The new bridge housing project going into the former Rosebowl restaurant has had over four times as many applicants as it can take. The facility is expected to be open in approximately two weeks, according to Taryn O’Flanagan, the executive director of the Vancouver Island Mental Health Society, which will be managing the facility. Read the rest of this article at Campbell River Mirror…
“We’ve been going through quite an extensive renovation. We want to have it ready for residents. We are just finishing up onboarding our staffing team and are in the process of finalizing the resident selection and who’s going to live there,” she said. “We’ve had over 80 applications and probably more are coming down the pipe. It’s been really eye-opening for us about how much need there actually is for this and how many suitable people there are that fit the criteria.” — VIMHS executive director Taryn O’Flanagan
Image: The new facility is expected to be open by October. Photo by Marc Kitteringham, Campbell River Mirror