Trillium Way Housing development on track for completion in spring 2025

MEDIA RELEASE – The need for more affordable housing in our community has never been greater. At present, there are over 975 households on the centralized housing waitlist for community housing, whereby over 65 per cent of applicants are waiting for one and two-bedroom units including seniors, people with no dependents and small families.

In March of 2022, the City of Brantford and the County of Brant approved the creation of a new affordable housing build on Trillium Way in Paris – one of the collaborative projects being implemented to achieve the deliverables set out in the Mayors’ Housing Partnerships Task Force –Affordable Housing action Plan. The Trillium Way housing development will be occupied by singles, couples, small families, and seniors within the City of Brantford and the County of Brant. Through a request for proposals (RFP) process, VERLY Construction Group was selected to construct the new affordable housing build that will feature 49 one and two-bedroom units for a mixture of income levels and households This project is in partnership with Brantford Native Housing, Nova Vita, and Sensity and will create much needed additional housing

“Seeing this project come to fruition is a great step forward in our commitment to providing affordable housing to residents in both the County of Brant and City of Brantford,” said Mayor David Bailey “We are thankful to Mayor Davis and the City of Brantford staff for providing social services, including housing services, to our residents and we are hopeful that through our partnerships with the city, we can continue to create opportunities that will positively impact residents,” he continued. .

The Foundation is poured, and work is well underway for the new affordable housing complex on Trillium Way in Paris. The City & County issued a joint press release this week stating the project is on target for a spring 2025 completion date. The new 4-story apartment complex will feature 49 oneand two-bedroom units.

A Foundation Permit was issued by the County of Brant Building Department on June 13th of this year and a Build Permit for development of the multi residential, 4-story apartment building was issued by the County on September 14th . The approved budget for the development project is $12.5 million and is expected to be completed by Spring 2025. The building has been designed to be net zero energy ready, meaning the building will be constructed with optimal efficiency, and over the course of a year, generate energy onsite, using clean renewable resources, in a quantity equal to or greater than the total amount of energy consumed onsite.

"Everyone should have the chance to feel secure and improve their quality of life through stable housing. While we know there's still a lot of work ahead to reach our goals, working together with our neighbors in the County of Brant on projects like Trillium Way is a very positive step forward and I want to thank Mayor Bailey and County of Brant staff for working with us collaboratively on this important initiative that will help many people in both our communities," said Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis.

If you’re interested in residing in the building, you can review the affordable housing eligibility requirements and apply for the centralized waiting list online at www.Brantford.ca/findaffordableh ousing or by calling 519-759-4150

Camp 31 is #1, of course!

The Camp 31 crew ended the Ribfest season with one final trophy claiming 1st place for best judged ribs and 1st place for best judged sauce and second place for best judged pork at the Owen Sound Ribfest last weekend. It was a successful year on the road for Camp 31 claiming several top honours at the Cambridge, St. Catharines, Burlington, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Toronto Rib Fests to name a few. The good news is if you didn’t get out to a RibFest this summer, there’s no need to travel too far to see how delicious the ribs are – just visit the restaurant at 22 Paris Road and see for yourself!

Camp 31 Photo

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