Housing Partners

The In Community

The In Community is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the independence, participation and integration of people with physical disabilities in the Ottawa area. Through the delivery of their programs and services The In Community works towards a dynamic, inclusive and accessible community in which people with disabilities are able to exercise the same rights, choices and responsibilities as all other Canadians.CCOC and The In Community are partnering to house thirteen clients of their supportive housing program at Beaver Barracks.
Options Bytown

Options Bytown provides a permanent home and support services for people who need help to live independently. They operate two apartment buildings and a number of resource centres in Ottawa Community Housing buildings where a variety of support services are offered. Those services include crisis intervention, health and nutrition counselling, computer training, social and recreational activities, referrals to various community resources and much more. Options Bytown was established as a more desirable alternative to emergency shelter accommodation as it is recognized that permanent supportive housing is a better way to meet the needs of those with a history of homelessness.CCOC houses six Options Bytown clients at Beaver Barracks.
Ottawa Salus Corporation

Ottawa Salus Corporation provides supportive housing to adults with mental health problems. Their mission is to promote individual growth and well-being in the community for individuals with mental health problems by providing quality housing and support services in both official languages.Ottawa Salus Corporation owns and operates apartment buildings, group homes and a transitional rehabilitation home. They also work in partnership with other social housing providers to supply support services to people in other buildings around the city. Those services include rehabilitation services, community support services, recreology. CCOC houses 12 clients of Ottawa Salus Corporation at Beaver Barracks.
Live Work Play

LiveWorkPlay supports people with intellectual disabilities to have a good life! This means living in a real home, being a part of a welcoming community, enjoying healthy relationships with other people, and making a meaningful contribution to society though work and citizenship. The same things everyone wants and needs!

CCOC houses seven clients of LiveWorkPlay at Beaver Barracks.

Development Team

Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation

Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC) is a private, community-owned, non-profit housing organization. We own and operate 51 properties in Ottawa that provide over two-thousand residents with affordable housing. CCOC is directed and controlled by volunteers and tenants. Our mission is to maintain and promote housing for low and moderate income people. We charge a wide range of rents, with some tenants paying rent geared to their income, and other tenants paying market level rents.

Design Team

Our design team is using an iterative, integrated design process to build Beaver Barracks. This approach brings all the stakeholders of a project together so that they can collaborate to design a more sustainable building.

Barry J. Hobin & Associates Architects Inc.

Our architects are Barry J. Hobin & Associates Architects Inc. The award winning firm designs all kinds of buildings and their portfolio includes many landmark properties in the Ottawa area. They are a team oriented firm who are well known for their innovative design concepts and strong project management skills.We have worked with Barry J. Hobin & Associates Architects once before. They designed our eighty-four unit complex at 145 Clarence St. which combined a City of Ottawa parking garage with our rental apartments and townhouses. Like Beaver Barracks, it also features barrier free accessible apartments, ground oriented family housing and a green roof amenity area.
Halsall Associates Ltd.

Halsall Associates Ltd. is a different kind of engineering firm. Their multi-disciplinary team works to make new and existing buildings more efficient and sustainable. They have provided design and engineering services on many inspiring green building projects. Halsall is leading the Beaver Barracks sustainable design process. They are working collaboratively with our architects and consultants to optimize the design of the buildings and building systems. Together our design team is developing creative ways to reduce the energy costs associated with buildings of this size. We anticipate Beaver Barracks will use 40% less energy than similar social housing buildings in our neighbourhood.
ZW PMI (Construction Management)

ZW PMI is an employee-owned company with over 24 years of experience. They have worked in health care, residential, and commercial properties, and have completed lots of well-known projects around Ottawa, including the Ottawa Airport Expansion, the World Exchange Plaza, Scotiabank Place, and many buildings on Carleton University Campus. ZW is providing CCOC with Construction Project Management services for Phase I and Phase II of the Beaver Barracks Redevelopment.
Corix Utilities (Geoexchange system)

Corix Utilities is a company based in British Columbia that helps communities build and manage smart solutions for water, wastewater, and sustainable energy. At the Beaver Barracks, they have designed, built, and installed the largest residential geo-exchange system in Canada! Corix has more than 65 years of experience working with communities, and their goal is to provide safe, long term, and affordable utility infrastructure systems and services for the people they work for.

Community Partners

Bytown Urban Garden

Bytown Urban Garden (BUGs) is a non-profit organization formed in 1996 by a group of Ottawa residents to promote sustainable food production. They proudly grow their organic community garden at the corner of Metcalfe St. and Catherine St. where they organize workshops and events throughout the year. The garden includes plots used by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Centre 507′s soup kitchen and the neighbouring Taggart Family Y for childrens’ summer day-camps.Although the Bytown Urban Garden must be uprooted to build the housing project, it certainly won’t be lost. The current garden will be relocated to a central location and expanded in size. Members of the Bytown Urban Garden will continue to care for it.The urban community garden is the centrepiece of the Beaver Barracks housing project, not only geographically, but symbolically as well.
Taggart Family Y

The Taggart Family Y is a branch of the National Capital Region YMCA–YWCA located on the same city block as the Beaver Barracks site. Their four core values – caring, honesty, respect and responsibility – form the foundation of all Y programs. For over forty years, the Taggart Family Y has been building strong kids, strong families and strong communities in Centretown.Residents of Beaver Barracks will delight at their convenient access to amenities and programs at the Y, and all CCOC tenants are eligible for “Corporate Rate” discounted membership fees. The neighbouring facility contains gymnasiums, exercise equipment, squash, racquetball, swimming pools, whirlpool baths and a sauna. Their list of programs and services is also extensive. Some highlights include after school child care, neighbourhood day camps, swim lessons and numerous health and fitness programs for adults.The Taggart Family Y is also a significant housing provider within Centretown. In addition to short-term housing at the Shenkman Residence they also operate a variety of supportive housing programs including emergency housing, monthly housing, and second stage housing for youth. CCOC is looking forward to partnering with the Taggart Family Y to better address the housing needs and related support services of our local community.
VRTUCAR

VRTUCAR‘s car sharing service is a means of having access to a car when needed, without the burden of ownership, insurance and maintenance. Car sharing has a number of benefits. First, it’s much cheaper than owning and operating a private vehicle. Car sharing offers affordable access to a reliable vehicle, addressing social equity issues for those who can’t afford a car of their own. It also significantly reduces per capita carbon emissions which helps to improve our local air quality. And, car sharing also reduces the number of vehicles on our residential streets, fostering more pedestrian-friendly and child-friendly areas in which to live.VRTUCAR plans to park two of their vehicles at Beaver Barracks to provide residents and the surrounding community with a convenient and environmentally sensitive alternative to car ownership.