Nancy Martineau is the director general for the not-for-profit organization, Transition Québec.
A new project to build homes for the homeless out of old shipping containers in Gatineau, Que., is proving a success, advocates say.Transition Québec manages “Village Transition” and welcomed its first residents right before Christmas. The shipping containers are set up in the parking lot of the now demolished Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau.A new project providing transitional housing in converted shipping containers in Gatineau, Que. is proving a success, advocates say.
Village Transitiôn offers transitional housing for up to five years, charging residents rent pegged to 25 to 30 per cent of their income. To maintain that sense of safety, the village is equipped with a fence and has security on staff, Martineau said, with residents agreeing to abide by certain rules "Living in the street, it's not easy," Martineau said. "So we just hope them having a nice safe space may help."
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