HOUSING RESOURCE LIST THE COMPILATION COMPLETE

LOOKING FOR A PLACE???? thePlan! from: Kira Kelly (any additions? Suggestions? Or if you need copies contact email: crisisofconscience3@yahoo.ca)
TO ASK:
* How much does it cost? WHAT (H/H) included? Hidden cost$?
* What is shared (house)? Utilities? Co$ts?
* How big (Square feet)? Balcony?
* Pets?? Visitors???
* Can I bring a bike up? Secure lock up/parking?
* Is there a LEASE? When does it come into effect? How long? Negotiable???
****WARNING: ALWAYS HAVE A WITNESS WHEN YOU COME TO VIEW A PLACE OR ARE READY TO SIGN ANY AGREEMENT. PUT EVERY REQUEST OR AGREEMENT IN WRITING, SIGNED AND DATED FOR PROOF/RECORD! NEVER SIGN ANYTHING WITHOUT ANOTHER PERSON THERE OR BEFORE AGREEING TO TAKE THE PLACE!
CornerStone Properties suckers/tricks people into signing leases unaware before a final decision is made and asks for a deposit which is ILLEGAL to do! DON’T be fooled!!

the HOT LIST fo' the HOT SPOTS

WEBSITES

UVIC Housing www.housing.uvic.ca
My Ideal Home Network www.myidealhome.com/
Rent BC www.rentbc.com/
www.rent.com
www.suitesinvictoria.com
http://rentals-canada.com
http://www.rentalmonster.ca
www.salescene.com
http://www.castanet.net/
www.craigslist.org
http://victoria.kijiji.ca
Times Colonist Cassifieds http://classifieds.canada.com/victoria/ (click “Real Estate”)
Victoria News Classifieds www.vicnews.com
* Go to local university and college websites and do a search for off-campus housing.
* Go to Real Estate websites for rental listings.
* Do a www.google.ca search for local housing or cheap hotels...and wow, lots of online choices.

ORGANIZATIONS
Phone: Fax:
Burnside/Gorge Community Association 484 Cecelia Rd/Jutland ave 388 - 5271 388 - 5269
Capital Mental Health Association (CMHA) 125 Skinner st off Bay st 389 - 1211 389 - 1263
CRD Housing 631 Fisgard St 388 - 6422

SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
Phone: Fax:
Balmoral Housing Society 921 North Park St. 388 - 7667 same
COOLAID Housing 757 Pandora st. past Blanchard 383 - 1977 / 383 - 0064 383 - 1639
The Housing Registry (For BC Housing, CRD, Pacifica) 301-3440 Douglas St (across from Walmart) 475 - 7550 475 - 7551
Pacifica Housing/Downtown Outreach Services (DOS) also deals with VIHA HOUSING Outreach, BC Housing). 356 - 2555 / 356 - 2548 Cormorant St, up from AVI office on Blanchard

FAMILY
Phone: Fax:
Casa Maria Housing Society #21-1241 Balmoral Rd 386 - 7291
Co-op Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC) #410 – 1105 Pandora st 384 – 9444 384 – 0349
CO-OP Houisng VICHA Services 384 - 3151
Cridge Center for the Family 1190 Kings Rd/Hillside Ave 384 - 8058 387 - 2828
M'Akola Housing (First Nations) 2009 Fernwood Rd. 384 - 1423 381 - 1438
Victoria Association for Community Living (Developmental Disabilities). 477 - 7231 477 - 6944
Vic West Housing Society – K West 1419 Mallek Cres 384 - 1571 595 - 6106

TEMPORARY HOUSING/SHELTERS

YOUTH!
Phone: Fax:
Kiwanis Emergency Youth Shelter (age 13-18) 2117 Vancouver St 386 - 8282 384-0778
YMCA “the Y-Van” / Out of the Rain Shelters (age 25) 889 - 1490 / 896 – 9787 (cell)
Youth Empowerment Society (YES) 533 Yates St 383 - 3514

WOMEN AND CHILDREN ONLY
Phone: Fax:
Hill House 479 - 3963 (crisis line too) 479-3861
Sooke Transition House 642 - 2591 pager: 480-5461 642-2589
Women's Transition House 380 - 7527 / 385-6611 (crisis line) 385-5129

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR WOMEN:
Phone: Fax:
Kiwanis House (ages 16-29) 382 - 1004
Margaret Larwence House 995 - 0058 995-0048
Sandy Merriman House 480 - 1408 383-1639
YM/YWCA Women Residences 386 - 7511 Portia Mann: 418 - 1844

INDIVIDUALS ONLY:
Phone: Fax / email:
AIDS Vancouver IslandAVICormorant/Blanchard St 384 – 2366 Toll free info: 1-877- 311 - 7400 334-8224
Anawin House Vancouver/North Park St. 382 - 0283
Foundation House (Men) 536 Cecelia rd (Gorge area) 480 - 1342 Pager: 1800 – 454 - 7668
Manchester House (Men on Parole) 384 - 1340
Salvation Army (Men) 384 - 3396
Society of St Vincet De Paul #100-831 Yates/Blanchard 382 - 2709
StreetLink 1634 Store St (bottom Herald St Chinatown) 383 - 1951
University of Victoria-On Campus 721 – 8431 (Liisa Gibson) Email: liisag@uvic.ca
Upper Room Housing (men) 919 Pandora Avenue 388 - 7112
Victoria Human Exchange Pager: 1- 800 - 691 - 9366 (Pam) 995 - 9293

