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BNEWS Continued from page 12 fordable and supportive housing in Wa- terlog region,’ he said. “But older adults ain mely vulnerable and un- derserved group. “ Most have never expe- rienced homelessness, Paw stressed. "It's frightening," he said. "They're sharing a space with someone they don't now, and they're afraid of their stuff get- ine stolen, of getting beaten up, and what months down, they start to get anxiety, depression and their mental health starts to go." Once housing is lost, Paul says there's amuch greater chance an older adult will experience chronic homelessness com pared to a younger person, mainly cause they don't have the financial and social supports. HOW recently welcomed its first res- ident off the PATHS waitlist. Eugene Va- chon, 75, was staying ina local shelter for more than a year until moving into a one- bedroom apartment with his dog, Lucky. “Living ina shelter is a tough experi- ence," said Eugene ina press release. "Ev- erything is hard to do. Finding something to eat, going to the washroom. It was in the shelter where I got pneumonia. I now sleep a lot peter a and I like that everyone here is around my age. I love it SHOW, which ‘purchased the reifiding from the Civitan service club for $2.4 mil- lion in 2020, remains committed to its promise not to displace current resi- dents. New tenants from the PATHS list will be housed through attritio: SHOW relies partly on donations to operate the building with a budget of about $1.4 million. There's a full-time housing support co-ordinator that helps provide a food security program, coun- selling, and social and recreational activ- ities. There are also Plans i in the works for an on-site health clini: ince purchasing “the building through the Civitan group, SHOW has made several interior renovations and enhanced the outdoor space with a new gazebo, which Finch was enjoying last week while tending to some of the gar- ns. "It's incredible what has happened. This is is home," hes said, adding that ‘many up have been. eather radical due to various unfortunate circumstances. ‘is was another radical change for me," he said, "but a very nice one.” STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Sup- portive Housing of Waterloo has an- nounced that older adults experiencing chronic homelessness will be prioritized in one of its buildings and the Chronicle wanted to learn more. THE\CITY OF Waterloo NOTICE OF AN INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETING AND COMPLETE APPLICATION OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 47 & ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT Z-23-07 2439675 ONTARIO INC. & 2439672 ONTARIO INC., 435 KING ST N AND 450-460 WEBER ST N, WARD 4 Council Chambers, City Hall, Waterloo City Centre, 100 ReginaStS + HOW TO GET INVOLVED Monday, June 19, 2023 The purpose of the public meeting isto share information and to hear and Ata time to be determined consider ing application Applications to amend the City's Official Plan and Zoning By-law are proposed as part of City 1d to to permit a master planned (phased) mixed-use development containing participate by submitting wri i publi ing 7 buildings and 13 towers, ranging in height from 6 to 35 storeys. The and/or arranging to speak to the application in person. proposed development concept contains: TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS * 2,972 residential units (apartment and townhouse-style) Written comments received will be provided to City Council prior to the Informal © 10,877 square metres of office space Public Meeting. p in the following ways: © 2,685 square metres of commercial space ¢ Via email to Wendy Fisher is ) © 1,330 square metres of space for day care purposes * By dropping off a hardcopy at Waterloo City Hall, addressed to Wendy © 7,737 square metres of outdoor amenity space Fisher, Planning Division, 2nd floor, 100 Regina St S, Waterloo, ON © 3,517 vehicle parking spaces © Byplacinga hardcopy in the Waterloo City Hall after hours mail slot to OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT the left of the side door entrance on William Street i All Informal P The Applicant is proposing to re-designate the lands and ;. acd - Employment to Mixed-Use High Density Residential, with specific provisions Official Plan Amendment No.47 & Zoning By-law Amendment 2-23-07 to permit varying building heights (6 to 35 storeys) and additional uses within at the top of the letter/correspondence. mixed use buildings. TO SPEAK TO THE APPLICATION ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT If you wish to speak to the application, please contact the Legislative Services The Applicant is proposing to rezone the lands from Commercial (C1-81 and Division no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 19, 2023, by any of the C5-81) and Zone Change (ZC) to Residential Mixed-Use 81 (RMU-81), with following ways: site specific provisions related to land uses and their size and/or location, © By phone at 519-747-8549 By email to clerkinfo@waterloo.ca When we receive your registration, we will provide you with a confirmation message and instructions for participating in the public meeting. We encourage the public to provide input into these important Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. The public is informed and notified that names be made public. Julie Finley-Swaren, City Clerk, City of Waterloo. For further information regarding the above matter, please contact the City of Waterloo Integrated Planning and Public Works, 2nd Floor, Waterloo City Centre, Waterloo, Ontario, by calling Wendy Fisher at 519-747-8544 or email wendy.fisher@waterloo.ca building height, ens, and driveway width. P. 519-886-1550 TTY. 1-866-78 ye i 3 fey Fa 3 $. €z0z ‘8 aunr ‘Aepsinyy, B'9]9|UOIYDOOLLE}2MA