Kaslo Housing Society 2025 Annual General Meeting

 

Dear KHS supporter,

 

The Kaslo Housing Society will be having its Annual General meeting on Wednesday, September 24,
7pm at the Seniors Hall on 4th Street, downtown Kaslo.

 

We hope you will attend, either in person or via Zoom (we’ll send the link in a reminder email next week.) Your support really helps the board in its mission to provide attainable, secure and accessible housing for Kaslo and Area D residents.

 

It costs only $5 annually to become a member or renew your membership and there are many ways for you to do that (see below, for a way that is convenient for you.) You can also renew your membership (or become a first-time member) upon your arrival at the AGM.

 

The Kaslo Housing Society is the only organization to have successfully constructed affordable housing in our area in the last 30 years. Ten households now have secure and affordable homes. But the Penny Lane Apartments on A Avenue in downtown Kaslo cannot be our last. There is too much need still to be addressed.

 

Think about your own situation. Will the home you live in now still be suitable in ten or twenty years? Do you wonder if your kids will ever be able to strike out on their own and find an apartment or a decent house to share? Will you or your parents be searching for an assisted living situation in the foreseeable future? Does the dream of owning a modest and affordable house seem completely out of reach?

 

The only thing for sure is that worrying alone will not create solutions. Over the next few years the KHS board will be looking at a variety of ways to address the lack of attainable housing options. If you’d like to contribute to this effort, consider becoming a KHS director. On September 24 we need to fill several vacancies on our 7-member board. We meet once a month at our office in the Langham, but directors can also attend our meetings via Zoom.

 

If you’d like to be a part of the next housing project in Kaslo, you only need to become a member and find another member to nominate you. You can do that in advance via email (info@kaslohousingsociety.org) or in person at the AGM.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

How to purchase or renew your membership:

  • In person at the AGM.
  • Make use of the membership boxes at Sunnyside, Cornucopia or Eric’s Meat Market.
  • Deposit $5 in the KHS account at Kootenay Savings, account # 564666 (Be sure to note your name)
  • e-transfer $5 to info@kaslohousingsociety.org. Please include your name in the note. No need for a security question as e-transfers to the Society are automatically deposited.
  • Ask a current director and he or she will find a way for you to renew your membership. Current directors are: Kathie Hanson, Erika Cizek, Erika Bird, Tara Lynne Clapp, & Jenny Parkinson