HOUSING LIST 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 Island AVI Cormorant/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

Selkirk Guest House 934 Selkirk Ave
389 - 1213 Toll free: 1 - 800 - 974 - 6638

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 - 2220
toll 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.