NIC Provides Update On Construction Of New Student Housing In The Comox Valley

North Island College has given an update on construction of new student housing in the Comox Valley, providing more than 200 students with a place to live on campus.

The two student housing buildings will provide 217 beds for students, including 157 beds in one building and 60 beds for students with families in a separate building.

The buildings will sit adjacent to the Comox Valley Aquatic Centre close to child care, restaurants, public schools, health services, businesses, and other amenities.

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the new homes will help more students live affordably close to campus, freeing up valuable rental housing for other people living in the community.

The K’ómoks First Nation, the Indigenous Education Council at NIC and the college have worked together on the project from its original concept to site selection and design.

K’ómoks First Nation members have been actively involved in the selection committee overseeing the procurement process leading to a new design and design-build team, and the site was blessed by the Nation in January.

The project incorporates many Indigenous elements, from the design influenced by west coast plank houses to opportunities for Indigenous art-and-design elements, to the presence of NIC’s first Indigenous gathering place at the Comox Valley campus.

For details, visit North Island College.