DETOX
Sobering Center/Detox (Pembroke/Cook st) 213 – 4444 (reception)

HOSTELS
Phone: Fax:
Backpacker's Inn-Turtle Refuge 1608 Quadra/N.Park st 386 - 4471
The Cat's Meow Bunk & Breakfast 1316 Grant St 595 - 8878
HI-Victoria Hostel 516 Yates Street 762 - 4122
Ocean Island 791 Pandora Ave/Blanchard st 385 - 1789 toll free: 1 - 888 - 888 - 4180 385-1780

HOTELS/MOTELS
Phone: Fax:
Daffodil Inn 680 Garbally (off Douglas st) 386 - 8351
Hotel Douglas 1450 Douglas/Pandora st 383 - 4157 Toll Free:1 - 800 - 332 - 9981 383-2279
Fairfield Hotel 710 Cormorant (off Douglas) 386 - 1621
Jolly Knight 246 Gorge Rd E 388 - 5461
Ritz Hotel 710 Fort st (off Douglas st) 381 - 1868
Robin Hood Motel 136 Gorge Rd E 388 - 4302
Scotsman Motel 490 Gorge rd E 388 - 7358
York Hotel 711 Johnson st 385 - 2544
Go on the Web (www.google.ca) and search for cheap hotels, many are along Douglas st. and also Gorge Rd. area.
AGENCIES (PHONEBOOK)
BE AWARE OF SIGNING CONTRACTS/TIME LIMITS ON LEASES!!
phone: Fax/email:
Brown Bros 1125 Blanshard St. 385 - 8771 Fax: 381 – 7090 www.brownbros.com
Complete Residential Property Management Ltd. 101 - 1025 Hillside Ave 370 - 7093 Fax: 370 - 1127 www.completeresidential.com
Cornerstone Properties - (1year lease) #301-1001 Cloverdale Ave (BE CAUTIOUS! DISHONEST COMPANY!) 475 - 2005 Look out! Try to trick person into signing leases and charge deposits-ILLEGAL! www.cornerstoneproperties.bc.ca fax: 475-2008
David Burr Ltd 200 - 1037 Cloverdale Ave 384 - 9335 www.davidburr.com/ (click “current vacancies”)
Devon Properties Ltd 201 - 2067 Cadboro Bay Rd 595 - 7000 Fax: 592-3000 www.devonprop.com
Newport Property Management 1608 Fort St. 598 - 2220toll free: 1 - 888 – 886 - 1286 Fax: 385-3763
Pemberton Holmes Ltd 150-805 Cloverdale Ave 384 - 8124 Toll Free: 1 - 800 – 665 - 5303 Fax: 380 – 6355 www.pembertonholmes.com
Proline Property Managers 201-20 Burnside Rd W 475 - 6440 Fax: 475-6442 www.property-managers

EXTRAS

Black Press-Monday Magazine/Victoria News/Victoria News Daily/other areas of town – Broughton St across from YMCA
Jeniene (editor of Street News) 360-0852
E-Pock News – China town on L as go thru gate.
Library (metal bins outside) – Broughton/Blanchard Street
Market on Yates Bulletin board
MUSTARD SEED – Queens off of Douglas st. Bulletin Board, contact for “Mum's Place” (Trish).
REES resource book (Coolaid) – office is on L side travelling down Pandora past Blanchard
SparkleBright Laundromat – Kings Rd near Dutch Bakery
***Other Laundromats in town ***
Times Colonist Newspaper (at Pacifica Housing/REES center/Mustard Seed)

APARTMENTS
Around Anawin House – Vancouver/Pandora/Chatam st.
Cook/View st. - Apartments around Pluto’s Restaurant
Fernwood – Begbie/Haultain/Gladstone st/Fernwood Village
Hillside/Cook st. - where ball diamond is
Redfern St. Couple blocks past Foul Bay/Oak Bay– lots of baserment suites
SandPiper – 1630 Quadra/Cormorant (across from Churches) st, Bay st
Stadacona Plaza/Stanley/Elford/Pandora st
Viewstreet apartments-view/Quadra st

TENANTS RIGHTS/ADVOCACY
Phone: Fax/email:
Residential Tenancy Office 1019 Wharf/Fort st. 387 - 1602 www.rto.gov.bc.ca/
Tenants Rights Action Coalition (TRAC) 1 - 800 – 665 - 1185 www.tenants.bc.ca
Together Against Poverty (TAPS) View St between Douglas/Government st. 361 - 3521

COMPUTERS/PHOTOCOPY/RESOURCES
Phone:
Central Library Broughton/Blanchard st 382 - 7241
NEED Crisis Line (EXCELLENT - ask for what you need): 386 - 6323
Our Place 721 Johnson between Douglas/Blanchard st 388 - 7112
REES Center Pandora St between Blanchard/Douglas st. 595 - 8619
PHOTOCOPY: Street Link / Pacifica Housing / Sandi Merriman / Gateway Disability office Blanchard st / Social Assistance office Pandora st.