Heart River Housing 101 History  Heart River Housing is governed by a Board made up of representatives from eleven individual municipalities. The Management Body Board is an empowered body, charged with accountability for the authority over the organization’s activities.  Eleven Municipalities form Heart River Housing o o Town of o M.D. of Greenview #16 o Town of Valleyview o Town of Fox Creek o Town of McLennan o M.D. of Smoky River #130 o Village of Donnelly o Town of o Village of Girouxville o Northern Sunrise County #131  Hear River Housing houses 900+ individuals in 626 units  70 full and part time people are directly employed in various capacities: administration, management, maintenance and direct service personnel. The management Body operates independently.  Head Office is in High Prairie, with regional offices in Fox Creek, Valleyview and Falher Hear River Housing Operates the Following Facilities: Senior Self Contained Apartments (126 apartments, 13 buildings, 7 communities)  Program o Buildings owned by Social Housing Corporation o Program is deficit funded by the Provincial Government (&CMHC) o Tenants are required to submit applications, each client is point scored according to Alberta Housing Act requirements. Eligible clients are placed on a waiting list until a suitable unit is available. o Client with the highest point score received suitable unit first. o Clients are required to pay 30% of their gross income; rent ranges from $120 to $850 o Water sewer and heat are included in rent. HRH pays for power and charges back to tenant Building Location Units Wait list Family Housing Kinuso 8 units 5 Faust Family Housing Faust 17 units 3 Family Housing Enilda 3 units 3 Family Housing Grouard 3 units 6 High Prairie Family Housing High Prairie 55 units 90 McLennan Family Housing McLennan 21 units 20 Falher Family Housing Falher 17 units 10 Girouxville Family Housing Girouxville 4 units 0 Valleyview Family Housing Valleyview 9 units 6 Fox Creek Family Housing Fox Creek 12 units 6 The only units that are vacant are currently under repair

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Lodges and Communities

 Pleasantview Lodge, High Prairie (1960) – owned by HRH, capacity 53 units  Villa Beausejour, Falher (1974) – owned by ASHC, capacity 69 units  Red Willow Lodge, Valleyview (1977) – Owned by ASHC, capacity 50 units  Buildings have large common areas with individual suites of 200 – 350 square feet  Heart River Housing requisitions are based on equalized assessment  MUNICIPALITIES M.D. of Greenview 48.31$ M.D. Big Lakes 19.31% Northern Sunrise County 10.73% M.D. Smoky River #130 7.32% Town of High Prairie 4.58% Town of Fox Creek 4.16% Town of Valleyview 3.02% Town of Falher 1.31% Town of McLennan 0.69% Village of Donnelly 0.34% Village of Girouxville 0.23%

Afforable Housing

 Program o Program is self-sufficient; any surplus funds are reinvested in the program.  Iosegun Manor, Fox Creek Seniors Affordable Housing Rental Project (1 units) o Building owned by Heart River Housing. Program is self-sustaining o Capital was jointly funded by Alberta Social Housing Corporation Grant and HRH Loan o NOT deficit funded by the Provincial Government of Municipal requisitions o Tenants are required to submit applications; each application is point scored according to need o Rent is set at $650 based on original grant funding agreement with the Province o Eligible clients are placed on a waiting list until a suitable unit is available o Clients with the highest point score receive suitable unit first o Point score are awarded according to income, need and current living conditions o Government regulates that water, sewer and heat are included in rent o HRH pays for power and charges back to tenant o Targeted to seniors and handicap clients.

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