Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on first-ever build in Sylvan Lake
Habitat for Humanity Red Deer held a special ground breaking ceremony in Sylvan Lake on Thursday to celebrate the organization’s first-ever project in the community.
The new triplex along Ryder’s Ridge Blvd in the Melcor community of ‘The Vista at Ryder’s Ridge’ will be Habitat’s 25’th anniversary build and will house three local families to be announced in November.
Karen Vavrek, CEO, Habitat for Humanity Red Deer, says the build will be a community legacy project for Sylvan Lake and should be done by September of 2019.
“The other thing too is, having never done a Habitat home build in Sylvan Lake, we’re really looking forward to working with and serving families here who are in need of affordable homes,” states Vavrek. “No matter the community, whether it’s a smaller or larger community, urban or rural, affordable housing is an issue across the country and certainly here in central Alberta. So if we can make a difference for three families, then that’s just fulfilling our mission and what we’re here to do.”