk is the Administrator for the Kiwanis Village Society.