Early risers in Porpoise Bay may have seen some out-of-the-ordinary vessels arriving this morning.
The first two homes bound for the Selma Park development have arrived on the Coast.
With a housing list hundreds of names long, the homes are going to a much-needed community at the shíshálh Nation.
These homes are the first of 10 that are making the long voyage from Coquitlam up around the lower Sunshine Coast, down through Skookumchuck Narrows and into Porpoise Bay before they will be driven to the nearby development.
The 10 Port Moody homes were set to be demolished before Renewal Home Development offered to remove them at no additional cost.
Passerbyers who saw the homes being unloaded this morning remarked on the delicate process of driving a house off of a barge, noting a switch of drivers once the barges were once again on land.
Earlier this week, shíshálh Nation leadership, including lhe hiwus yalxwemult (Chief Lenora Joe), went to Port Moody to see the first few homes off.
The homes are the first installment of units in the Selma Park development. yalxwemult explained that the Nation is putting a priority on housing to address a long-time deficit in the community.
Details will be provided as information on the next installment of homes is confirmed.
Jordan Copp is the Coast Reporter’s civic and Indigenous affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
